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The Principles and Practices of AI-aware Teaching: A Faculty Learning Community with Derek Bruff
Facilitator:
Featured guest Dr. Derek Bruff and Dr. Anna Cunningham, Assistant Director for Teaching Innovation
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Zoom
- Advance registration is required
Event Description
Join the CTL this fall, along with noted author and experienced faculty developer Derek Bruff, for a semester-long faculty learning community on AI-aware teaching. The community will be facilitated by Bruff to discuss and apply the lessons of his newly published book The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching.
Bruff is a co-author of the book, which offers principles, frameworks, and a wealth of practical examples of teaching with, without, and about AI. He is also the host of the popular Intentional Teaching podcast, and serves as an associate director at the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Virginia.
With generative AI making its way into all manner of domains, educators have a role to play in teaching students how to use AI effectively and ethically–and when to avoid using it altogether. Bruff and his co-authors argue that instructors should be clear on course objectives, understand the basics of how AI works, and explore what students think about AI and how they’re using AI tools. This positions instructors to make informed, intentional choices about what roles, if any, AI should have in their courses.
The learning community will meet via Zoom roughly every other Tuesday from 2 – 3pm during the fall semester. The schedule is as follows:
- September 1: Introduction
- September 15: Chapters 1-2 (Learning objectives, student views)
- September 29: Chapters 3-5 (What is AI, online courses, choosing your approach)
- October 20: Chapters 6-7 (Assessment, policies)
- October 27: Chapters 8-9 (In-class activities, out-of-class assignments)
- November 10: Chapters 10-12 (Reading, writing, and research)
- December 1: Chapters 13-14 (AI as a tutor, academic integrity)
Participants are asked to commit to attending at least 4 of the 7 meetings in order that we can sustain a productive learning community. Faculty will receive access to an electronic version of the book. Seats are limited.
This learning community is open to all WashU faculty. It will be especially beneficial to those who are still considering the role that AI should take in their teaching.
For questions about this Faculty Learning Community, contact Anna Cunningham.