FALCoN

Using AI for Diverse Learners’ Support

Tonight I watched the last session of the QM Connect conference 2024 AI Lightning Talks (part 1). Dr. Geetanjali Soni works with NC Public Schools and works on the North Carolina Virtual Public School. The title of the session was “Leveraging AI to provide Instructional Support for Diverse Learners.” Soni emphasized that AI can help […]
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The Metacognitive Continuum

This afternoon, the NIST FALCoN session featured Julie Stanton. The talk was entitled “Using metacognition to help students adapt their learning in and out of the pandemic.”Julie Stanton asked the group: what is metacognition? Stanton defined metacognitions as the awareness and control of thinking for the purpose of learning. Students develop metacognitive knowledge by, for […]
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A New Framework for Instructor Awareness and Improvement

Today, Amber Heidbrink was the presenter at the NIST FALCoN session entitled “Faculty Conceptions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” Heidbrink started by asking us to think about what diversity means and post thoughts on a Jamboard. Then, we discussed why we should care about diversity in higher education. Their research team interviewed 30 full-time and part-time instructors from 2- and 4-year […]
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Ungrading and Embracing Flexibility

Today’s FALCoN session was entitled “Ungrading: Alternatives to Traditional Grading” and led by Dr. Jenni Momsen, North Dakota State University. Momsen started by asking why we grade and what feelings grading creates. The participants shared in the chat reasons, including grades being required and grades to motivate or share feedback. In breakout rooms, we talked […]
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