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The Teaching Professor

February 3, 2025

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WHAT'S NEW

Does It Matter Whether I’m Real? AI Avatars in the Classroom

Does It Matter Whether I’m Real? AI Avatars in the Classroom

Regan A. R. Gurung


By now we are all aware that generative AI can do many of the tasks we do as instructors. A newer development is that we can also use AI to create human-looking teaching avatars. How do such AI avatars stack up against human instructors? Read More

Convincing Students to Read the Syllabus

Rebecca A. Glazier


If you’re tired of responding to student questions that a look at the syllabus could easily answer, you know we need fresh ideas for getting students to read that all-important document. These ideas—from academic research and the author’s own bag of tricks—might just help. Read More

The Question Formulation Technique for Better Learning

John Orlando


Most college professors begin their classes by jumping right into the day’s topic. But studies show that students learn better when they have questions about the topic before engaging in the material. Here’s one technique for using such questions in your courses. Read More

EDITOR'S PICK

Great Coaching Is Great Teaching . . . or Maybe the Converse?

Edmund M. Kearney


It is common to hear athletic directors and coaches proclaim that a good coach is really just a good teacher. But if this is true, we might consider a related proposition: that good teaching should be good coaching. Read More

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