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How is Sinclair increasing AI Literacy among their faculty, staff and students? What strategies will enable institutions to equip their students for the workforce? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Chris Prokes (Director of the AI Excellence Institute at Sinclair Community College).     View a transcript of this week’s episode.    Resources   FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL  Chat wit...

How has Generative AI made an impact on teaching and learning at a major university? Join Rob and Jared as they discover how Ohio State is preparing their graduates to be AI-fluent with Dr. Monique Ross (Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at The Ohio State University).     View a transcript of this week’s episode.    Resources   The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integ...

What does it mean to “think critically?” What role does developing critical thinking play in developing AI literacy? Why is it so important to train students to apply critical thinking to AI outputs? Join Rob and Jared as they discuss the importance of critical thinking.     View a transcript of this week’s episode.    Resources   FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL  Save the Pacific Northwest...

What kind of work environment are recent graduates stepping into? How is Generative AI impacting their everyday work? What can instructors do now to help ready future graduates? Join Jared as he chats with Logan Davis, a recent MBA graduate, about how Generative AI is changing the way that he works.    View a transcript of this week’s episode .   Resources FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL Ch...

How is AI changing the way that people work? What kind of skills are employers looking for in their future employees? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Donnie Woodyard (Executive Director for the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice) about how Generative AI is supporting, assisting, and training clinicians.    View a transcript of this week’s episode.   Resources   FOCUS Blog - Ceda...

How is AI changing the way that people work? What kind of skills are employers looking for in their future employees? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Mark Tanner (Environmental Manager of Healthcare, Retail, and Grocery Logistics at Amazon) about how AI is changing the work landscape at Amazon.   View a transcript of this week’s episode .   Resources   FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL C...

How essential is AI Literacy in educational institutions? To what degree should institutions provide access to AI tools for their faculty and students? Can training students to be more AI literate equip them to use AI more effectively? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Jodie Penrod (Chief Information Officer at Marshall University) about the importance of AI literacy and access at higher ed...

What is AI Literacy? How important is it for students to be “AI literate”? How can teachers help students develop the necessary skills to enter a workforce where the need for AI Literacy is growing? Join Rob and Jared as they start our new series on AI Literacy.   View a transcript of this week's episode .   Resources FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL Chat with us! Connect with us via LinkedI...

In this episode, Rob and Jared review Great Learners by Design: Principles and Practices to Supercharge Learners . They discuss the key principles of the book and some of the major takeaways. View a transcript of this week's episode .   Resources Great Learners by Design: Principles and Practices to Supercharge Learners – John Hattie, Timothy O’Leary, Kyle Hattie and Gregory Donoghue FOCUS Blog -...

How are current college students using AI in their academics? Where are they finding it useful? How are they attempting to approach using it ethically? Join Rob and Jared as they discuss AI usage with two more current students, Caroline and Caleb. View a transcript of this week's episode. Resources FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL Chat with us! Connect with us via LinkedIn Contact us at ctlp...

How has AI changed nursing practices and patient care? What can educators do to leverage AI to train nursing students for their future careers? In this episode, Rob and Jared chat with Dr. Michele Dodds about how she is “moving the needle” through using AI to train future healthcare professionals. View a transcript of this week's episode. Resources FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL Chat with...

It's been a while, but it's time for another Coffee Drop—shorter episodes outside the normal release schedule that could be random, scholarly, weird, on-topic, or off-topic. In this episode, Jared and Rob introduce and define a new segment of the podcast, "Needle Movers." View a transcript of this week's episode .

How important is it to balance autonomy and provide guardrails? Why is it so important for instructors to build relationships with their students? Join Rob and Jared as they reflect on our series and consider the major takeaways from our series “Stirring Motivation.”    View a transcript of this week's episode .   Resources FOCUS Blog - Cedarville University CTL Chat with us! Connect with us via L...

How does Dr. Aelterman’s Teaching Compass apply to the higher education context? How do students respond to choice within boundaries? Could a hyflex approach be used to stir student motivation? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Chantal Levesque-Bristol (Professor of Education Psychology & Executive Director of the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University). View a transcr...

What are the greatest challenges for students to stay motivated in class? How do personal habits and social influences shape their drive? How are the core ideas of Self-Determination Theory reflected in real student experiences? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with two students about their lives outside of class, which affects their motivation.   View a transcript of this week's episode .   Resour...

What are some stressors that could influence a student’s motivation to be active in a course? How can instructors help students acclimate to higher education? How can an instructor connecting on a personal level influence student motivation? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Michele Worley (Assistant Professor of Education at Liberty University).   View a transcript of this week's episode....

What information about their success can motivate a student’s learning? What shouldn’t be shared? What roles can learning mastery and Generative AI play in motivation? How much feedback is too much for students, and what type works best? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Stephen Aguilar (Associate Professor of Education at USC) to answer these questions and more.   View a transcript of this...

What is the “Teaching Compass?” How can it be used as a tool to adjust our teaching to meet the needs of our students? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Nathalie Aelterman (Co-founder of Impetus Academy, a spin-off from Ghent University) about how to provide pathways that motivate students to learn.   View a transcript of this week's episode .   Resources Toward an Integrative and Fine-Grai...

How can the feedback we give to students increase their motivation? How can understanding how they receive it help teachers give better feedback? Join Rob as he chats with Dr. John Hattie (Honorary Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne) about effective types of feedback and why one of them is not the feedback sandwich.   View a transcript of this week's episode.   Resources Visible L...

Is Bloom’s Taxonomy the best standard for creating learning objectives? What other taxonomies like Bloom’s exist, and where are they useful? Join Rob and Jared as they revisit the conversation on objectives with Jason Frieling (Instructional Designer with the Center for Teaching and Learning at Cedarville University). View a transcript of this week's episode .   Resources FOCUS Blog - Cedarville U...

How can sleeping habits influence a student’s motivation? How does it affect cognitive abilities? What can instructors do to help? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Chao Liu (Associate Professor of Psychology at Cedarville University) about the effects of sleep on motivation. Please take this opportunity to fill out our 2025 wrap-up survey . This survey should take 5-10 minutes and your res...

What is self-determination theory? What role do autonomy, competence, and relatedness have in driving motivation? How can giving students the right choices increase their motivation? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Dr. Erika Patall (Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of Southern California). Please take this opportunity to fill out our 2025 wrap-up survey . This survey sh...

What are the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation? Can extrinsic motivation be enough for students to succeed in a class? How can an educator move students to be intrinsically motivated? Join Rob and Jared as they discuss the benefits of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Please take this opportunity to fill out our 2025 wrap-up survey . This survey should take 5-10 minutes and...

What factors are at play in motivation? Can showing the value of our content increase a student’s motivation? How important is it that students know their instructor is invested in them and their learning? Join Rob and Jared as they chat with Professor Betsy Linnell (a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Cedarville University). Please take this opportu...

Can an educator increase a student's motivation towards academic goals? What motivational theories can serve as tools to understand how to motivate students? Join Rob and Jared as they start our series on student motivation. Please take this opportunity to fill out our 2025 wrap-up survey . This survey should take 5-10 minutes and your responses are anonymous. If you would like to be entered for t...