Tech and Learning 2023

As we near the end of 2023, I would like to share a compilation of “Tech & Learning: Year in Review” by Bendici (2023) articles from the online practical journal, Tech & Learning: Tools and Ideas to Transform Ed. Hopefully you will be able to connect your teaching approach to one or more of the ideas in these articles. I will share a few that I believe could be helpful in higher ed:

Taking Notes vs. Photographing Slides: Wong (2023) found that students who take notes outperform students who photographed slides (photo-takers performed just as poorly as those who didn't take notes at all). The study did not compare longhand to typed note-taking, which has been researched and the results are mixed. The quality matters - If students simply transcribe words instead of engaging in generative processes, they are less likely to learn deeply.
AI in Education: 10 Months On: What have we learned?

Art of Generative AI Prompting

Elevating AI Performance through Prompt Refinement

Navigating the Ethical Landscape of AI

Dealing with AI Hallucinations

Reflecting on the Journey

Learning Ideas From A Cognitive Scientist: Psychology professor at the University of Virginia concisely provides evidence-based advice on teaching and learning:

Smarter Learning Doesn’t Always Feel Good

Listening to Lectures Shouldn't be Passive

Don’t Plan By Task

Create Good Study Habits

Developing AI Pedagogical Practices: Reshape how we approach the use of AI (Smith Budhai, Associate Professor at Drexel).

Develop lessons and activities that involve ChatGPT

AI for tutoring

ChatGPT can be used to prepare for class

AI for Assessment

Ways to Use ChatGPT to Prepare for Class [I have used ChatGPT and Claude to create a course design recently, documenting the steps: Hargis, J. (submitted December 2023). Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to design a college Environmental Science course, Journal of Science Education.]

Generating Teaching Plans

Creating Assessments

Development Assignments

Writing Syllabi