2023-24 FLCs
During the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters, the following communities met to research and develop actionable insights to inform online teaching and learning practices within the University. The two communities were selected through a CFP process in Fall 2023.
AI in Today’s Classroom: Exploring Tools, Tips, and Dispositions with Classroom Use
Facilitator: Dr. Latasha Holt, Assessment Coordinator & Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Curriculum & Instruction
This FLC focused on prompting positive dispositions about AI in the educational setting by exploring useful AI tools and sharing tips related to pedagogy and policy.
Through collaboration, this group tackled this topic using think-tanks to gain understanding, address research needs, and share discoveries with others.
Participants:
- Bertha Myers, master instructor, Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership (EDFL)
- Dr. Laura Latiolais, assistant professor, Department of Accounting
- Dr. Farzad Ferdowsi, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Aminul Islam, associate professor, School of Computing and Informatics
- Marla Perez, instructor, Department of Biology
- Penny Powell, master instructor, Department of Biology
- Dr. Amal Bakry, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
- Dr. Barbara Marchetti, instructor, Department of Chemistry
Results:
- AI Usage Survey Data, Findings, and Recommendations
- AI Usage Survey Data by College
- AI Tool Resources
- Video Presentation: Using Chatbots with Designing Research Projects in the BIOL 328 Lab
- Video Presentation: AI Use in Higher Education Classrooms: Needs, Dispositions, and Future Thoughts
Anti-racism in Digital Pedagogies and Learning
Facilitator: Dr. Matthew Green, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Curriculum & Instruction
This FLC explored anti-racism, how anti-racism is intersectional, and how anti-racism applies to digital pedagogies and learning across multiple disciplines and contexts. The community used publicly available resources to examine the foundational principles of anti-racism pedagogies and how these translate into practice in online and digital spaces. FLC activities included readings, discussions, listening to podcasts, problem solving and collaborative tasks.
Participants:
- Whitney Storey, senior instructor, Department of Psychology
- Dr. Erika Caramillo-Hatch, assistant professor, Department of Psychology
- Jennifer Dailey, instructor, LHC Group · Myers School of Nursing
- Priyadarshini Pathak, instructor, Department of Chemistry
- Dr. Jessie Broussard, assistant director of student support services, Office of Special Services
- Dr. Jorden Melton, academic success coach, Office of Student Success
- Allison Marcel, academic success coach, Office of Student Success
- Jonathan Brown, sustainability coordinator, Office of Sustainability