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You’ll find the latest from the Adams Center staff here at the Adams Blog. The content varies, but the subject is always the same: teaching and learning.
Student Retention FAQs
How can individual faculty members attend to retention in our courses? When we think about retention in individual courses, there are two main areas to focus on: belonging and student success. How can I cultivate belonging in my courses? Tell students that you are...
AI Session 1 Spring 2023: What is Modern AI?
With the sudden increase in AI with the entrance of GPT3, faculty find themselves scrambling to arm themselves with good information about the educational ramifications of AI. Before looking at the implications for the classroom, learning about the basics of AI is...
A ChatGPT Cheat Sheet
Many of you have heard about the possible ways that new AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, might impact student work. ChatGPT is a recent and complex iteration of AI that uses natural language more so than previous bots. The Adams Center will be hosting a series this...
Faith Integration Teaching Squares, Spring ’23
As a faith-based university, we value the integration of faith and learning. This integration looks quite different from class to class and among various disciplines. Faith integration can feel organic and natural in certain classes and can feel contrived and...
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
University Access Programs: Alpha Scholars and Accommodations
University Access Programs Interim Director, Naoemi Sanchez, shared information about student accommodations at an Adams Center session. She outlined common questions and concerns. The following bulleted lists include many of those common questions. Naoemi welcomes...
Curating What Appears on Faculty Web Profiles
A new tool on Faculty Success now allows faculty members to select which publications, presentations, service, and courses appear on their web profiles. This video demonstrates how to use the tool. In general, look for the "Allow Sharing" column on various...
Teaching Squares
This fall, the Adams Center will offer an opportunity for any interested faculty to learn from one another through our Teaching Squares initiative. We are blessed with many gifted teachers at ACU, and this program creates a formal structure for soliciting the wisdom...
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