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Professors Try Teaching With TikTok. But It’s Not for ‘Boring, Lecturing Things.’

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the professor says, “Have I analyzed five forces or only four,” referring to a management theory known as Porter’s Five Forces. The professor admits it’s “corny stuff,” but he says he was inspired by watching other top TikTok influencers, such as the performer Drake. Except, instead of saying “Have I fired six shots or only five today?”

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169 Tech Tip #51 Find Public Domain Images

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Today’s tip: Find Public Domain Images. Sub-category: Internet, Security, Search/Research, MS Office, Google Apps. Q: I know ‘fair use’ allows students to use most online images for educational purposes, but I want them to know how to find public domain pictures for everyday, non-school use. Category: Images.

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How Podcasting Is Changing Teaching and Research

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Ian Cook, a longtime professor and social anthropologist, still remembers the first podcast he ever heard. Cook, who is editor in chief at the experimental academic publisher Allegra Lab , ended up becoming a podcaster himself, and a fan of the growing number of podcasts made by other professors and educators. Let's let people in.

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Hoping to Regain Attention of Students, Professors Pay More Attention to Them

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A couple months ago I visited a big public university – Texas State University – and observed three large lecture classes, to get a sense of what teaching looks like these days. This week, in the last of our three-part series, we hear from professors at other colleges with new approaches to connect with students to increase engagement.

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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

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Her application is called TalkMoves, and a version of Jacob’s research is now being used by the tutoring company Saga Education to train first-time tutors. A researcher at the University of Southern California, she has been working on AI-based professional development for math teachers for several years.

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What Would It Take to Attract Gen Z to Teaching?

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In partnership with researchers at Vanderbilt University, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), a nonprofit that works to improve public education across 16 states in the Southeast, has been examining the next generation’s interest in the teaching profession and has published their findings in a report released in April.

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30 Great Research Websites for Kids

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Here are quick, safe spots to send students for research: BrainPop. Digital Vaults –research a topic, curate resources. Internet Public Library (IPL). KidsConnect–Kids research. Smithsonian Quest –sign up your class; student research/explore with the Smithsonian. Zanran –statistics and data research.

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