Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Chatbots
One of my spring projects has been facilitating a faculty learning community on teaching and generative AI for the Center for Teaching …
Structure Matters: Custom Chatbot Edition
Ever since OpenAI gave ChatGPT Plus users the ability to create their own customized AI chatbots (called “GPTs” by OpenAI), I’ve seen …
Lesson Planning, Iterative AI Prompting, and Rubber Ducks
I’m facilitating a number of virtual faculty learning communities this spring on teaching and generative AI. After each session of one of …
Generative AI and Writing: Automation or Catalyst?
I was on the fence about reading John Warner’s new book, More Than Words: How to Think about Writing in an Age …
Red Lights, Green Lights, and AI-Integrated Assignments
Cross-posted from my Intentional Teaching newsletter. One of the most frequent requests I get from faculty is to see examples of actual …
Clickable Image Polling Questions
This is an updated version of a piece originally published in my Intentional Teaching newsletter in June 2024. Way back in 2009, …
An Oral History of the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
When I left Vanderbilt University in September 2022, I wanted to find a way to honor the good work that the Vanderbilt …
Talking to Colleagues about Generative AI
I’m facilitating or participating in five faculty learning communities this fall that focus on teaching and generative AI. Most of the participants …
Three Quick Examples of Teaching with and about Generative AI
This morning I met with a small group of UVA faculty to talk about generative AI. We’re reading Teaching with AI: A …
How Do We Define Quality Student Work in an Age of AI?
José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson have a new book out called Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New …