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The Emic Perspective of Generative AI

Teaching Anthropology

While AI has simply not been in the hands of students long enough to have longitudinal data on its impacts, there is a growing slew of research that touts it as a learning tool for non-traditional students (such as Dai et al., There have been course-grained sociological studies on students perceptions of AI (e.g. 2022, among many).

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The effect of learning spaces on various behaviors—territoriality, crowding, situational and personal space—has been the focus of some sociological and environment behavioral research. These research-based factors are minimal financial commitments that can help boost student outcomes.

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Bringing Anthropological Concepts to Life in a Virtual Peer Exchange

Teaching Anthropology

About the Authors Shelene Gomes (she/her), PhD teaches Social Anthropology and the Sociology of Culture at the University of the West Indies, St. She serves as an interim COIL/Virtual International Exchange Coordinator and an academic advisor for post-traditional learners. Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

TeachThought

Researching Socioeconomic Status Outside Of The Classroom Clever and Miller (2019) held a study that looked at a non-traditional learning experience with college-aged students. Teaching Sociology, 47(3), 204–218. We need to be aware of that impact in order to work around it. The impact SES has on learning knows no boundaries.

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What Does Blended Learning Look Like in an AP Class?

Catlin Tucker

I teach AP Psychology, blended and traditional, at a high school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She is a veteran social studies teacher who has taught Sociology, US History, World History, Anthropology, and Psychology. Over the past few years, I have been involved in the implementation of blended learning in my district.

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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Grafting ethnography onto journalism has been suggested for decades—it’s time to put it into practice.

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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. This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. Herein lies the dilemma. As described by the U.S.

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