Chalkboards and projectors are familiar tools for most college faculty, but when new technologies become available, instructors aren’t always sure how to integrate them into their teaching in meaningful ways. For faculty interested in supporting student learning, determining what’s possible and what’s useful can be challenging in the changing landscape of technology.Arguing that teaching and learning goals should drive instructors’ technology use, not the other way around, Inte...

Looking to teach with confidence in the age of AI? Start here.The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching will equip instructors with practical strategies for teaching effectively in the age of AI. AI-aware teaching means understanding how the technology impacts course goals, assignments, and students so that you can adapt with confidence. The guide provides steps for how to do it—whether you're embracing AI, setting firm boundaries, or finding a balance. Flexib...

There is a need in the higher education arena for a book that responds to the need for using technology in a classroom of tech-savvy students. This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom response systems from a variety of disciplines (with a discipline index). The book also incorporates results from research on the effectiveness of the technology for teaching. Written for instructional designers and re-designers as well as faculty ...

ANTHEM AWARD WINNER • **NAMED A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024AI is on the brink of dominating our lives, threating our privacy and human future—if we don’t take action now.**In The Algorithm, Emmy‑award winning Wall Street Journal and Guardian contributor Hilke Schellmann delivers a shocking and illuminating exposé on one of the most pressing civil rights issues of our time: how AI has quietly, and mostly out...

Creating a Sense of Presence in Online TeachingThis important new resource shows how a strong sense of online presence contributes to greater student satisfaction and retention. The authors explore the psychological and social aspects of online presence from both the instructor and student perspective and provide an instructional design framework for developing effective online learning.Based on solid research and extensive experience, the book is filled wi...

Engaging the Online LearnerThis updated edition includes an innovative framework-the Phases of Engagement-that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. Engaging the Online Learner offers the tools and information needed to:

For readers of Sapiens and Homo Deus and viewers of The Social Dilemma, psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic tackles one of the biggest questions facing our species: Will we use artificial intelligence to improve the way we work and live, or will we allow it to alienate us?It's no secret that AI is changing the way we live, work, love, and entertain ourselves. Dating apps are using AI to pick our potential partners. Retailers are using AI...

Clear away the fog surrounding AI in education—and regain your peace of mindAmong teachers, there is a cloud of rumors, confusion, and fear surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence. AI and the Future of Education is a timely response to this general state of panic, showing you that AI is a tool to leverage, not a threat to teaching and learning. By understanding what AI is, what it does, and how it can be used to enhance education, you can let go of...

UDL in the Cloud helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences.Drawing on years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, authors Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau offer a highly practical approach to developing e-courses, virtual snow days, flipped classes, and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners.Following the principles and guidelines of Universal Desig...

Artificial intelligence is being used, on a massive scale, to decide who gets hired, fired and promoted. Through whistleblower exclusives, leaked internal documents and astonishing real-world practices, journalist Hilke Schellmann reveals the secret rise of AI in the world of work. Testing them herself, she discovers that many algorithms making these high-stakes calculations do more harm than good, and traces their origins to troubling pseudoscientific ideas about people’s ‘true’ essence.

Take heart. AI is none of those things. It’s part of our everyday lives, and it has the power to transform your business.This book will put AI, big data, the cloud, robotics, and smart devices in context. It will reveal how these technologies can dramatically multiply any businesses—including yours—by strategically using your data’s latent, transformative potential.Noted business leader, data consultant, and Columbia professor Asha Saxena has distilled her twenty-s...

This book’s collection of instructional strategies and assessment methods show how to implement and differentiate project-based learning that fosters 21st century skills in Grades K–12.