Tag: AI
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Transforming teaching with AI: A fall faculty learning opportunity
Invitation The goal isn’t to outsmart AI or to pretend it doesn’t exist, but to harness its potential to enhance education while mitigating the downside. The question now is not whether AI will change education, but how we will shape that change to create a more effective, equitable, and engaging learning environment for all. —Ethan…
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AI in education: Enhancing learning or eroding critical thinking?
By Joseph J. Slade, OSU School of Psychological Science Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have exploded onto the educational scene, bringing both excitement and concern. Faculty and instructional designers find themselves grappling with a burning question: Does student use of AI enhance learning outcomes, or does it hinder deep learning and critical thinking? Given…
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Exciting new fellowship opportunities for teaching faculty
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites applications for multiple faculty fellowships for the 2025–2026 academic year. These fellowships provide pathways for instructional faculty to increase their educational leadership skills, develop teaching resources, and design and deliver programs that drive teaching excellence across OSU. Up to five Teaching Excellence Fellowships, up to two AI…
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AI Week 2025 preview: Innovation, insights and inspiration
You’re invited to join your colleagues for a series of 45 dynamic and informative events that mark Oregon State University’s commitment to innovative and ethical use of AI in higher education. During AI Week, April 28 to May 2, the OSU community will come together with leading industry partners for a week of exploration, innovation,…
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Call for Participation – Spring ’25 Teaching & AI Faculty Learning Community
Invitation The goal isn’t to outsmart AI or to pretend it doesn’t exist, but to harness its potential to enhance education while mitigating the downside. The question now is not whether AI will change education, but how we will shape that change to create a more effective, equitable, and engaging learning environment for all.” ––Ethan Mollick,…
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Empower your teaching: Winter ’25 professional development events
Teaching faculty, mark your calendars! Engage with colleagues in these events brought to you by the Center for Teaching and Learning. Check CTL Workshops & Events, Academic Technology Events, and Ecampus Online Teaching Workshops and Events for the latest updates and details about teaching-related professional development opportunities. Also see upcoming AI events and past recordings.…
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Last chance to join the Winter ’25 AI book club
Update Dec. 27, 2024: Registration for the Winter ’25 AI book club is now closed. The integration of AI in education is not a future possibility—it’s our present reality. This shift demands more than passive acceptance or futile resistance. It requires a fundamental reimagining of how we teach, learn, and assess knowledge. As AI becomes…
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Call for participation: Winter ’25 Teaching and AI Faculty Learning Community
Invitation The goal isn’t to outsmart AI or to pretend it doesn’t exist, but to harness its potential to enhance education while mitigating the downside. The question now is not whether AI will change education, but how we will shape that change to create a more effective, equitable, and engaging learning environment for all.” ––Ethan Mollick,…
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Autumn leaves and learning: Upcoming events
We hope to see you in the coming weeks at these professional development opportunities for Oregon State University faculty and GTAs: CTL Quality Teaching (QT) Talk: The Courage to Teach Tuesday, Oct. 29, 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. in LINC 350 and via Zoom – Parker J. Palmer’s classic book emphasizes the deep interconnections between student,…
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Empower your teaching: Fall ’24 professional development events
Teaching faculty, mark your calendars! Engage with colleagues in these events brought to you by the Center for Teaching and Learning and other OSU faculty support units. Check the CTL events calendar, Academic Technologies events calendar, and Ecampus Online Teaching Workshops and Events for the latest updates and details. Also see upcoming AI events and…