SAS Office of Undergraduate Education
From humanities papers to STEM lab reports, generative AI (GenAI) is affecting how students approach their writing. Whether you’re worried your current writing assignments are vulnerable to misuse of GenAI, or curious about ways students might productively use these tools, your writing assignments could benefit from adapting to these new developments. This interactive workshop will guide you through the process of redesigning a writing assignment in light of GenAI.
Participants will bring a writing assignment they want to redesign and learn more about strategies for no-GenAI, GenAI-limited and GenAI-integrated versions. All disciplines and forms of written assignments are welcome.
Join us, Friday, September 18th at 10:00-11:00 am on Zoom, for a conversation with Abigail Zitin, Director of the Writing Program and Associate Professor of English, about the learning goals, methods, and strategies used in the recently revised (2022-2023) College Writing course, English 101. Abigail will lead us in conversation about how the new curriculum's emphasis on metacognition is designed to support students writing across disciplines, helping students to develop habits and strategies that will help them to succeed at the various writing tasks they'll encounter in and beyond their undergraduate career. Together, we will explore not just the methods and norms implemented in the course, but also best practices for helping students develop their expressive and persuasive abilities, even in light of the increasing use of generative AI.
We welcome you to join us for this useful conversation and look forward to a two-way exchange so that we can best support student writing development across coursework as much as in their majors. Bring your questions, ideas, perspectives... and don't forget your tea!
Tea & Teaching is an informal conversation around all things teaching hosted by Jenevieve DeLosSantos, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Standards in the Office of Undergraduate Education. This is a casual space, meeting monthly for discussion and Q&A with guest speakers.
Concluding our Teaching Conversation series this year, we turn out attention to the topic of AI and undergraduate research. With evolving AI technologies available to our students, many instructors are thinking critically about the ways in which these tools could aid or impede undergraduate research. How can we help students to develop thorough research skills across disciplines without overly relying on AI usage? What possibilities does AI hold for new research pathways at the undergraduate level?
Register here to join us for a panel discussion featuring SAS faculty exploring strategies to communicate with your students about AI.
Join us for a special Tea and Teaching conversation about AI technology and workplace expectations. As many of us are working with undergraduate focusing on their career trajectory, the role that AI might play in their hiring prospects has become increasingly important. Yet, many of us do not have industry insight into what kind of AI skills are valuable or what future employers expect of their new hires.
For this special conversation, we are joined by Jennifer Lenahan, Director of Career Explorations in Arts and Sciences and three of her colleagues who have worked with our undergraduates and recent alumni. Joe Ginese, Senior Manager of Rotational Programs for CVS Health, Robyn Ginese, Global Head of Leadership Enablement and Director of Executive Development and Joe Laranjeiro, COO of SurePepole, and Senior Advisor, Facilitator and International Partner, Conscious Business institute will join us to discuss the changing landscape of AI and the workplace and ways in which we can help support students in thinking about AI skills and their future career.
Join us for a “part-two” conversation with Elizabeth Matto, Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics about teaching during this challenging moment.
Register here.
Monday, November 17th from 4-6 PM in the Life Sciences Building Atrium (Busch Campus) Register here From humanities papers to STEM lab reports, student writing assignments are a key way
A timely conversation about teaching after the election with Rick Lau, Professor in the Department of Political Science and Elizabeth Matto, Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. With such a contested election season, we can expect our students to come to class with varied responses. Together, we will explore strategies for coming together in a classroom environment in a respectful and productive manner.
A conversation with Melissa Backus, Associate Director of the Office of Student Conduct and Julie Peters, Director of the Carey Library at the School of Management and Labor Relations about academic integrity and AI usage.
A conversation on co-creation with students with Dr. Tracie Marcella Addy, the founding director of the newly launched Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy. Together we will explore strategies for collaborating with students and building spaces for student voices in learning environments.
