The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the next offering in our Pedagogy Matters workshop series. These workshops support faculty from the pedagogical perspective in developing, designing, deploying, and utilizing technology in their courses.
Pedagogy Matters Workshop
The workshops focus on building and strengthening the pedagogical infrastructure of courses, no matter the format. The Center for Teaching and Learning will be offering a virtual Pedagogy Matters workshop in the Spring 2025 semester:
Pedagogy Matters 1 – Using Artificial Intelligence to Increase Authentic Student Engagement
When: Monday, March 3, 2025 | 3:00-4:00
Where: Virtual via Teams
Registration: Required
AI isn’t just a way for students to generate soulless discussion posts or get out of doing genuine research and writing (See Pedagogy Matters 2, below, for more on that). It can also be used deepen learning and actually make students want to engage. This interactive workshop will explore how professors are using AI to think outside the pedagogical box, gamify learning, and help students think more critically (yes, really). Through a lively mix of “show and tell,” we’ll look at real-world examples of AI boosting—not replacing—human connection in the classroom. Whether you’re AI-curious or AI-skeptical, you’ll leave with practical, ethical, and surprisingly fun ways to make AI work for you (and your students).
Pedagogy Matters 2 – AI and Academic Dishonesty: A Fun Beginner’s Guide
When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 3:00-4:00
Where: Virtual via Teams
Registration: Required
Ready to jump into the fascinating world of AI and see some of the ways students can use it to cheat? Join us for a lively one-hour workshop designed to lay out some of the AI options students have at their fingertips right now. We’ll take a peek into the cool, somewhat terrifying tech behind chatbots and how they can be used right now to “help” students do homework, take exams and write papers (aka do the work for them), as well as the many difficulties in detecting this “help.” We’ll also look at some of the ways educators are reorganizing their syllabi, rethinking their assignments, and reconsidering what knowledge and skills they want their students to know in the face of this very powerful, quickly evolving technology.
Pedagogy Matters 3 – Outsmarting AI: Crafting Clever Course Assignments
When: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 3:00-4:00
Where: Virtual via Teams
Registration:Required
Join our one-hour workshop on designing course assignments that effectively incorporate or circumvent AI capabilities. This session will guide you in creating assignments that maintain academic integrity while leveraging AI’s strengths. We’ll explore strategies for crafting tasks that promote critical thinking, creativity, and original work, as well as cover tricks to use AI as a helpful sidekick. Through practical examples and discussions, you’ll leave ready to create engaging assignments and ensure educational objectives are met in an AI-driven world.
Questions? Contact Jamie Warner (warnerj@marshall.edu).