evaluation
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Report on Khanmigo usage available
EDLI just completed a report that summarizes student engagement with Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s Generative AI tutoring tool, at Michigan State University. You can find the report on KC Commons at this link.
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EDLI’s evaluation of generative AI tutoring featured in the State News
The Office of Undergraduate Education is piloting the use of Khanmigo, a generative AI tutor, with some students on campus. EDLI is involved in evaluating its impacts. You can read about the project and EDLI’s role in this article from the State News.
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EDLI is offering mid-semester course feedback with Mid-FACT
Every instructor wants to create a meaningful and engaging learning experience, but how do we know if students genuinely connect with the material? Traditional student evaluations often come at the end of the semester, leaving educators with valuable insights—but no opportunity to act on them for the current students. This is where MidFACT—Midsemester Feedback for…
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Automating Course File Analysis: A Data-Driven Approach to Accessibility Reporting
The Problem: Managing Accessibility at Scale With the increasing reliance on digital course materials, higher education institutions face growing challenges in ensuring accessibility compliance. A recent ruling on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all publicly funded organizations to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards for digital content—including instructor materials, internal documents,…
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Listening to Students When It Matters: How MidFACT can Transform Teaching at MSU
MidFACT—Midsemester Feedback for Actionable Course Transformation Every instructor wants to create a meaningful and engaging learning experience, but how do we know if students genuinely connect with the material? Traditional student evaluations often come at the end of the semester, leaving faculty with valuable insights—but no opportunity to act on them for the current students.…
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Evaluating Workshops: A Practical Guide for Practitioners
Recently, we employed a comprehensive evaluation framework to appraise a multi-day workshop on integrating generative AI into course design. In this article, we will walk you through the evaluation and data collection procedures and reflect on how such evaluation studies can aid practitioners in refining their workshops. We started by selecting the framework where, in this…
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The “R” (Research) and “E” (Evaluation) of our Work: Insights from the 2024 EDLI Fall Retreat
On October 22, 2024, the EDLI team members gathered for the 2024 Fall Retreat, where discussions centered around our ongoing work on Research, Evaluation, and Implementation (REI). A key focus of our session was to unpack the differences between research (R) and evaluation (E), an important distinction that has continuously shaped how we approach our…