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How Can We Convince Students That Easier Isn't Better?

Tuesday January 20, 2026, 12:30 PM - Tuesday January 20, 2026, 1:30 PM
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Effective learning requires hard work, but students (like all of us) often reach for the easier option (AI). This session will explore how clarity, transparency, and thoughtful design of assignments and activities can motivate students to invest in meaningful, challenging learning.

OPD events are open to current UMass graduate students and postdocs. Register here!

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Johanna Yunker

Johanna Frances Yunker

Associate Director, Office of Professional Development
TRaCE Transborder Campus Coordinator
Email: jyunker [at] grad [dot] umass [dot] edu
Phone: (413) 545-5347

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