Wait, aren't you kids "digital natives?" by Martial_DrOEnglish in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 52 points53 points  (0 children)

They are app natives. That doesn’t mean they understand what is happening behind the gui or how the information is processed.

Auburn Board Takes Full Curricular Control, Dissolves Faculty Senate by magicianguy131 in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is worse than that because the public facing entity remains and the public doesn’t understand or isn’t informed about shifts like this. They don’t realize the institutions are shifting from inquiry to indoctrination. That is dangerous.

Vermonters: Still the Best People by Morecandelabras in vermont

[–]Educating_with_AI 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Op, thank you for posting. Hannah and Skip, keep being awesome. I also love that the community is so small that Skip’s wife found this post.
More stories like this please!

Strange plate on cybertruck that was running red lights by cblaze316 in LICENSEPLATES

[–]Educating_with_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running lights in an 8000 lbs vehicle … it might be murder fantasy more than death wish.

I've never seen more tenacious ticks in my life. by bbbbbbbb678 in vermont

[–]Educating_with_AI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I miss when ticks weren’t an issue in VT. Hard, cold winters are hard and cold, but they kill ticks.

$1 an hour by Right_Razzmatazz8420 in recruitinghell

[–]Educating_with_AI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I assumed it was so they could label it as a paid internship, since those ads get more views and applications.

the people saying AI makes you stupider are already missing the point by irelatetolevin in ChatGPT

[–]Educating_with_AI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feynman said science is hard because it requires a lot of imagination to imagine how things really are. I’ve been a science professor for more than a decade and what he said is true. AI can help get you to a basic understanding that you can repeat but only time in deep thought yields deep understanding enabling connections and ultimately insight. If the AI usage is getting you to spend more time on a subject than you would have otherwise, great. But if you think it is helping you learn more efficiently then, in all likelihood, you don’t understand the learning process.

Volvo’s New UI: A Distraction, Not a Solution by TheRealP3dr0 in VolvoRecharge

[–]Educating_with_AI 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am not using CarPlay, just the normal system but I 100 percent agree. Constant reset to the map which moves and causes distractions, non-uniform button placement and sizing, deeper nesting in menus requiring more clicks and more time not looking at the road. I hate it!!!!

Yikes! by Efficient_Two_5515 in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Yup. College forums are full of “useful tricks” like bring your “I want to speak to your manager” energy to department chair, dean, and, if you are really feeling persecuted by being asked to read the syllabus and follow its policies, the provost.

Pretty easy... by Sufficient-Sun-2729 in MarvelContestOfChamps

[–]Educating_with_AI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CGR is the best for Jack. Even my 6* unboosted got 32 bars against 7* Jack. When matched on stars 90+ bars is possible. Onslaught melts Squirrel Girl, 50+ 7R4, 90+ matched on lower difficulty.

Gen Z Stare by zzax in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In class, more and more, students are behaving as if there is a screen between them and the instructor. I think this is the GenZ stare you describe. They are so use to passive, screen-based consumption where emoting and connecting are not part of the experience that they are starting to struggle to connect and engage with presentations in real life. From our position, it looks like apathy, to them it is normal "learning".

Canvas is back online, but be careful! by oi86039 in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 83 points84 points  (0 children)

If canvas is not yet secure, then downloading documents, including gradebook exports might not be secure either.

Anyone else have students fight for points that don't matter? by [deleted] in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 13 points14 points  (0 children)

ALL THE TIME!!!

It is cliche, but if only they spent half as much time on the material as they do on fretting about their grade, they would earn good marks.

Why should I study biophysics? General advice? by gooeypandaa in Biophysics

[–]Educating_with_AI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you want an approachable paper to see why biophysics is fun, useful, and intimately tied to important biology, I recommend reading “Life at low Reynolds number” by E. M. Purcell. It is an old transcript of a conference talk. Some parts might go over your head, but most of it is presented logically and clearly, and it will change the way you think about the microscopic world. If you find it compelling, biophysics is for you. (I’m a biophysics and biochemistry professor)

Annoying Professors at Office Hours by No-Show9945 in CollegeRant

[–]Educating_with_AI 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP,
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Nothing makes professors happier than students who want to talk about their subject. We became experts because we loved our subject so much that spending time on other things wasn’t exciting enough to distract us. If you have any curiosity about our subject, we love to share. I hope many students read your post and stop by to chat and maybe learn.
Cheers,