Posing the principal stresses as a eigenvalue problem
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Stop Chasing AI – Start Fixing Assessment
Many universities are getting bent out of shape about AI and assessment, and hence pouring enormous time, energy, and anxiety into a never-ending cat-and-mouse game. New tools show up, new detection schemes follow, and the cycle repeats. Meanwhile, we’re losing the plot: assessment should drive learning, not policing. Here’s a simple, pragmatic reset: #9090remedy. 90% Continue reading "Stop…
Stop “Working Toward” Tenure—Start Engineering It.
Stop “Working Toward” Tenure. Start Engineering It. Every junior faculty member in engineering is introduced, sooner or later, to the so-called four-headed monster: PhD students, publications, extramural funding, and external validation. The message is usually framed in reassuring terms: manage all four, balance them carefully, and tenure will follow. This is comforting advice. It is Continue…
Turning Practical Teaching Tips Into Scalable Pre‑Class Learning Resources
Faculty are often convinced about the why of pre‑class preparation but struggle with the how: how do you design resources that students actually use, without creating an unsustainable workload for yourself? In our recent work on developing pre-class learning modules across five core engineering courses, we distilled a set of practical, field-tested tips that go Continue reading "Turning Practical…
Making Grading Work: Evidence Over Ideology
In her recent piece, “Grading Is Broken,” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Beth McMurtrie captures the growing frustration among faculty with grading practices. She notes how modern teaching, accelerated by the pandemic, has led to a proliferation of assignments, participation points, and quizzes, leaving professors wondering whether they are grading for mastery, effort, or Continue reading…
Links to all blogs written by Autar Kaw
Is there a way to make up for the lack of time the student has but they have the attitude and ability? May 16, 2024. Read blog. Multiple Chance Testing as a Gateway to Standards-Based Grading, May 6, 2024. Read blog. Should we get into a tizzy about students meeting deadlines, April 7,2024. Read blog. Continue reading "Links to all blogs written by Autar Kaw"
Proven learning strategies still don’t get adopted by students
Many students consider optimal approaches for effective learning. Often, preferences are influenced by cognitive comfort, akin to the appeal of ultra-processed foods, whereas more effective strategies, though less comfortable, resemble the benefits of fresh food. Enhancing student achievement depends not only on what is learned but also on how it is studied. In his comprehensive Continue reading…
Majority of assessment must return to the classroom
In the age of AI tools like ChatGPT, a provocative argument has emerged: If it can be ChatGPTed, it shouldn t be taught or tested. However, this perspective is flawed. While students can now Google or use ChatGPT to access much of the foundational knowledge we once memorized, it doesn t mean they shouldn t learn it. Foundational Continue reading "Majority of assessment must return to the…
Takeaways from the Paper – the The Memory Paradox: Why Our Brains Need Knowledge in an Age of AI
In a 50-page paper, The Memory Paradox: Why Our Brains Need Knowledge in an Age of AI , the authors examine the paradox related to human memory during the advancement of artificial intelligence. While AI grants significant access to information, it may also impact cognitive abilities essential for in-depth analysis and learning. The authors suggest that Continue reading "Takeaways from the Paper…
Journal Paper: On Building and Implementing Adaptive Learning Platform Lessons for Pre-Class Learning in a Flipped Course
Our paper was finally published. Citation: A. Kaw, A. Yalcin, R.M. Clark, R.B. Gomes, L. Serrano, A. Scott, Y. Lou, “On Building and Implementing Adaptive Learning Platform Lessons for Pre-Class Learning in a Flipped Course,” ASEE Computers in Education, Vol 14 (2), 2024,1-23. Link: https://coed.asee.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VOL14_Issue2-P1-Final.pdf Abstract: Research shows active learning…