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The Emic Perspective of Generative AI

Teaching Anthropology

There have been course-grained sociological studies on students perceptions of AI (e.g. I, for one, refuse to believe that humans, from whatever socioeconomic background, are suddenly unable to succeed without a modern technological innovation. Has anyone actually asked them? Chan & Hu, 2023), but no detailed ethnographic work.)

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Math can be a path to success after prison

The Hechinger Report

Since 2022 , shes been pursuing an associates degree in human services from prison through a remote program with Washington County Community College. Since 2020, he has published four academic papers: three in math and one in sociology. Since 2020, he has published four academic papers: three in math and one in sociology.

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Active learning as a pedagogical strategy to enhance the learning of anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

Anthropology modules appear in programs in three programs I have taught: Archaeology and Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Music. I first trialed active learning strategies while teaching at the University of Oxford, where one of the challenges of teaching anthropology is the diverse background of the students (Bastide, 2012). Bierema, L.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

ED Surge

These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. to transition away from human slavery as its dependent workforce for crop production and infrastructure development. Despite the U.S.

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

The Hechinger Report

Reflecting the pressures on campuses today, a recent study indicates eroding confidence in higher education: In late 2022 only 55 percent of Americans surveyed said that “colleges and universities were having a positive effect on the way things were going,” compared with 69 percent in early 2020. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

I learned truths about European imperialism and the humanness before slavery — how colonists from all over Europe stuck their flagpoles into African soils, controlling nations and influencing heritage for centuries. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me.

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Labeling kids with mild disabilities can backfire, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: “There are millions of kids in this country who have ADHD and legitimately need a diagnosis,” said Jayanti Owens, a Brown University sociologist who conducted the data-driven study, “but the question for me is when you have kids for whom it is not a clear-cut ADHD diagnosis.

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