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OER Textbook Review for Human Inheritance - Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits - An Introduction to Genetics
No full textThis review evaluates the adoption and classroom integration of the open educational resource Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits: An Introduction to Genetics for NAS322: Human Inheritance. The instructor found the OER to be comprehensive, accurate, and well aligned with core human genetics concepts, though some content areas—particularly mutations and certain visual diagrams—required supplementation or revision. The flexibility of the OER allowed for significant reorganization, modular use, and removal of non-human examples to better suit course objectives. Integration into Brightspace improved accessibility, reduced student confusion around textbook requirements, and enhanced engagement through direct linking and built-in quizzes. Compared to the previously used commercial textbook, the OER offered superior accessibility, adaptability, and sustainability, while retaining opportunities for continued improvement and customization. The instructor\u27s experience with the OER honorarium and library support further reinforced the value of OER for reducing barriers and improving teaching effectiveness
OER Review for Business & Society – AI Generated OER Supplements and Open Pedagogy Assignment: Undergraduate Perspectives on Respectable Business
No full textThis review examines the integration of open educational resources and open pedagogy in Business & Society (MG 313), where students engaged in both AI‑supported research and authorship to create the open textbook Undergraduate Perspectives on Respectable Business. The project combined open access materials, AI‑generated readable adaptations of scholarly articles, and a redesigned Position Paper assignment that invited students to contribute their work to a public Pressbooks publication. These activities strengthened student engagement, improved comprehension of responsible business perspectives, and expanded access to course materials. The iterative use of OER, alongside guest instruction and library support, fostered deeper student ownership of learning and broadened the course’s impact through student‑authored contributions to an evolving open textbook
Works Entering the Public Domain in 2025
No full textWhile January 1 is the day we celebrate New Year’s Day, it’s also another important holiday: Public Domain Day. At the beginning of the calendar year, copyright expires for certain works, and they enter the public domain (PD). Works in the PD are not protected by copyright and are freely available for public use.
This video highlights some of the most notable works to enter the PD in 2025
The Present and Future of AI: Ethical Issues and Research Opportunities
Full text linkHealthcare is currently a fast-changing industry with AI and generative AI (GenAI) playing a prominent role in the transformation of clinical as well as managerial practices. Clinical practices involve AI to diagnose diseases and develop new drugs and compounds, while managerial practices concern AI-supporting processes such as billing patients and insurance companies, handling electronic medical records, and supporting remote connections with patients, increasingly using virtual and augmented reality. Yet, all these opportunities offered by AI come with challenges involving potential ethical issues, such as discrimination, bias, lack of accessibility, and privacy issues. In March 2024, we organized a panel with healthcare experts, attended by 48 academics and practitioners, and discussed the innovative power of AI, along with its ethical concerns and in doing so, we attempted to address some of these concerns. This panel report summarizes key findings and outlines a research agenda for IS scholars engaged in health-IT research specifically examining the new frontiers of AI and GenAI
CLIC Newsletter - Fall 2025
No full textPage 1: Where are our language partners from?
Page 2: Boston Restuarant Reviews
Page 3: Restaurant Reviews
Page 5: Microstories in Chinese
Page 6: Day in the life with Chris Yan
Page 7: How Netflix Subtitles Shape Language Learning
Page 8: Holiday Celebrations across Cultures
Page 10: Recipe: Arroz con Pollo Panameño
Page 11: Recipe: Sopa de Tortilla
Page 12: Event Recap: International Education Week
Page 14: Story Telling Through Dance & Theater
Page 15: Andrea Velasquez’s Study Abroad Journey in Paris
Page 18: Breakfasts around the World
Page 21: Vicotoria: Study Abroad in Singapore
Page 22: Meet Dr. Heather Offerman
Page 24: Banana Pancakes Recipe
Page 25: Baijiu: China’s Spirit of Fire and Fragrance
Page 26: One Country, Countless Ways to Speak
Page 27: Day in the life of a commuter student
Page 28: Recipe: Pâté Chinois
Page 29: Student Work: Julian Castro
Page 30: Student Work: Keke Hirikul
Page 31: Staff Overview
Page 42: Spring 26\u27 Course
Columnas: The Honors Program Newsletter at Bentley University
Full text linkADAPTING AND EMBRACING COLLEGE LIFE AT BENTLEY:
Page 2: The Best of Both Worlds by Amanda \u2725
Page 3: How Bentley Has Changed My Life by Yun Song \u2725
Page4: From the Andes to Boston by Gabriel E. Mendoza Hancco \u2728
Page 5: Navigating Imposter Syndrome: A First-Generation Ethiopian Student\u27s Journey
TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT
Page 6: The TikTok Ban by Khussam Mohamed \u2728
Page 7: My Haphazard (Yet Steadily Improving) Relationship with AI as a Lifelong Writer by Sahil Raut \u2727
REDEFINING HAPPINESS
Page 8: Hack Your Happiness by Sadie Fitzpatrick \u2728
Page 9: Don\u27t Wait by Sinead Keyes \u2727
EMPOWERMENT AND INFLUENCE IN CHALLENGING SITUATIONS
Page 10: Public Speaking: The Value of Our Most Common Fear by Matt Bannell \u2728
Page 11: When it Comes to Toxic Environments, You May Have More Power Than You Think by Eloise Weintraub \u2728
Page 12: Campus Split: The Presidential Election by Marisa Rayhill \u272
Student Textbook Survey - Fall 2025 Executive Summary and Key Findings
No full textBetween September 29 and October 10, the Bentley University library conducted a student textbook survey. The purpose of the study was to gather data from students on textbook affordability. Students responded to 15-20 questions covering topics like how course materials influence their purchasing decisions, their total expenditures of course materials during Fall 2025, and the potential effects of these purchases. The library aimed to gather insights into: Students’ views on current textbook prices Openness to adopting more affordable educational resources on campus Likely responses and behaviors if faced with high-cost educational materials The impact of demographic factors related to textbook affordability for students Comparisons with findings from the Fall 2024 Student Textbook Survey
By gathering this data, the library hopes these findings will support the need to evaluate textbook affordability at the university, support the development of recommendations, and determine how no-cost materials and Open Educational Resources (OER) may be better integrated into courses in the future
The Present and Future of AI: Ethical Issues and Research Opportunities
Full text linkHealthcare is currently a fast-changing industry with AI and generative AI (GenAI) playing a prominent role in the transformation of clinical as well as managerial practices. Clinical practices involve AI to diagnose diseases and develop new drugs and compounds, while managerial practices concern AI-supporting processes such as billing patients and insurance companies, handling electronic medical records, and supporting remote connections with patients, increasingly using virtual and augmented reality. Yet, all these opportunities offered by AI come with challenges involving potential ethical issues, such as discrimination, bias, lack of accessibility, and privacy issues. In March 2024, we organized a panel with healthcare experts, attended by 48 academics and practitioners, and discussed the innovative power of AI, along with its ethical concerns and in doing so, we attempted to address some of these concerns. This panel report summarizes key findings and outlines a research agenda for IS scholars engaged in health-IT research specifically examining the new frontiers of AI and GenAI
Gen Z Sexual and Gender Fluidity in US Scripted Television
Full text linkThis essay addresses the rise in sexual and gender-fluid characters in scripted US television targeting the Gen Z audience (born 1997–2012), based on their moniker as the “queerest” generation, with over 20% of younger US and international respondents identifying as LGBTQ in polls, the majority as sexually fluid (bi/pansexual) or non-binary (genderfluid/genderqueer). By analyzing six series (2019–2023) marketed as “authentically” Gen Z, I argue this shift invests in Gen Z’s “hip” attitude towards such fluidity the same way Caldwell argues that 1990’s diversification of the televisual audience produced a “programming agenda…that cultivates and rewards distinction in ethnic, racial, and class terms” (2020, p. 376). Caldwell’s (2020) theory of boutique programming, described as “a selective, signature world where artistic sensitivity went hand in hand with social relevance and viewer discrimination” (p. 164), exposes how these recent series rely on “visual flourishes…and narrative embellishments” (p. 377) but move beyond cinematic techniques by combining palatial settings and extravagant lifestyles with shockingly explicit sexual situations. Caldwell’s (2020, p. 377) assertion that “stardom and gossip defeat the dramatic obligation or need for narrative coherence” is reflected in the 21st century’s reliance on social media promotions with hypersexual imagery and expensive designer outfits for its high school-age characters and an entertainment media which highlights their “edgy,” “sexy,” “explicit,” and “provocative” content. Therefore, I argue that, like Caldwell, we should avoid “overestimat[ing] the political value” (2020, p. 376) of these presentations when these non-binary identities are shown as inaccessible, depoliticized, and hypersexualized, which maintains rather than challenges entrenched binary ideals of gender and sexuality
CLIC Newsletter - Spring 2025
Full text linkPage 1: Leading with Purpose: Brian Shea’s Journey
Page 3: Restaurant Reviews
Page 6: The Power of Social Language Learning
Page 7: Day in the Life: Sofia Flores
Page 9: Multilingual Cities You Must Visit
Page 11: What’s Renaldy’s Secret?
Page 13: Silvana Davi’s Study Abroad Journey
Page 15: Street Food Around The World
Page 17: Arroz con Leche Recipe
Page 18: Meet Houria Mansour: A Student Leader
Page 20: Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe
Page 22: How Body Language Changes Around The World
Page 24: Day in the Life of an International Student: Bella Liu
Page 26: Francophonie Event Recap
Page 27: Study Abroad Experience in China
Page 29: The Role of VR in Language Immersion
Page 30: Language as an Investment
Page 32: How Multilingual Players Create and Share New Words
Page 33: Mapo Tofu Recipe
Page 34: Service-Learning with Jaden Hecht
Page 35: Counting in French: How Language Shape Numbers
Page 37: Day in the Life with Yang Fan: Programming Assistant
Page 39: Student Work: 电影《活着》的观后感 by Tracy Lai
Page 40: Staff Overview
Page 42: Fall 25\u27 Course