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Discord in the Classroom

The Scholarly Teacher

Discord works well as a communication tool because many students are already using it, and it does not require a social media presence. Faculty should also review any academic policies related to social media or online communication to ensure that they set up appropriate guidelines for students in the server. Procedia Computer.

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Engaging young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Recent statistics show that in the United Kingdom, the percentage of women graduating from computer science was only 15%, and in engineering it was slightly lower at 14%. Wikipedia is one excellent source of information on STEM because it is a large, online encyclopedia that is free to use. May 28, 2019 References McAndrew, E.,

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Colleges need to address rise of white nationalism (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Walmart in 2019, killing 23, were both recently enrolled college students. ” More specifically, I propose three main areas of engagement for higher education: debunking racist and antisemitic myths, bolstering media literacy, and developing a greater culture of belonging.

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Mini-series: Academic blogging at University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

So, to address these issues, last October Information Services launched a new “Academic Blogging” service , building on some existing foundations, plugging some obvious gaps, and aiming to remove as many barriers to blogging as possible. Computers & Education , 56 (2), 441–451. Retrieved 3 March 2019, from [link] Hemmi, A.,

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Subtitling pilot project at Moray House: Review and reflections

Teaching Matters Academic Support

We recruited three individuals to the team who had experience subtitling media at other large organisations and Universities. We launched the service in May 2019, and raised awareness through school meetings, staff newsletters, and posters on campus. Do we subtitle the materials or the original media owners? Feb 5, 2020

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Augmented reality, STEM and remote learning

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image credit: Danai Korre Dr Danai Korre and Professor Andrew Sherlock explore how three pilot educational AR applications can promote digital technology in teaching. The rapidly advancing technology of Augmented and Mixed Reality (AR/MR) allows for interactions between real objects and virtual objects.

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ChatGPTeaching or ChatGPCheating? Arguments from a semester with large language models in class (Part 1)

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Like with previous computational techniques attached to educational purposes (computer-aided design, spellcheck, text prediction, Wikipedia articles, search engines), Generative AI applications’ use in education carries all bias bugs baggage of algorithmic persuasion and convincing power (Little Britain: “the computer says no!”)