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Teaching writing in the age of LLMs

Teaching writing in the age of LLMs
Three Biola English professors share their thoughts
Clarissa Jocelyn, Managing Editor October 2, 2024

The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has significantly impacted the job market and education. LLM is a program that is trained on a massive dataset of various forms of written language to learn patterns that enable it to generate text, known as Natural Language Processing (NLP).  Schools, corporations,...

Krammes sculpts his story

A hand painting a flower
Barry Krammes will retire after over 30 years of teaching at Biola.
Jessica Goddard, Features Editor April 19, 2018

Professor of art Barry Krammes cannot imagine himself doing anything but art. He often states he might not be a Christian today if it had not been for art. “I guess I feel God has called me to make this crazy stuff. And it is sort of crazy, you know, but hopefully, it will spark something in someone,”...

Professors stress out, too

Photo Courtesy of Open Biola
Professors learn to balance personal life and educating students.
Christopher Baeza, Writer November 15, 2016
Professors learn to balance personal life and educating students.

Opportunity favors the persistent

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Professor receives scholarship to train English language instructors overseas.
Samantha Gassaway, Writer November 9, 2016
Professor receives scholarship to train English language instructors overseas.

Lectures still pack a punch

John Uy/THE CHIMES
Despite educational trends, traditional classroom teaching is still useful.
Jacqueline Lewis, Writer November 3, 2015
Despite educational trends, traditional classroom teaching is still useful.