There is never a perfect moment to start a new habit. It is always tempting to wait: for the new semester, the new year, a quieter week. The habits behind inclusive design do not need a special starting point. They can start with the next item you create. The Title II & Teaching Best Practices […]
Last time we wrote about Mahi, “Meet Mahi“, we were introducing you to the persona “Mahi” (the helpful dolphin fish), as we launched Mahi-Bot to support students 24/7 through our web-based AI virtual assistant. Jump ahead to today: with two years of data, we have been listening to students through Mahi, AI SMS text messaging, […]
Dear Colleagues, TLi is writing to share a brief update regarding federal digital accessibility requirements under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how they relate to our course materials and online content. The Department of Justice has extended the compliance deadline for public institutions by one year, moving it from April 2026 […]
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At CSU Channel Islands, we have long espoused servingness as an institutional value that extends beyond enrollment, demographics, labels, and statistics. It’s a celebration of our community, and as Gina Ann Garcia describes, intentional cultivation of institutional structures, practices, and outcomes that ensure Latine students (and, by extension, all students) thrive. In celebration of HSI […]
Background Between 2013 and 2019, CI’s average postgraduate completion rate (16.8%) exceeded the national average of 14.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2022). Research-related courses as well as support for attending professional conferences likely contributed to this success. However, completion rates among historically underrepresented groups (HUG), first-generation students, and Pell Grant-eligible students remained disproportionately lower, ranging from […]
Meet Mahi-Bot 🐟, the Cal State Channel Island Extended University’s AI 24/7 friendly guide. Inspired by Ekho, the dolphin, and powered by Playlab, this chatbot is designed to support prospective and current students, international students, and the OLLI community after hours. Why Mahi-Bot? We needed an AI tool that was both cost-effective (free, in this […]
This is the third part of the Rethinking Online Discussion Boards series, focusing on ways to develop dialogue and belonging in online environments. In this final post, I look at how feedback also depends on humanizing elements to be effective. Numerous challenges complicate feedback in online environments. Here are two: Providing good feedback takes time, […]
I have spent the better part of the last few years examining the transformation of our teaching credential students as they move from “student” to “teacher” during their one-year licensure program at CI in the Teacher Education Department. Specifically, my studies aim to map the known cycle of transformation onto their experiences and create activities […]
In Fall of 2022, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot received the President’s Staff Award for Innovation. As a valued member of the Teaching and Learning Innovations team, Megan has found creative ways to leverage technology and center humans to design for learning experiences. In this post, we share Megan’s 2022 speech, which continues to have relevance today. Transcript […]
At the 2023 President’s Convocation, Assistant Professor of Education, Tadashi Dozono, was awarded the President’s Award for Teaching and Innovation. The Teaching and Learning Innovations team has been proud to partner with Dr. Dozono on the Equity Inquiry Project, for which he was aptly recognized, and we are excited to continue our celebration of him through the […]
