ChatGPT, two weeks in

Hopefully, your initial shock of ChatGPT has subsided. Now how to navigate teaching in this brave new world? While an outright prohibition on this technology could quickly devolve into a game of whack-a-mole, there are some things we can do this semester to circumvent nefarious applications of this technology. In his article Embrace the Bot: Designing Writing Assignments in the Face of AI, Eric Prochaska suggests several ways to adjust our assignments to lessen the impact of ChatGPT.

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Tech- Collaborative Annotations with Canvas and Perusall

Tech – Collaborative Annotations with Canvas and Perusall

Perusall is a social annotation tool that allows students to engage with the same text collectively. It takes annotation to the next level, allowing students to interact with texts and opening up possibilities for a variety of assignments and projects. Even better, you can sync your Perusall course content with your Canvas course in just a few minutes.

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Tech- Canvas Assignment tips and tricks

Tech – Canvas Assignment tips and tricks

This week’s Canvas tip is all about assignments. Below are short videos demoing some options you have in Canvas assignments.

If you have not had a chance to do it yet, go check out the Canvas Instructor Guides.

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Tech – Modules in Canvas: How to make them work for your class!

Modules again??? Yes, we know, modules again. BUT this week’s tech tip looks at three different ways you can use modules to organize class content and why you might want to use modules rather than the other course navigation pages. Plus, there are a few bonus tips (including how to add Google Docs)! Watch this video by Denison’s ETS team member Kelli Van Wasshenova to learn more about leveraging Canvas Modules.

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