It’s an open secret that students are increasingly turning to ChatGPT to generate essays and answers to their homework. Teachers are even starting turning to the tool themselves, using it to grade ...

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The first week of classes can be a trudge for college students as they rotate through variations of introductions to their faculty members, the course content and the syllabus. Infamously called ...

When Georgetown students introduce themselves on campus, a laundry list of identifiers ensues: name, school, year, major, maybe hometown and then extracurriculars. At Georgetown, club involvement can ...

On the first day of my classes, after the required roll call, I take the time to have my students introduce themselves. Many of my colleagues have told me they think that is a waste of time. But I ...

Addressing students by name is a powerful way to help build community in a classroom by helping students to develop a sense of belonging in the classroom and helping students learn each others' names.