Engaging Pedagogy is a regional, interdisciplinary conference serving faculty, graduate students, and staff committed to producing deeper and more effective teaching and learning initiatives.
The Engaging Pedagogy conference, hosted by Texas Lutheran University, provides a forum for participants from over 20 regional schools to share how we critically reflect on our teaching and learning and creatively adapt what we know to serve our diverse community of students. When we are at our best, students learn to reflect critically on their learning and life practices.
Schedule of Events
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8:30 A.M. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND LIGHT BREAKFAST, SCHUECH FINE ARTS GALLERY
Registration after 10 a.m. will take place in the Tschoepe Hall Lobby
9:00 A.M. CONFERENCE OPENING, WUPPERMAN LITTLE THEATRE, SCHUECH FINE ARTS CENTER
Dr. Rodrick Shao, Dr. Sarah Ferguson, and Dr. Patrick Cereceres, Texas Lutheran University
9:15 A.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE AGE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), WUPPERMAN THEATRE
S. Scott Graham, PhD., is an associate professor in the Department of Rhetoric & Writing and the Associate Director for Health, Humanities, and Medicine at the Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. His research is devoted to exploring the ethical use of artificial intelligence in scientific and medical writing, and he teaches classes on AI, writing, and persuasion in various contexts. His latest book is The Doctor & The Algorithm (Oxford University Press), and his recent essays on AI have appeared in Inside Higher Education, Stat News, and Composition Studies.
Theme: Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In the ever-changing age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), educators have new challenges, opportunities, and a growing curiosity about its implications for teaching and learning. It has also raised complex questions about how we can best prepare our students to work with AI responsibly and ethically in their future professional, personal, and civic lives.
- - How are you using AI applications to enhance your pedagogy, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches?
- - What dilemmas does generative AI create for teaching? How might we respond to these dilemmas with effective educational strategies for our coursework and beyond?
- - What are the emerging best practices regarding AI use in our classrooms?
- - What role will AI play as we pursue stronger communities regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion? What work remains to overcome biases in algorithms and other programming?
- - For those still feeling cautious - how can we overcome our fears, resistance, denial, or exhaustion around AI in the classroom? Do we have to?
11:00 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONS, TSCHOEPE HALL
11:45 A.M. LUNCH, Alumni Student Center (ASC)
12:30-1:15 p.m. PLENARY SESSION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS; DISCUSSIONS & DEMONSTRATIONS, WUPPERMAN THEATRE, Dr. Scott Graham, University of Texas Austin
1:30 P.M. - 2:10 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONS, TSCHOEPE HALL
2:20 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONS, TSCHOEPE HALL
3:15 P.M. CLOSING SESSION AND RECEPTION, WUPPERMAN
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The CTL Committee: Dr. Shirley Bleidt, Dr. Patrick Cereceres, Dr. Danna Salinas, Prof. Beth Barry, Dr. Sycora Wilson, Dr. John Sieben, Dr. Sam Hijazi, and Dr. Rodrick Shao.