Innovations
March 2, 2023
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ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI) create implications for student writing, academic integrity, and, most importantly, student retention. While generative AI will write on behalf of its users, instructional AI is AI that is used to teach writing and thinking skills. Utilization of instructional AI maximizes faculty, rapidly accelerates student feedback, and improves student retention. Many community colleges have had a head start with using instructional AI over the last several years and are well positioned to thrive...
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October 31, 2024
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Join Packback; the League for Innovation in the Community College; and Zaid Mahir, an English and Composition professor at the University of Central Missouri, for our latest discussion on AI and its application in education.
During our discussion, we will chat about how educators can maintain an active lead role alongside the support of AI. Mahir will share his insights and experience using AI in the classroom, including:
How to demystify AI and understand the good
How to master AI through a clear model
How to handle AI engagement...
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The Faculty Resource Guide Appendix B, Curriculum Snapshot Template, is provided here as a fillable form for download.
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February 18, 2026
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Students want to learn and produce work that is truly their own. Without structure, clarity, or confidence, however, AI can become a shortcut rather than a learning partner. If we want students to use AI responsibly, we must design for it. Join this research-backed session to explore how self-regulated learning skills—planning, monitoring, and reflection—reduce reliance on AI shortcuts and support authentic learning. Participants will walk through a practical framework for designing assignments that position AI as a learning...
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September 14, 2021
This session will provide a holistic view of how to align workforce needs of students, community college programs, and employers, drawing on data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. We begin with a brief discussion of young adult attitudes and expectations for training opportunity and success, and their perceptions of local labor market opportunities, highlighting survey data collected in 2020-2021. We then present findings from a study of community college offerings and labor market alignment, providing data-driven insights into noncredit program coherence and quality...
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