Very special pre-holiday treat of select highlights of a Q&A on AI v. Academic Integrity with Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant. Dr Bertram Gallant is an internationally recognized expert in academic integrity and ethics in higher education & the Director of the Academic Integrity Office at UC-San Diego. Dr Bertram Gallant was kind enough to join our NCSC Faculty Book Club earlier this month, which has been working through her (& Co-author David Rettinger) latest book, The Opposite of Cheating. Resources Mentioned: The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI (2025, Univ. of Oklahoma Press) Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant bio Flipped Classroom Resources & Tips

In honor of US Thanksgiving, Shella & Mike each share 2 Teaching Tools & 2 Teaching Techniques they are thankful for - with a couple bonus honorable mentions. Resources Mentioned- Techniques: Hybrid/ Blended Classes Tips Active/ Experiential Learning How-Tos/ Tips Place-Based Education Fishbone/ 5 Whys Technique Ep 18 - Team-Based Learning (featuring 4S technique)  Resources Mentioned- Tools: Zoom Tips/ How tos Zoom Persistent Whiteboards Poll.ly Free Polling tool Canvas New Quizzes

Shella & Mike delve into the choppy waters of AI detector tools and look at their weak points and offer tips on how to use them as part of a general intentional AI Literacy and Authentic Assessment strategy. Teaching Resources Mentioned: The Problems with AI Detectors: False Positives & False Negatives (Univ. San Diego Legal Research Ctr) Ep 21- "Redesigning Assignments for AI Cheating Resistance" "Detecting AI may be impossible. That's a big problem for teachers" (Washington Post) Ep 40 -"AI for Good in Teaching" AI Acknowledgement Statement Template (Word doc) Perplexity Specific AI Detection Tools TurnitIn AI GPTZero ZeroGPT Specific AI Detector Beating 'Scrubbing' Tools  Rephrasy Trickmenot.ai

With Shella on vacation this week, Mike flies solo this week to talk about the WHAT/ WHY & HOW of the excellent template for instruction that is the 9 Events of Instruction. In particular, the WHY for the Age of AI to help defang cheating motivations. Episode Resources: 9 Events of Instruction Tips/ Rsrcs Video Illustration of the 9 Events w/ Cats Gagne's Instructional Design Principles Ep 25: Activating Prior Learning (Step 3)

Shella & Mike look at the professor's wunder weapon that is Authentic Assessment - with lessons from Covid about how it can not only address student engagement, success & retention, but also for combating cheating with AI. Episode Resources:  Authentic Assessment Tips & How Tos Combating Academic Dishonesty, Part 7: Authentic Assessments & the Challenge of AI Ep 7 - Local Teaching Excellence w/ Jason Tucker: Simulated Lab Audits OER Virtual Labs/Simulations Repositories Ep 37 - Student Voice & Choice Problem-Based Learning Ep 18 - Team-Based Learning Reflection Techniques Rubistar Rubrics Repository

Shella & Mike talk about keys to the start of class for both first day and week to set the table for success, engagement & retention: Curiosity, Community, Expectations & Getting Comfortable with Required Tools. Teaching Resources Mentioned: Ep 30 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 1 Course Intro Online Essential Questions Technique Background Knowledge Probe K-W-L Chart Think-Pair-Share Using Discussion Forums to Set Climate Perusall Social Annotation Tool

Shella & Mike talk about the oldie but a goodie of the 'Flipped' Classroom for live session classes (Hybrid or traditional). What, Why & How & its relevance to the AI age. Teaching Resources Mentioned: Flipped Classroom Tips & Rsrcs. Zoom Lecture Chunk Recording Learning Glass Studio Best Practice Active Learning Techniques Team-Based Learning

Shella & Mike talk about one of the indispensable teaching tools to any college teacher- Grading Rubrics. They discuss different kinds, how to get started and top tips for getting biggest learning and success bang for the buck with them.  Teaching Resources Mentioned: Grading Rubrics Rsrcs & Tips Single-Point Grading Rubric Rubistar Rubric Repository/ Builder Canvas Rubric Tools How Tos Canvas Rubrics Tool Canvas Rubric Grading in SpeedGrader Canvas Peer Review (w/Rubric) Tool

Shella & Mike looks at some of the silver linings AI offers professors that can make good things happen in our teaching, as well as current crop of helpful AI teaching tools and general tips for maximizing AI.  Teaching Resources Mentioned: Episode 21 - Redesigning Assignments for AI Proofing Assignment Stress Testing/ Enhancement Prompt (Pritts- Univ AZ) AI Prompts for Instructors Repository (More Useful Things) Effective Prompts for AI (MIT) AI Tools Mentioned: ChatGPT (uses DALL-E for images) CoPilot Claude  Gamma (slidedeck generation) Gemini Google Notebook LM (Research summary) Grammerly (Writing Assistant) Hemingway App (Readability Assistant) Napkin (Chart/ graph generator) OpenArt (Image generation) Perplexity (tutoring assistant)

Shella & Mike talk tips for how to have online 'office hours' that Students will utilize, as well emerging trends for re imagining office hours to defuse student anxiety & build connections with students to help them persist. Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources: Zoom for Virtual Office Hours Tips & Rsrcs "With Card Games, Coloring Sessions & 'Hang Out Times', Professors Rethink Office Hours" (EdSurge) "Academic Success Tip: Rebrand Office Hours" (Inside Higher Ed)

Shella & Mike delve into the WHAT/ WHY & HOWs for adding different levels of interaction to your live Zoom online classes to engage students for enhancing success. Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources: Active Learning Fishbowl Discussion Backchannel Chat Technique Chat Waterfall Zoom Raise Hand Tool Zoom Reactions Zoom Breakout Rooms Think-Pair-Share

Shella & Mike talk about the What, why & how to tap into the great power of giving your students voice & choice.  As well as best practice safety guardrails to get the full bang for the buck. Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources: Pedagogy of Students Creating OER for the course Student Voice/ Choice Rsrcs/ Tips Midterm Soft Course Evals Background Knowledge Probe Passion Based Learning Problem-Based Learning Teaching with AI Tools/ Prompts

Interview with North Central State College English Adjunct Kristina Butke (MFA -, Seton Hill University, BA - English Literature, Capital University) on distilling teaching tips & lessons learned about teaching from her Adjunct Teaching Journey. Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources: Activating Prior Learning Blooket Interactive Quizzes (Kahoot Alternative) Grading Rubrics Respecting Diverse Talents/ Ways of Learning

Shella & Mike's chat about tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #5 : ACTIVITIES. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).  Episode Resources: Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards Canvas 'Message Student Who...' Gradebook Tool Canvas Record Personalized Audio/ video Feedback w/ Grade Active Learning Cycle Active Learning Frameworks Team-Based Learning (TBL): Ep 18-TBL at NCSC | Ep 19-TBL Online  Project Zero's Thinking Routines Toolbox

Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #3 : Assessment. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).  Episode Resources: Developing Fair, Consistent & Transparent Grading Practices (NIU) Derek Bruff's 6 Questions for Assignment Makeovers for AI Age (Agile Learning) Grading Rubrics Tips & Resources Student Self Assessment with Rubrics Peer Review with Rubrics Assessment Resources Authentic Assessment Course Sequencing of Assessment & Feedback

Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #2 : Learning Objectives. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).  Episode Resources: Aligning Objectives with Assessments & Activities Editing Canvas Assignments Canvas Outcomes Tool Video Walk Through Canvas Learning Mastery Gradebook

The primary method to assess what our students know, throughout Higher ed,  remains stuck in a silo to simply audit and provide a grade, rather than a fully integrated learning tool itself.  L. Dee Fink in Creating Significant Learning Experiences (& others) have advocated for applying the research for an intentional shift to "Educative" Assessment. Mike unpacks the 4 pillars of this approach to assessment. Episode Resources: Educative Assessment Giving Prompt Feedback Grading Rubrics Peer Review

'Death by Powerpoint' is real. We know from the literature that doing default Powerpoint presentations reduces comprehension, retention and engagement out of a classroom, with time for active activities being lost as well. However, hacking PowerPoint by using the 'Pecha Kucha' (or its cousin Ignite Talk) format, make TED-talk style, engaging, cognitively effective and time efficient presentations of material that opens up time for application and active activities follow-up. Episode Resources: Pecha Kucha (Ignite Talk) Presentation Example, Tips & Resources "The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" (Tufte) Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload [PDF]

Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #1 (Course Introduction). Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).  Episode Resources: Quality Matters Course Design Benchmarks CTE's START HERE/ Week 1/2 Module QM Templates  Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routines: Introducing & Exploring Ideas Instructor Presence & Interaction Recording Mini Zoom Videos Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards

Mike does a brief dive into a collection of top tips for making cognitive friendly, reusable and easy to maintain mini lecture 'chunks' with a professional polish. Episode Resources: Zoom Tips (Live or Recording) Mini Lecture Recording with Zoom Taking Teaching Online: The Micro-Lecture Why Long Lectures Are Ineffective Cheapest Way to Soundproof a Room