The FACILITATOR

Out Fall long series on spotlighting & combatting the main student motivations for cheating in our classes starts its tour with Student Self-Efficacy aka CAN I EVEN DO THIS?! If a project or assignment places students into the deep end and they don't have support or a way to even begin to approach the work, that can lead to cheating. This looks at how to support growth and student confidence AND doing good for teaching along the way. 
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
The Cheating Checklist [PDF]
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI - Bertram Gallant & Rettinger (2025)
Growth Mindset & Enhanced Learning (Stanford Teaching Commons)
Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction
Sequencing a Course Tips
Ep 50- Flex Due Dates Systems
"The Care & Feeding of Tokens" Token system example (Grading for Growth blog)

Out Fall long series on spotlighting & combatting the main student motivations for cheating in our classes starts its tour with Cost-Benefit Analysis. Despite our brimstone warnings, students will take our assignments on a case by case basis generally and can consider the costs of cheating vs the benefits. We look at the what of this, as well as why and how we can defuse this by raising the costs AND doing good for teaching along the way. 
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
The Cheating Checklist [PDF]
Ep 48 - Opposite of Cheating Q&A w/ Dr Bertram Gallant
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI - Bertram Gallant & Rettinger (2025)
Teaching with AI - Bowen & Watson (2025)

The pod is back for a new semester of teaching tips! We kick off the new term with an overview intro to a Fall long series on what are the main motivations for cheating in our classes. We will then be digging into each motivation in turn for what practical steps can be done to defuse each one. But first, the rogue's gallery of the Cheating Checklist 9.... 
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
The Cheating Checklist [PDF]
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI - Bertram Gallant & Rettinger (2025)
Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty - Lang (2013)
Ep 50 - Flex Due Dates

Select highlights of a Q&A on Teaching with A.I. with Dr. C. Edward Watson. Dr. Watson is Vice President for Digital Innovation with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and formerly Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia. Dr. Watson is nationally recognized for expertise in general education best practice and reform, evidence-based teaching and learning practices, as a futurist for higher education. He is also an expert in artificial intelligence in higher education, faculty development, open education resources, ePortfolios, and digital equity. Our NCSC Faculty Book Club has been working through the recently released 2nd Edition of Dr Watson & Jose Antonio Bowen's celebrated Teaching with A.I.: A practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning.
Resources Mentioned:
Teaching with A.I.: A practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning - 2nd Ed.
"A.I. Syllabi Policies - A Look at the Collection" - Lance Eaton
Weteachwithai.com
Educational Psychology: A Cognitive View - David Paul Ausubel
Socratic Mind (A.I. Powered Oral Assessment Tool)
AACU Conference on A.I. & Higher Ed

Highlights of Feb 17 Teachers' LunCHAT where Anna Plank & Jordynn Liggett of NCSC Registered Nursing program shared and took peer questions on what has worked for them leveraging Zoom mini recordings to support student success and engagement.
Episode Resources:
Zoom for Mini Chunk Recordings Tips/ How-Tos
Ep 29- Mini Lecture Recording Top Tips

In our increasingly artificiality infused world, how can we hack tools for increasing our presence and connection to our students? Shella & Mike discuss a framework and specific tools and techniques for hacking those tools for very human needs and ends to support success & retention! 
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Community of Inquiry Model
Canvas Speedgrader Recording Audio comments
Start/ Stop/ Continue Feedback on Instruction technique
Canvas Quizzes incorrect Answer Feedback
Canvas 'Message Students Who...' Gradebook Tool
Zoom Whiteboards

Shella & Mike are back for a new year of teaching tips! We kick off the new year with a powerful cheating buster of adding flexibility in due dates for assignments, with a variety of HOWs to implement this in your classes at 3 different levels of complexity.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Opposite of Cheating Book
Opposite of Cheating Podcast episode on flex Due Dates WHY
Model template for one-time SKIP a due date course policy
Canvas Assignment group Drop Lowest Feature
Best By Flex Due Dates
Clemson 'Extension Without Penalty' Case Study
Assignment 'Bundles' Contract Grading

Shella & Mike are makin a list! Of Teaching resources for reading or listening or watching over break to help enhance your classes!
Resources in this Episode:
"Dead Ideas in Teaching & Learning" Podcast
AI 'Potemkin Understanding'
Creating Significant Learning Experiences Book
"Tea for Teaching" Podcast
Learner Centered Teaching Book
Microsoft Accessibility for Beginners (LinkedIn Learning)
The Discussion Book

Very special pre-holiday treat of select highlights of a Q&A on AI v. Academic Integrity with Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant. Dr Bertram Gallant is an internationally recognized expert in academic integrity and ethics in higher education & the Director of the Academic Integrity Office at UC-San Diego. Dr Bertram Gallant was kind enough to join our NCSC Faculty Book Club earlier this month, which has been working through her (& Co-author David Rettinger) latest book, The Opposite of Cheating.
Resources Mentioned:
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI (2025, Univ. of Oklahoma Press)
Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant bio
Flipped Classroom Resources & Tips
The Opposite of Cheating Podcast

In honor of US Thanksgiving, Shella & Mike each share 2 Teaching Tools & 2 Teaching Techniques they are thankful for - with a couple bonus honorable mentions.
Resources Mentioned- Techniques:
Hybrid/ Blended Classes Tips
Active/ Experiential Learning How-Tos/ Tips
Place-Based Education
Fishbone/ 5 Whys Technique
Ep 18 - Team-Based Learning (featuring 4S technique) 
Resources Mentioned- Tools:
Zoom Tips/ How tos
Zoom Persistent Whiteboards
Poll.ly Free Polling tool
Canvas New Quizzes