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| 9:30-10:15: Myths Vs Reality in AI | This presentation addresses myths surrounding AI in education, highlighting its potential benefits. Misconceptions include fears of AI-driven plagiarism, job replacement, lack of emotional connection, and bias. Contrary to popular belief, AI doesn’t function like humans but uses data patterns for specific tasks. It enhances, rather than replaces, teachers’ roles and can foster personalized learning, improving critical thinking rather than promoting laziness. The session clarifies these myths and showcases AI’s positive impact on education. | 1/8/2025 9:30:00 AM |
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| 9:30-10:15: AI Writing & Human Review | This session explores using AI in writing assignments through a writing-studies approach, emphasizing peer review and reflective practices. Participants will gain insights into self-awareness in peer feedback, reviewing others’ work, and helping peers revise. By the end, attendees will leave with a collaborative writing document series to use in their classes, exemplifying AI policy integration. Attention will be given to disciplinary perspectives on writing, both within writing studies and beyond, to support diverse needs. | 1/8/2025 9:30:00 AM |
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| 9:30-10:15: Managing Information & Maximizing Publishing Potential | This workshop supports faculty in navigating academic publishing by providing tools to identify potential journals, assess impact metrics, and avoid predatory publishers. Participants will learn to leverage subscription databases, AI tools, and Zotero, an open-source reference manager, to organize citations and manage references effectively. This session addresses challenges and opportunities in scholarly publishing, equipping academics to disseminate research effectively and make informed decisions in today’s complex publishing landscape. | 1/8/2025 9:30:00 AM |
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| 10:30-11:15: Leadership in AI | This workshop explores the transformative role of Generative AI in education, emphasizing leadership and practical applications. Participants will examine AI’s influence on daily tasks like scheduling, communication, and budgeting, along with curriculum development and alignment with industry demands. The session addresses AI-driven assessment, ethical considerations, and strategies for responsible integration, offering educators tools and insights to enhance their leadership and teaching practices. | 1/8/2025 10:30:00 AM |
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| 10:30-11:15: Building Community in the College Classroom | This workshop highlights the importance of community in enhancing student learning, especially in large classes. Participants will learn strategies to foster classroom community and share their own successful practices, creating a collaborative space for educators to exchange ideas and techniques that promote shared goals and experiences among students. | 1/8/2025 10:30:00 AM |
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| 10:30-11:15: Constructing and Uploading Innovative and Pedagogically Driven Program and Course Outcomes | This presentation covers pedagogical strategies for creating program outcomes aligned with institutional and career-specific goals, preparing students for professional success. It includes steps for uploading these outcomes into Northwest's system for consistent course implementation. Attendees will learn to develop, evaluate, and organize measurable outcomes for program and course alignment, with a focus on pre-professional programs requiring specific certifications and licensures. The session also guides participants in applying these skills to upload or redesign course outcomes effectively. | 1/8/2025 10:30:00 AM |
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| 11:30-12:15: AI as an ethical tool in the creation of teaching materials for university classes and for K-12 classrooms | This session explores the ethical use of AI in creating teaching materials for university and K-12 education. Presenters will share how they model AI use, helping future educators ethically integrate AI in classrooms. Attendees will view sample Academic Integrity statements for AI, hear university students' perspectives, and learn from K-12 teachers’ AI applications in lesson planning. Participants will also discuss AI's role in course design and share practical uses for teaching and assignments. | 1/8/2025 11:30:00 AM |
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| 11:30-12:15: Innovation in Discussion Board Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation | This session explores innovative approaches to discussion board design, focusing on enhancing student engagement, critical thinking, and community in online courses. It presents evidence-based strategies, including Skinner’s DEARC Discussion Board Strategy ©, to improve faculty and student success. Participants will learn to integrate AI in discussion board creation, implementation, and evaluation while mitigating AI pitfalls. The session includes hands-on experience with DEARC and AI tools for crafting effective, interactive discussion boards tailored for meaningful engagement. | 1/8/2025 11:30:00 AM |
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| 11:30-12:15: Give your course site a glow up and increase student engagement | Librarians will guide you in updating course resources with current articles, case studies, and videos to enhance student engagement. Discover how customized LibGuides provide credible sources, access MIT Press open-source texts, and embed streaming videos. Additionally, learn to use AI tools like Twee to generate questions from video content and enhance course materials quickly and effectively. | 1/8/2025 11:30:00 AM |
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