Critical AI Literacy: A Faculty Learning Community
How can we help students critically evaluate the hype and fear surrounding AI—and make thoughtful choices? In this semester-long group, we’ll focus on human values and judgment while exploring essential AI literacy skills: ethical, rhetorical, and functional. Whether you are enthusiastic about AI use in your courses or prefer assignments that avoid or limit AI, you are welcome in this group. AI literacy matters to us all!
This group will meet on Tuesdays, 9-10 am, in Teams on Feb 3, Feb 24, Mar 17, Apr 7, and May 5.
Teaching in Turbulent Times Faculty Cohort
This group provides space for instructors to process and share the experience of teaching amid these turbulent, unpredictable, and tense times. In addition to sharing experiences and advice, we’ll explore how to focus on course goals while supporting students, setting boundaries, and managing our own needs. Whether you’re teaching directly engages with challenging topics, you’re wondering how world events might affect your classroom, or you just need a place to talk, this group can help support your teaching journey.
This group will meet on Wednesdays, 10:45 - 11:45 am, in Teams on January 21, February 11th, March 4th, March 25th, April 15th, and May 6th.
Faculty As Writers
Instructors working on writing projects while teaching often find it emotionally and logistically challenging to manage the workload and keep up motivation. It’s a lot to squeeze in! This group will explore resources, share tips, and reflect on experiences.
This group will meet on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30 pm, in Teams, on February 3, February 24, March 17, April 7, and May 5.
Making Writing Meaningful Instructor Book Group
What Makes Writing Meaningful offers practical advice and reflective strategies to help instructors design assignments that resonate with today’s students. Drawing on Michelle Eodice, Anne Ellen Geller, and Neal Lerner’s years-long study of what makes writing assignments meaningful and motivating to students, this highly accessible book will give you much to consider for your teaching—join us!
A copy of the book will be provided to attendees.
This group will meet on Fridays, 10:45-11:45 am, in Teams on March 6th, March 20, and April 3.