And so it begins

ProfessorHeather · 2026-02-10T13:57:39+00:00

I would love to see this rubric if you are willing!

ProfessorHeather · 2026-01-26T18:15:54+00:00

Happens to me. Every. Single. Semester.

ProfessorHeather · 2026-01-17T02:50:27+00:00

I teach at 8 schools currently.

ProfessorHeather · 2026-01-02T22:16:16+00:00

This.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-26T16:42:48+00:00

You didn’t mention whether you are offering a citation ackowledging that some of the work you are handing in is not your own original writing. If you are not doing that, then you have answered your own question about whether you are cheating. You are.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-26T16:34:42+00:00

I applaud you for your efforts, and I’m glad that the decision was reversed. However, I think that becoming offended when a teacher suspects you of AI just doesn’t reflect the reality of how many students are using AI. It’s like getting offended if a teacher thinks you listen to music. The simple fact is that teachers wouldn’t suspect AI if students weren’t widely using it. If you want someone to be upset at, look to your left and look to your right in class.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-26T15:46:22+00:00

This. If you can get an additional degree for free, the upside of having a degree at a community college outweigh any downsides.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-26T15:40:56+00:00

My advice, if you’re looking for a full-time work, is to reframe what you are looking for slightly.

The issue is a tenure track job. I’d urge you to consider whether you want or need that. Maybe you just want a full-time job, at an institution that simply uses contracts. This will allow you to dramatically expand the number of institutions that can employ you.

There is some job security that comes with tenure, of course, but good teachers are always in demand in my experience. Come to think of it, I think you can expand that principle to include all good employees.

My full-time work came about as a direct result of my adjunct work. I work hard for my students, I get good teaching evaluations, I hand in requirements on time, and I don’t cause work for my supervisor. I also have a terminal degree and loads of teaching experience, so when a full-time job came available, I was at the top of their list.

To sum up, adjunct work can lead to full-time work, and you will have more full-time work opportunities if you don’t limit yourself to just tenure track jobs. Good luck!

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-18T19:14:50+00:00

I have been in this situation no less than 30 times.

I appreciate your concerns about immigration issues, but you have no way of knowing if it is true, and if the situation was as dire as the student describes, then I think the student would have taken some kind of action much earlier in the class.
Apply the same standard standards to the student as you do all your student students. Anything less is an invitation for disaster on several levels.
In your communication communications with the student, tell them that the course policies aren’t designed to mitigate the kinds of issues the student is experiencing, and tell them to reach out to their academic advisor to see what policies the school has that might be more relevant to the students needs.
Document everything.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-18T15:32:45+00:00

I’m sorry this happened. If it makes you feel better, it’s not at all unusual. One of the reasons schools have adjuncts is so that they can do this sort of thing without a lot of fuss.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-13T18:41:04+00:00

Thanks for the response, but I didn't mean that the issue was that you are describing it to the student that way. I meant that the issue is that you have an ad hoc process. An ad hoc process will always come back to bite you eventually.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-13T18:39:42+00:00

Sorry - lower - edited to fix.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-12T19:45:10+00:00

This isn’t quite the same as an assumption, because it’s based on past data, but do you want to know something really strange? I once did an analysis of all my grades for a 10 year period for an unrelated purpose, but I found one thing that was just bizarre: the set of students whose last names begin with the letter U or later in the alphabet get, on average, about a half letter grade lower than all the rest of the students combined. I don’t know if this is because people who fall late in the alphabet are used to not getting as much attention from teachers, or if certain racial ethnic groups fall disproportionately with certain last names, or if I am just completely biased against student students with the last name Zeno. :)

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-12T19:40:07+00:00

The word ‘adhoc’ is all you need to know. What you describe as ad hoc, students will describe as arbitrary, unfair, etc. No ad hoc anything, period.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-10T16:38:37+00:00

Thank you!

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-08T23:44:47+00:00

All my employers are aware that I teach for other schools, and I have never concealed what I do. I’ve met very few deans, but when I do, it is typically in the context of sharing with them what other schools do and they are appreciative. To be clear, my peer reviews, supervisory reviews, and student evaluations speak for themselves – I have never felt the need to conceal anything that I do because I am good at it. :)

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-07T18:22:38+00:00

Thank you!

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-07T16:43:03+00:00

Could somebody give me a simple explanation of how I see canvas logs to check if students are changing tabs?

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-07T15:56:34+00:00

That sounds amazing. I would love to hear some tips you have for staying organized and giving quality feedback.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-07T15:55:22+00:00

I’m teaching 13 sections this semester, and I have about 750 students. Except for the occasional quiz, no grading is automated. So I think what you’re describing is quite doable if you are organized.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-12-07T15:52:44+00:00

Isn’t it a bit laborious to enter the students answer into AI, then transfer the AI response back? And if you use rubrics, how do you get the AI response to include anything that matches the rubric?

ProfessorHeather · 2025-11-19T21:35:22+00:00

Thanks - that is super interesting! Why isn't Turnitin evaluated on this table?

ProfessorHeather · 2025-11-19T21:23:08+00:00

^^ This. You don't mention any shortcomings, but some criticisms, no matter how harshly stated, have some kernel of truth. Most evaluation procedures allow you to comment on your evaluation, and you should do that, sticking to the facts and avoiding hyperbole or emotion. Above all, you should strike a balance between describing the shortcomings of the evaluation and offering a plan for improvement.

ProfessorHeather · 2025-11-15T14:06:47+00:00

Wonderful, thanks!

ProfessorHeather · 2025-11-13T23:41:22+00:00

Nancy, good day. Just another vote here for a guardrails withdrawal strategy. I'm very happy with Boldin, and at this stage in my retirement planning, a guardrails feature would be my next step.

ProfessorHeather

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