We found 315 results that contain "womxn of color"

I might have to fire Microsoft Copilot if it doesn't catch on soon. . . Let me explain. The second week of each semester, once enrollments have stabilized, I form my classes of 50 students into 10 student learning teams that will collaborate each week through Week 14. In the past, I have used a free, completely random online team-builder app to do this. It's a little time consuming, but basically pretty easy.

This summer, as I was developing 10 podcast episodes that address how we might better integrate GenAI into our classrooms (see The Collaborative Cafe@WSTKS-FM Worldwide on Youtube), it occurred to me that I might be able to engineer more cohesive student learning teams by collecting information from students on Day #1 about their academic strengths and preferences. My idea was to use Copilot to group students in such a way that each person would bring unique talents, skills and abilities to the collaborative table, making for stringer teams that would work more effectively together.

Sounds easy enough, right? Dine in just a few minutes, right? Au contraire!

Actually, I ended up spending at least as much time, if not more, double-checking Copilot's problematic output. Here's what it and I kept running into. Despite a fairly straightforward prompt, Copilot neglected to include ALL students in the class list and doubled or tripled up on other names, randomly ignoring some names and their assets/preferences while assigning others to two or three learning teams at the same time. This happened more than once despite repeated attempts to clarify my initial prompt(s), and Copilot never managed to correct its errors.

In the end, quite a bit of additional time was necessary to comb through what Copilot spit out and fix its mistakes to ensure all 50 students in each section were, in fact, assigned to five-person learning teams. What should have taken five minutes at most, took more than two hours when all was said and done. Time I had not anticipated and don't really have to waste.

Sigh. A rather frustrating way to start the semester. Live and learn, right?

Hi all -

A very minor change of plans for tomorrow - we're using my Zoom link instead of Stokes's. See below!
- G

https://msu.zoom.us/j/8684879550?pwd=Mm5jd2dMdWN6eGVuT2NFQ0VCblpWZz09
Meeting ID: 868 487 9550
Password: Sabo!

Learning about design sprints and the function of How might we statements.

These articles inspired some head-on, eye-opening look at issues at the crux of teaching and learning: Self-reflection, assessment, roles of the affective domain in teaching and learning, and more. If we had taken pre- and post- tests, I'm pretty sure I'd see movement in myself on multiple spectra. Thanks, group!

Finally getting around to doing something here on iteachmsu and thought I'd share a brief whiteboard animation that I put together in May-June of this year. I use these as part of my weekly online modules for the various (now asynchronous online) IAH courses I teach. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHudDcUaxB0

More on ChatGPT in the classroom from Matt Miller of Ditch That Textbook fame:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJ5yAuspq8

This post from Andrew Stapleton, Ph. D. on the use of AI for our research is fascinating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3KQjHfZjY

MIACADA MEET THE BOARD EVENT

Are you looking for leadership positions? Do you want to connect with other advisors across the state of Michigan? Do you have a passion to serve? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please attend the MIACADA Meet the Board Event and learn how you can become elected to serve Michigan advisors and contribute to our profession. https://miacada.org/event-5749095