The Learning and Teaching Nexus
at the New York University School of Professional Studies (SPS) works at the intersection of institutional schooling, workplace and professional advancement, and self-directed learning to explore educational possibilities in the Post-Information Age.
Best Practices for Proctoring Exams Online and In Person
Testing in general produces anxiety in students. The watchful eye of a proctor can potentially add more. However, some pressure is actually good for learning. Other kinds of pressure, like sorting out problems with unfamiliar tech, can have a negative impact. For exams, proctoring is certainly in large part about ensuring fairness and adherence to NYU academic integrity policy but it’s also about setting up a clear, structured environment where students can demonstrate their learning to the...
Assignments with AI: Critiquing an AI Podcast
In this sample Global Sport assignment, students read different articles about the same topic, then listen to a Gemini Notebook generated podcast about the articles. Students meet in groups to deepen their understanding by discussing their articles and critiquing what the AI generated podcast got right and wrong. AI Tool Gemini Notebook - Audio Overview Summary The purpose of this exercise is to do a deep reading of an article, then analyze and critique the output of an AI tool using the...
Assignments with AI: Build an AI Financial Planner
In this sample assignment, students practice creating Google Gem to act as a financial planner and then analyze its output. Through this process, students practice building gems, developing procedures and documents for good financial planning and critically analyzing AI outputs. AI Tool Google Gemini / Gems Summary Students will create a Gem to act as a financial planner, then upload data and documents to test its capability and utility and analyze the Gem’s output using their own financial...