FIU’s WAC program is actively engaging faculty across campus. Our AI in Action workshops have yielded tangible results, with faculty participants enhancing their assignment designs to thoughtfully incorporate AI tools and strategies. We continue to collaborate with the Global Learning Office to support faculty in integrating writing into globally focused courses, while also providing ongoing training and support for our doctoral writing fellows, who are facilitating interdisciplinary writing groups across campus.
Looking ahead, the WAC team will host a reading group and workshops during the Fall semester, and during the Spring semester, we look forward to launching our annual WAC Faculty Micro-Credential Program, a program that provides faculty with hands-on training and recognition for integrating effective writing pedagogy into their courses.
Reading Group on AI and Teaching with Writing
Reading Group on AI and Teaching with Writing
In this reading group, we will explore recent debates and scholarship related to AI and teaching with writing. Readings will be sent to registered faculty ahead of time.
"AI, Faculty Workload, and Productivity" workshop
"AI, Faculty Workload, and Productivity"
This workshop will discuss ways that AI can help optimize faculty workload and support pedagogical productivity. We will explore questions such as:
- How might AI help expedite routine tasks, freeing us up to focus on work that requires more of our intellectual and pedagogical attention?
- In what ways might AI be a useful pedagogical partner in helping us revise assignments and create presentations to enhance student understanding?
- How can we use AI to enhance productivity while still maintaining a human-centered approach?
- What are the risks of using AI to enhance productivity, and how might we mitigate these?
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"Designing High Impact Practices: Strategies for Helping Students Communicate What They Know" workshop
"Designing High Impact Practices: Strategies for Helping Students Communicate What They Know"
This workshop will discuss strategies for designing effective capstone-style experiences and other high impact practices that enhance student motivation and real-world readiness. We will explore questions such as:
- In what ways might AI tools help us design course elements that support deep learning or real-world application?
- What skills or learning outcomes do we most want students to integrate or demonstrate by the end of our course or program?
- What might various capstone-style experiences and other high impact practices look like for our students across disciplines?
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