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Designing Equity With Ai: Scaffolding, Offloading, And Translation For Students With Learning And Attention Differences, Oksana Hagerty

Teaching & Learning with AI

This session positions AI tools as a mechanism for supporting students with learning and attention differences grounded in theories of distributed cognition. It distinguishes cognitive barriers arising from peripheral demands from those related to conceptual understanding and higher cognitive tasks. Drawing on scaffolding, cognitive offloading, and translation, the session argues for equity through intentional task design rather than individual exception. It concludes by examining the pedagogical trade-offs between AI-supported cognition and the pursuit of tool-independent mastery.

Avoiding Libel (And Possible Defamation Consequences) In The Age Of Ai Detection: Lesson From Journalism For Higher Education, Thomas A. Pear

Teaching & Learning with AI

This presentation argues that educators should not rely solely on AI‑detection tools when accusing students of AI‑assisted plagiarism. Instead, it proposes using detector scores only as “pedagogic probable cause,” a term developed by the author that signals when a submission warrants closer review, not a basis for disciplinary action. The presentation opens by outlining the limitations of current AI detectors, including high false‑positive rates and documented bias against non‑native English writers.

The presentation then reframes the issue through two complementary lenses: investigative journalism and defamation law. Drawing on the Woodward‑and‑Bernstein “two‑source rule,” it contends that a single detector score …

The Regional Ai Ecosystem: Faculty Fellows, Elearning Execution, And Community Partnerships Powering Workforce-Aligned Ai, Christopher Prokes

Teaching & Learning with AI

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The Multimodal Video Evaluator (Mve): Codifying Decades Of Empirical Research Into A Systematic Multimedia Design & Evaluation Framework, Koichi Sato

Teaching & Learning with AI

Online higher education relies heavily on instructional videos, yet many faculty-produced media assets inadvertently induce high extraneous cognitive load. Instructional designers frequently face an “expert bottleneck,” lacking the operational bandwidth required to conduct manual, frame-by-frame pedagogical audits across expanding institutional media catalogs. To bridge this research-practice gap, this paper presents an operational blueprint for the Multimodal Video Evaluator (MVE), an open-access, AI-driven workflow designed to automate multimedia quality assurance. Built on a native multimodal artificial intelligence architecture, the MVE concurrently processes visual, auditory, and textual streams to evaluate media assets against 127 research-derived design guidelines rooted in the Cognitive Theory …

Accessible By Design: Leveraging Ai For Inclusive Education, Lauren S. Kehoe, Rebecca Weber

Teaching & Learning with AI

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Tools As The Lens: An Ai-Resistant Case Critique System That Builds Strategic Thinking, Francesca A. Dunlevy, Michael Houston

Teaching & Learning with AI

No abstract provided.

Responsible Use Of Generative Ai In Peer Review: Where Do We Draw The Line, Marti Snyder

Teaching & Learning with AI

No abstract provided.

Making Ai Accessible: Concrete Strategies For Teaching Undergraduates In The Academic Library, Gretchen Dreimiller, Emily Morgan, Calinda Strayhorn

Teaching & Learning with AI

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From Creating To Publishing: Writing An Oer With Students, Leonora Foels, Ambernicole Pfannenstiel

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Writing and publishing alongside students as an active learning praxis increases student motivation, empowerment, writing skill growth, relationships, and scholarly skills. This strategy provides a framework for supporting experiences with publishing, helping faculty adopters create assignments to author alongside students and publish manuscripts through OER channels.

Neongooey; V1, Carlos Ortiz Quintana, Jonathan Keathley, Ramses Ramirez

Laboratory of Planetary Habitability Atmospheric Models

This is the 1D magma ocean code used to create the NEONGOOEY data files for the Coupled atmospHere Interior modeL Intercomparison (CHILI) papers. This is a modified version of the GOOEY code from Schaefer et al. 2016, which includes carbon dioxide, a primordial hydrogen envelope, a new atmospheric escape framework and a new analytical corrected gray atmosphere approach for computing the outgoing longwave radiation (OLR). It has been used to model Earth, Venus, and Earth-sized scenarios at the orbits of TRAPPIST-1b and e.

Reframing Narratives: Remedies For Improved Human Trafficking Coverage, Stefanie Henriques

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

The global rise in human trafficking is not receiving adequate media attention. While newspaper coverage of the topic has increased, current research argues that the issue is framed with a lack of diversity, limiting audience understanding of its complexity. Some researchers also note that coverage disproportionately focuses on sex trafficking, with minimal attention directed to other forms of trafficking such as the labor or organ trade. This paper conducts a narrative literature analysis of media research on human trafficking, drawing on framing theory to identify dominant frames in media messaging and synthesize cross-cultural factors that impact how the issue is …

Samuel Johnson Dictionary, 1773 Edition, Beth Rapp Young

Research Data and Datasets

This dataset contains digitized page images from the 1773 fourth edition of A Dictionary of the English Language, contributed by the University of Florida and Indiana University as part of a digital humanities project led by Beth Rapp Young. The collection provides foundational primary source material for the study of 18th-century English lexicography and supports research in textual analysis, transcription, and historical linguistics.

Fluency ≠ Literacy: Practical Strategies To Scaffold, Not Offload, Rachel Rupprecht, Heidi Keller, Vanessa Hörmann

Teaching & Learning with AI

This open-access resource kit helps faculty transition students from passive AI outsourcing to critical evaluation and essential skill cultivation. It includes 11 Assignment Templates & Rubrics, a Template Selector Gem, an AI Literacy Coach Gem, a Mindset Shifts & Expert Blind Spots visual guide, and student-facing resources.

Ucf Pegasus Plan - 1st Grade - National Holidays, Ania Calbough, Paola Cedeno, Danielle Linare

Pegasus Plans: Social Studies Unit Plans for Florida Teachers

No abstract provided.

Ucf Pegasus Plan - 2nd Grade - Early Native American Cultures, Kendall Childs, Megan Klein, Tiffany Salkin

Pegasus Plans: Social Studies Unit Plans for Florida Teachers

No abstract provided.

Ucf Pegasus Plan - 1st Grade - Kid Economists In Training, Alyssa Mawyer, Logan May, Jordan Teitelbaum

Pegasus Plans: Social Studies Unit Plans for Florida Teachers

No abstract provided.

Propp, Ong, And Jung: The Order Of The Folktale Functions In Star Wars Rebels, Nathaniel Sorrentino

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

While the original Star Wars films have long been seen as a modern fairy tale (Gordon, 1978, p. 314), I argue that the animated television show Star Wars Rebels could also be considered a modern fairy tale due to its narrative structure. To evaluate Star Wars Rebels' structural elements, I examine its plot through Vladimir Propp’s functions of a folktale, as fairy tales and folktales share many structural elements. Vladimir Propp defined folktales around a series of 31 functions, with an emphasis on the importance of their order. Although there are certain areas where Rebels appears to diverge, careful examination …

The Scoop, Vol. 13 Issue 2, May 2026, Health Sciences Library

Volume 13

Latest news and updates from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for May 2026. Please see page 2 for a text-only version of this issue!

Drowning In The Tube, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Several years ago, I was hosting a group of international exchange students at my university. It was memorable and enjoyable for many reasons, not the least of which was watching them in their first encounters with American consumer culture. I remember the first time I took them to a supermarket to get toothpaste and other personal items. As they went down the aisle surveying several brands and types of toothpaste they came to a stop, seemingly frozen by the task of choosing an item. When I asked them what the problem was, they said that there were way too many …

Keratopigmentation: A Comparative Review Of Safety, Indications, And Clinical Outcomes, Emmy L. Colon Alamo

Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Works

Throughout the years, there has been an upsurge in the quantity of cosmetic procedures aimed at changing eye color or appearance. This trend raises significant concerns about patient safety and visual health, as although many methods are promoted worldwide, their efficacy and, most importantly, safety varies greatly. This review looks at the safety of procedures that alter eye color or appearance, focusing mainly on cosmetic keratopigmentation, which is currently the only legally accepted method for changing eye color in the U.S.

A review of clinical studies was conducted to evaluate the outcomes and complications related to keratopigmentation. Then, these findings …

Physics-Informed Neural Network Solution Of The 2d Helmholtz Equation With A Gaussian Source, Theodoros Panagiotakopoulos, Chris Velissaris, Aristotelis Nikolaos Rapsomanikis

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

We present a physics-informed neural network (PINN) framework for solving the complex-valued two-dimensional Helmholtz equation with a localized Gaussian source and spatially varying permittivity. Starting from Maxwell’s equations, the frequency-domain scalar Helmholtz formulation under transverse electric (TE) polarization is derived and enforced directly within the neural network loss function. The model employs a sinusoidal representation network (SIREN) architecture to capture the oscillatory nature of wave solutions and incorporates the Sommerfeld radiation condition to impose open boundary conditions. Training is performed using a hybrid collocation strategy combined with a two-stage optimization procedure consisting of Adam followed by L-BFGS. Numerical experiments in …

Co-Developing Syllabus Guidelines By Fostering Critical Ai Literacy Through Reflection, Janet Mannheimer Zydney

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Students co-create the syllabus guidelines on Generative AI use by critically reflecting on when they think it is appropriate to use Generative AI for class after watching informative videos on the mechanisms and resources required for Generative AI to work.

The Scoop, Vol. 13 Issue 1, April 2026, Health Sciences Library

Volume 13

Latest news and updates from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for April 2026. Please see page 2 for a text-only version of this issue!

Simulation-Based School Safety Leadership: Practicing Early Warning Sign Recognition And Response, Daniel W. Eadens

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

This entry describes the effectiveness of a simulation involving safety.

Ai As Scaffold To Re-Center Human Reasoning In Student Learning, Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

The increasing availability of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has renewed concerns about the role of human reasoning in student learning. Although AI systems can efficiently generate explanations, uncritical reliance on automated outputs risks diminishing students’ engagement with interpretation and justification. This paper presents an instructional strategy that attempts to re-centers human reasoning by positioning AI as a scaffold rather than a substitute for thinking. The strategy emphasizes structured evaluation of AI-generated content through activities such as step-checking with reflection, error analysis, and dual-method verification. These activities are grounded in research‑based principles that have been shown to effectively support student …

Arriving With The Five Senses: Resilient Whole Being In The Classroom, Mitra Emad

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Using a simple sensory arrival exercise to welcome and orient students to the learning environment encourages a whole being wellbeing approach to learning. Moving through each of the five senses as a way to fully arrive “in class” promotes self-regulation and engagement. In online environments, this exercise gives students an opportunity to settle into a familiar space, as well as to engage with that familiarity in ways that “render the familiar strange,” enhancing curiosity and opening up engagement with the course materials and learning experiences that follow.

Ai-Resilient Assessment Audit, Christopher Longo

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

The AI Resilient Assessment Audit is a quality assurance workflow where instructors use Generative AI to stress test their discussion prompts for vulnerabilities to academic dishonesty. Vulnerable prompts are remediated using a Personal Synthesis Protocol. This protocol requires students to anchor concepts to verifiable episodic memories and engage in structured peer review. This approach shifts assessments from simple recall to self-determined learning and fosters deeper student engagement.

Baseball Is Back, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the Baseball Season opens today, its popularity seems to be peaking. The recently concluded World Baseball Classic (WBC) generated great interest and considerable excitement. The climax of games between the Dominican Republic and the United States, and the championship game between Venezuela and the United States went down to the last pitch.

Check-In With A Chatbot: How Robots Are Redefining The Smart Hotel Experience, Jiaxin Sylvia Wang, Xiaoxiao Fu

Rosen Research Review

The research by Wang and Fu explores how guests perceive and experience smart hotels, with a particular focus on human–robot interaction. Analyzing 546 online reviews from Chinese travelers, the study identifies five key dimensions of guest gratification: utilitarian, sensual, social, experiential, and overall satisfaction. Guests praised smart servicescapes, robot efficiency, and novelty, while also expressing emotional connections and expectations for personalized interaction. The findings offer hospitality leaders a roadmap for designing smart hotel experiences that are not only functional but emotionally engaging.

Co-Working With Machines: How Service Robots Shape Frontline Employee Experiences And Well-Being, Cynthia Mejia, Hannah A. Crandell, Emily Broker, Mindy Shoss

Rosen Research Review

The research by Mejia, Crandell, Broker, and Shoss reveals the complex realities faced by restaurant workers navigating the rise of service robots. Through in-depth interviews with 42 frontline employees, the study uncovers how robot adoption affects collaboration, productivity, emotional well-being, and perceptions of job security. While robots reduce physical strain and offer entertainment value, they also spark frustration, resentment, and fears of displacement. This research offers hospitality leaders a human-centered roadmap for integrating service robots in ways that support—not replace—the workforce.