AI Tutors, Metacognition, and Teaching Students to Learn
I wrote the first draft of the “Using AI as a Tutor” chapter in the forthcoming Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching, co-authored with …
More Strategies for Avoiding AI
Cross-posted from the University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence. On February 13, 2026, the Center for Teaching Excellence hosted a second …
AI and the Work of Centers for Teaching and Learning
How should centers for teaching and learning (CTLs) be involved in conversations and activity around generative AI on their campuses? Last weekend, …
Avoiding AI: Strategies for Keeping AI (Mostly) Out of Your Course
Cross-posted from the University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence. On November 19, 2025, the Center for Teaching Excellence hosted a virtual …
Recent Experiments in Teaching with and about AI
Cross-posted from the University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence This fall I facilitated a reading group for the book Teaching Effectively with …
Not Your Default Chatbot: Five Teaching Applications of Custom AI Bots
I’ve been working with several faculty members this fall who are experimenting with the use of custom AI chatbots in their teaching. …
Reading Strategies: Scaffolding or Skill Building?
Cross-posted from my Intentional Teaching newsletter. You’ve heard of Google NotebookLM and its “audio overview” feature, right? This is the AI-powered tool that can …
The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching
I am very excited to share the news that I’m working on a new book! I’m joining Annette Vee, associate professor of …
Higher Ed Podcasting Is Having a Moment
Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend HigherEd PodCon, the first conference devoted to podcasting across higher ed. Thanks to UPCEA, …
Clinical Simulations, Now with Generative AI
Last month my University of Virginia colleague Sarah Cochran was interviewed by Joshua Kim for his “Leading Innovation” blog on Inside Higher Ed. …