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Serving the learning technology & instructional design needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing

Educational Technology & Instructional Design

Serving the Learning Technology & Instructional Design Needs of UT Austin School of Nursing Faculty

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, Filed Under: Academic Integrity, Canvas, Honorlock, Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning, Zoom

Learning Technology Update: preparing for Spring 2024

As the Fall 2023 semester ends and you prepare for Spring 2024, here are a few things to be aware of:

ChatGPT & Plagiarism

Over the course of the past year, artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT have gone from relative obscurity to now being nearly ubiquitous in academics.

To help you navigate the confusing world of AI and how it fits into your course, here’s a resource that includes 4 specific things you can begin doing (if you’re not already) to ensure students know exactly what your expectations are and how to handle situations that might arise, including plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty.

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, Filed Under: Academic Integrity, Honorlock, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning, Testing

Artificial Intelligence, Plagiarism, & You

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Artificial intelligence (AI), and specifically “Generative AI” tools such as ChatGPT, have quickly become everyday words.

If you’re teaching a Nursing course with any significant writing component, whether it be a writing assignment, or even a Canvas discussion board, you should be prepared for the possibility that some number of students might be using these tools in inappropriate ways. And, unfortunately, we still do not have any meaningful way to stop it from happening.

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Nursing Classrooms and You in Fall 2020

In addition to all the changes we’ve made within the Nursing building to keep each other safe, you’ve likely noticed there have been a lot of small changes in our classrooms. So, as you prepare for the beginning of classes next week, and you plan for your “trial run” later this week, I want to let you know about several things that you can expect will already be in your classrooms[1] or which are coming soon.

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Alternative Hosts in Zoom

Alternative Hosts in Zoom

Anyone with a UT Austin Zoom account can serve as your alternative host. But you have to know the email associated with their Zoom account to enter it. AND, if they have a UT Zoom account, you will need to enter their EID email address. This is like the email you enter into UT Box and other UT systems that use our EIDs to identify us.

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