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By Erin Bentrim, Ph.D. Systems can provide structure for assessment and planning, but they cannot create commitment. Digital tools can organize outcomes, store reflections, or support annual cycles, yet they only mirror the choices people make. A sustained practice of evidence use develops when faculty and staff explore results, ask questions, and use information to improve learning. Questions to ask: How are faculty and staff expected to engage with assessment results beyond submitting required entries? Where do we see evidence being used to inform decisions or improvements, rather than...
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April 3, 2025 Click here to access the webinar recording. Plagiarism detection alone is no longer enough—and in some cases, it’s actively harming institutions. With student enrollment more competitive than ever, punitive approaches to academic integrity risk driving students away. Instead of focusing on catching misconduct, how can institutions create a culture that encourages originality and ethical writing from the start? Join Packback and the League for a discussion on the future of academic integrity, where we’ll explore: The risks of a detection-first approach, including legal...
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Click here to access webinar recording. Join the sixth of our monthly webinar series on Generative AI. During this "podcast style" session, we'll discuss the latest developments in AI and the impact it's having on the education community. We will be joined by Amanda Bickerstaff, a frequent consultant, writer, and speaker on the topic of AI in education, who will share her ideas on how teachers can maximize their potential through the adoption of AI. Panelists: Kelsey Behringer, Chief Executive Officer, Packback; Amanda Bickerstaff, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AI for Education...
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  The Faculty Resource Guide Appendix A, Curriculum Map Template, is provided here as a fillable form for download.
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June 29, 2022 Click here to access the webinar recording. Over the past two years, Congress has provided $80 billion in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants to help students and institutions of higher education weather the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As those resources are expended and enrollment continues to decline, campuses will have to figure out how to move forward and balance support for students with the increasingly urgent need to generate revenue amid national enrollment declines. This webinar will discuss how institutions can reorient their...
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March 16, 2023 Click here to access the webinar recording. Part 1 of our webinar series, ChatGPT and AI's Effect on Community Colleges, was facilitated last week (the link to the recording is here if you missed it). The next webinar in this series will focus on responsible student use cases of Generative AI in the classroom, which is necessary for students to persist through their education and into their careers.  This webinar will cover: (1) how we can help students become responsible and skillful users of Generative AI, (2) new assignment types incorporating the use of Generative AI, (3)...
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