Why Are Students Paying Fees to Access Homework Assignments? – News ad

Why Are Students Paying Fees to Access Homework Assignments? – News ad

Often the homework systems are bundled with required digital or hard copy textbooks and the digital platforms offer students supplemental materials such as practice questions, quizzes and videos. And they come with a price tag — an average of $90 per course, according to the survey findings. “If you’re taking five courses and they all require … Read more

An AI Tutor Helped Harvard Students Learn More Physics in Less Time – News ad

An AI Tutor Helped Harvard Students Learn More Physics in Less Time – News ad

  Unguided use of ChatGPT, the Harvard scientists argue, lets students complete assignments without engaging in critical thinking.  Kestin doesn’t deliver traditional lectures. Like many physicists at Harvard, he teaches through a method called “active learning,” where students first work with peers on in-class problem sets as the lecturer gives feedback. Direct explanations or mini-lectures … Read more

20 Words That Can Change How Students Think – News ad

20 Words That Can Change How Students Think – News ad

by Terry Heick While I often talk about ‘scale’ as one of the primary challenges in education–and have also wondered about curriculum, too–a more subversive concept constantly at play throughout education is tone. As an ‘English’ teacher, I always explained tone to students as a kind of  ‘attitude’ that can be expressed in a variety of … Read more