by Michael Hernandez | Apr 15, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
Regardless of your stated approach to AI in your class, there are still trends and attitudes in other classes or in the world outside higher education that stand to have an impact on the environment you want to cultivate. Norms from other classes regarding AI and even...
by Thomas Keith | Apr 11, 2024 | Accessibility, Instructional design, Panopto, Services, Universal Design for Learning
Accessibility (commonly abbreviated as a11y) is a vital consideration that should be at the forefront of all your course materials. As of April 9, 2024, Panopto, the University of Chicago’s video management system, has introduced updates that make it easier for you to...
by Tessa May Webb | Apr 9, 2024 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Instructional design
Tired of your students not being able to find assignments or submission links in Canvas? Using the same format since you started teaching? Here are some suggestions on how you can make your Canvas courses more streamlined, efficient, and interesting, to make life...
by Michael Hernandez | Apr 8, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
“…learning to write with AI tools might be like learning photography with a DSLR camera, where the conceptual learning (light, motion, composition) is enhanced by the technical learning (figuring out what all those knobs and buttons on the camera do).” -Derek...
by Michael Hernandez | Apr 1, 2024 | Instructional design
This post is the second part of a demonstration of “hallucinations” produced by Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. What this term refers to (through a personification) is the generation of outputs that contain factual inaccuracies in chatbot responses. In the...
by Michael Hernandez | Mar 21, 2024 | Instructional design
By now, many students and instructors have heard the term “hallucinations” in relation to Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. What this term refers to (through a personification) is the generation of outputs that contain factual inaccuracies in response to the...