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Drop-in and Meet Our New AI & Innovation Teaching Fellows

This spring, the Teaching for Learning Center is delighted to have four new fellows to enhance our support for MU educators who are thinking through considerations for working with AI for teaching and learning. Meet with them one-to-one during drop-in office hours. Join their workshops and enjoy the forthcoming podcast episodes that will launch soon!

 

Caroline Waldbuesser, Ph.D.

Course Director for Public Speaking, Assistant Teaching Professor
Interests: AI and equity, AI and accessibility, AI in the classroom, and Training instructors how to use AI
Email: waldbuesserc@missouri.edu
Drop-in: Thursdays from 3:30pm-4:30pm via Zoom

Mauro Palmero, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor of Hospitality Management
Interests: I am interested in all facets of the use of AI in the classroom.
Email: palmerom@umsystem.edu
Drop-in: Tuesdays from 10:00am-11:00am and Fridays from 9:00am-10:00am

Jared Schroeder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor at the Missouri School of Journalism
Interests: My research is in freedom of expression and emerging technologies. I’m interested in AI critical literacy and thinking about how we teach about AI and how we teach with AI.
Email: jcschroeder@missouri.edu
Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Digital Media and Performance Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Chair AI Standing Committee
Interests: Writing with AI, Teaching with AI, Social, Cultural, and Ethical Impacts of AI in the classroom.
Email: brownkevin@missouri.edu
Drop-in: Fridays from 1:00pm-2:50pm

Upcoming Events

Feb 20

Rethinking Requirements: Instructional Strategies for General Education Course

Feb 26

Improving Student Learning Tough Concepts

Feb 26

Interpreting Student Feedback

AI and the Learning Environment

In the spring 2024 semester, the Provost charged tri-chairs of an “Artificial Intelligence and the Learning Environment Taskforce” to create a working group to research and make recommendations on the following three areas: 1) pedagogy, 2) learning, and 3) ethics. Tori Mondelli (Director, Teaching for Learning Center), Enid Schatz (Associate Dean, Graduate School), and Ben…

Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools

This collaborative Google Doc was created by Faculty Developer Lance Eaton and offers over 100 sample syllabus statements which you can sort by discipline and rights for reuse. It is a wonderful resource to help every educator share ideas on how to communicate clearly with students on this important teaching and learning topic. Share yours…

Mindful Teaching in Moments of Tension

Inside Higher Ed features an article by Rosalie Metro that offers strategies for navigating sensitive classroom discussions, especially during election seasons. The article highlights the importance of establishing clear discussion norms with students, setting firm boundaries, and employing thoughtful phrases to defuse tense situations.

Mindfulness in Teaching Community of Practice

See an infographic resource for "Facilitating Sensitive Classroom Conversations with Compassion During Election Season" provided by Rose Metro and Cyd Funk, leaders of the Mindfulness in Teaching Community of Practice.
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