Adjunct faculty members are critical in higher education and deserve focused professional development. If you are an adjunct faculty member interested in learning more about effective teaching and learning practices, please consider joining us for our Adjunct Super Saturday Faculty Forum on Teaching and Learning. Super Saturday is a professional development opportunity for new and experienced adjunct faculty. Programming runs from 10:30am until 2:00pm and encompasses several components related to teaching at Marshall.
Fall 2024
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 10:30 am – 2:00 pm | Virtual (live, remote via Teams)*
Session Information:
Session 1: 10:30 – 11:30 am
AI and Academic Dishonesty: A Fun Beginner’s Guide – Ready to jump into the fascinating world of AI and see some of the ways students can use it to cheat? This segment is designed to lay out some of the AI options students have at their fingertips right now. We’ll take a peek into the cool, somewhat terrifying tech behind chatbots and how they can be used right now to “help” students do homework, take exams and write papers (aka do the work for them), as well as the many difficulties in detecting this “help.” We’ll also look at some of the ways educators are reorganizing their syllabi, rethinking their assignments, and reconsidering what knowledge and skills they want their students to know in the face of this very powerful, quickly evolving technology.
Session 2: 11:40 am – 12:40 pm
Become an AI Prompt Pro – Ready to jump into the fascinating world of AI and see some of the ways students can use it to cheat? This segment is designed to lay out some of the AI options students have at their fingertips right now. We’ll take a peek into the cool, somewhat terrifying tech behind chatbots and how they can be used right now to “help” students do homework, take exams and write papers (aka do the work for them), as well as the many difficulties in detecting this “help.” We’ll also look at some of the ways educators are reorganizing their syllabi, rethinking their assignments, and reconsidering what knowledge and skills they want their students to know in the face of this very powerful, quickly evolving technology.
Session 3: 12:50 – 1:50 pm
Outsmarting AI: Crafting Clever Course Assignments – The last hour will concentrate on designing course assignments that maintain academic integrity while leveraging AI’s strengths. We’ll explore strategies for crafting tasks that promote critical thinking, creativity, and original work, as well as cover tricks to use AI as a helpful sidekick. Through practical examples and lively discussion, you’ll leave ready to create engaging assignments and ensure educational objectives are met in an AI-driven world.
REGISTRATION is currently open.
*Registrants will receive connection information prior to the virtual session.
Information about Spring 2025 offerings coming December 2024.
For questions, email ctl@marshall.edu.