Arendt’s genius - like most geniuses - was the ability to point out the blindingly obvious to a world dead set on not seeing the blindingly obvious.

This is why we left.

You put sugar in cornbread 'round here and yore gonna get the most epic of Southern side eye.

We don’t do anything remotely that cool. Cool things, yes, but THAT cool, nah.

I have a no cell phones policy (mostly) but since all of our materials are online I allow laptops for notes and following the figures I present.

Believe it or not - my undergrad degree is political science/history. PhD in Applied Physics.

I am NOT in the business of punishing students - I am here to educate. If I catch someone 'leaning' on AI a bit too much but not outright plagiarizing I am apt to give a friendly pep talk more than hit the smite button. I'm an otherwise quite lenient grader - as long as it is your work.

3. We have no definitive policy from admin currently other than 'your class, your rules'. My current department chair regards AI as a scourge and plague akin to locusts and boils and is only too happy for us to snuff it out whenever possible.

2. I use AI detectors (3 in fact). All three must give me unambiguous scores (>80%). If I don't have full confirmation, I will grade the work, but inform the student that AI checkers are flagging their work. Usually, this is enough for someone to get the message.

I also use a bit of social pressure - I inform students that AI work is not acceptable, tell them why it is not acceptable, and have them sign a statement they have been informed of this policy, that there work will be checked, and they agree not to use AI content in their work.

Example: Use a given set of online simulators to test a physical law or principle (I teach mostly physics). Design and conduct the experiment, record and analyze data. Then, the next week I assign students to exchange experiments and have them verify each others' work.

Great questions!

1. I use a variety of methods - For my in-person classes everything is done in class and on paper. Tedious to grade and I give up instruction time to do it, but pretty much AI proof.

For my online classes I give assignments that are difficult to do only with AI.

Dear students - I don't care what your other professors do. In my class you get credit for your mastery of the subject material, not your mastery of the fancy search engine. If you turn in a writing project that is done with AI it will be marked zero. Do it twice and your course grade will be 0.

....and? It only matters if you think gay people are less than....oooooh....NOW I get it.

Moron.

I keep having dreams where I'm a student and I've been accidentally skipping one class all semester because I forgot I signed up for it and now it's past the drop date.

I'm also a professor.

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

I just had someone try to tell me that was a gender-neutral insult.

Really, my good man? And what color is the sky on the planet you are from?

We’re seeing it in Little Rock

Bro just made a great economics argument for single-payer healthcare.