GTAs: this workshop is designed specifically with you in mind, exploring how you can build an equitable classroom community that engages students while valuing their contributions and potential. We will talk about being purposeful in how you position yourself as a leader and collaborator in a variety of learning environments, and while this session will be primarily activity based, we will also share resources that will help you apply pedagogical theory to your future student interactions.

While faculty workloads can make student mentoring, relationship building, and retention efforts feel daunting, there are steps we can implement in four important spaces (our classrooms, our offices, our departments, and our communities) which develop expanding systems of support around students. Learning about our students while also facilitating their connections to scaffolding available from faculty colleagues, our institution as a whole, and even our communities, increases the strength of the bonds that sustain academic and personal growth. Implementing small changes in current practices can go a long way toward helping students feel supported, understood, and able to thrive. 

Join us for a 30-minute session where we discuss some design considerations for courses in the age of AI. This session will explore how instructors can address AI in their classrooms. We will begin by examining both faculty and student perspectives on generative AI tools, look at sample syllabus AI policies, and then discuss practical approaches for developing clear course policies that distinguish between appropriate AI use and academic dishonesty. Rather than focusing solely on detection or restriction, we will explore how to redesign assignments through strategies such as incorporating reflections, peer-review activities and scaffolded assignments. There will be time to ask questions after the 30-minute time block.