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November 30, 2022, OpenAI Launched ChatGPT

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November 30, 2022, OpenAI Launched ChatGPT

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https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/

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Wanda Moore, the Academic Integrity Officer at SBU reached out to the Center of Excellence in Learning and Teaching(CELT), and expressed her observation and concern about Generative AI-related cases. CELT collaborated with Wanda to support the SBU academic community on the new frontier.

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Academic Integrity at Stony Brook University

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Feb. 2, 2023 CELT AI Panel Discussion: Trends and Tips: Assessment in the Classroom 

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Feb. 2, 2023 CELT AI Panel Discussion: Trends and Tips: Assessment in the Classroom 

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trends and tips assessment in the classroom flyer

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Spring 2023, Generative AI: Teaching Resources webpage launched on CELT's website.

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Spring 2023, Generative AI: Teaching Resources webpage launched on CELT's website.

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Blog post: ChatGPT, Friend or Foe?

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Panel Discussions:

Workshops:

Generative AI in Higher Education: A Crash Course for Faculty and Staff (2/15/24): PowerPoint | Recording

Generative AI in Higher Education: A Deep Dive Into Assessment Redesign (2/29/24): PowerPoint | Recording

Generative AI Boot Camp: How Can AI Make Your Life as a Professor Easier? (3/28/24): PowerPoint | Recording

Resources

Guidance on Generative AI

Add a Generative AI statement in your syllabus.

Faculty should consider if they want to allow or restrict the use of generative AI in their class more broadly, and if allowed, for which assignments and in what capacity. Clarity with both class and assignment expectations is paramount, and it is useful to let students know when they can or cannot use this tool. In addition to your students, engage your teaching assistants in these conversations, making sure they are aware of your expectations so they can share the same message.

Take Generative AI for a test drive.

The functionality of generative AI tools may vary depending on what it is being asked. All outputs provided by generative AI come from the information it has access to so if the information is biased or incorrect, the answers will be as well; more significantly, the "probable" syntaxes that it "generates" need cross-checking with authentic sources. So test them out with prompts specific to your discipline, context, topic, etc, so you can better address student questions and have a better idea of if and when the tool might be useful. You will also be able to answer student questions if you have explored its abilities as well as its defects and biases that these tools may have.

Teach students the benefits and limitations of using Generative AI.

As students begin to use this new tool, they may need help knowing where it may be useful and what its limitations are. It also is beneficial to them to explain when and why it may or may not be appropriate to use it. For example, give a prompt to a writing bot and then annotate what worked well, what could be improved, and why. So, an effective practice is to either show students how AI tools are inadequate or problematic or to help them figure out how it can aid the learning process; avoiding or prohibiting is less likely to prevent problematic use.

Think about Generative AI as a tool.

Similar to the calculator, think about how you and your students can use this new tool both inside and outside the classroom. Where will it help your students, and when should it be avoided so as not to impede learning?

If you need additional support:

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Generative AI: Teaching Resources | Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

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The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is dedicated to leading the exploration and implementation of exemplary teaching and learning, promoting the value and practice of teaching excellence to improve student success through innovation, collaboration and research

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April 11, 2023, CELT AI Panel Discussion: Trends and Tips: AI Bots in Your Classroom-A New Era of Teaching and Learning

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April 11, 2023, CELT AI Panel Discussion: Trends and Tips: AI Bots in Your Classroom-A New Era of Teaching and Learning

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CELT, Library, Program in Writing and Rhetoric, Academic Integrity Office collaborated.

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CELT designed a short need-assessment survey for faculty and staff, and collected 76 responses. 10% used it regularly, 25% used it occasionally, 29% tested it out, 33% heard about it but never used it, and 3% did not know it.

We also learned that faculty agree Generative AI can be effectively used in the classroom, and more AI-related academic integrity cases will rise. Faculty also realized the need to revise their existing writing assignments.

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June 13,  2023,  School of Dental Medicine

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June 13,  2023,  School of Dental Medicine

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Sept. 8, 2023, CELT AI Panel Discussion: Embracing AI, Preserving Integrity: Navigating the Generative AI Challenge

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Sept. 8, 2023, CELT AI Panel Discussion: Embracing AI, Preserving Integrity: Navigating the Generative AI Challenge

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Embracing AI Preserving Integrity AI Panel Discussion Flyer

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Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series

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Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series

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Sept. 6, 2023: A Crash Course for Faculty and Staff (PowerPoint | Recording)

Oct. 12, 2023: A Deep Dive into Assessment Redesign (PowerPoint | Recording)

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Fall, 2023, CELT hosted Monthly AI Discussions

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Fall, 2023, CELT hosted Monthly AI Discussions

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Three open conversations (September, October, and December 2023) were facilitated on Zoom

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Sept. 6, 2023, School of Nursing AI Crash Course

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Sept. 6, 2023, School of Nursing AI Crash Course

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Oct. 13-14, 2023, Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI: Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence

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Oct. 13-14, 2023, Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI: Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence

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Proposals for "Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI: Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence" will be accepted until August 14, 2023.

Conference registration is now open! Please scroll down, beyond the Call for Proposals, to link to the registration form as well as a separate payment link.

Call for Proposals, 2023

" Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI:
Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence"
Join us October 13-14, 2023, for a virtual conference hosted by the SUNY Council on Writing and the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University
The recent attention given to the topic of artificial intelligence has been largely attributed to the introduction of ChatGPT, the conversational (and controversial) chatbot released by OpenAI. ChatGPT, itself an assemblage of many technologies like large language models, neural networks, and natural language processing that we colloquially simplify to "AI," represents only a portion of the larger landscape of machine learning and artificial intelligence development that has taken place over decades. But the sudden explosion of public access to sophisticated generative AI programs like ChatGPT has pushed into the mainstream the idea that machines can "write" (perhaps even in ways some readers see as cogent and well-reasoned) in response to open-ended questions. What does it mean to practice rhetoric in this age of artificial intelligence? What does it mean, more broadly, to write, think, and learn? How does this new development in "writing technology" reshape our understanding and practice as human rhetors? What are the areas of concern and/or potential, and how do we address them in different disciplines and contexts? What rhetorical relationships of AI and writing, thinking, and learning might we wish to amplify or attenuate?

We invite teachers and scholars across all disciplines to come together to explore the broader implications of generative AI tools like ChatGPT for the future of rhetoric, writing, thinking, and learning. This year, we want to specifically invite scholars/ educators from other disciplines who are interested in how their own subjects and classrooms are being influenced by rhetoric and AI. We welcome panels and presentations that engage with how we may carve new pathways of pedagogy and scholarship by advancing our understanding of new modes of artificial intelligence, addressing what we value about human agency as writers, and exploring how we may use and shape this emerging technology.

Some ways to engage with the theme include but are not limited to the following topics:

Ethics of persuasion by and with AI

Critical thinking and computer thinking

The ethics of using language-generation software in student writing, and the ethics of "detecting" such use

Existing and emerging AI developments and platforms likely to influence writing and rhetoric in the future

Enhancing learning and pedagogy (in/across the disciplines) with artificial intelligence

Dominant discourses and rhetorics of AI

Student agency and artificial intelligence

Public discourse and perception of AI, writing, and/or education

Social change and artificial intelligence

AI and linguistic diversity, neurodiversity, and equity

Hermeneutic and ontological grounding in the age of AI

We encourage submissions from faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars across the disciplines within and beyond SUNY. In addition to traditional abstract and panel presentation proposals, we seek out unique submissions that play with conference form, for example by (1) assembling workshops and discussions to address a central question or problematic regarding AI and rhetoric to prompt community conversations, (2) bringing together a panel with scholars from rhetoric and writing with experts in other fields, and (3) preparing a demonstration or performance of inventive and artistic uses of AI, writing, and rhetoric.

Please submit your proposals via this Google Form. Deadline for submissions is Monday August 14, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern. See below for information on attendance fees.

Questions should be directed to sunycouncilonwriting@gmail.com.
Registration will be confirmed once the attendance fee has been processed.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
Conference registration is a two-part process.

First, fill out this GoogleForm.
Second, submit payment via this link.

$40 for tenure-track faculty and professionals

$25 for non-tenure track, full-time permanent faculty and professionals

Free for graduate and undergraduate students and part-time faculty and professionals.

If you are in need of support to attend, please email us at sunycouncilonwriting@gmail.com, and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Past Conferences

2021, "Scarcity and Abundance: Cultivating Community and Expertise in Uncertain Times." A virtual conference hosted by the SUNY Council on Writing.

2019, November 8-9, Purchase College, NY. The Art of Writing/The Writing of Art

2018, October 19th and 20th, Farmingdale State College campus, Farmingdale, NY. Theme: Why Writing Matters: Articulating the Value of Writing to Students, Administrators, and Faculty from Across the Disciplines.

2017, Onondaga Community College. Theme: The theme for this year's conference will be Defining Success in College Composition: Rethinking Writers, Writing, and Pedagogy.

2016, University at Albany. Theme:"Writing (and) Affordability." Keynotes: Tamika Carey, Eileen Schell.

2014, Onondaga Community College. Theme: "Transitions: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education." Keynotes: Cheryl Ball, Tony Scott.

2013 University at Buffalo. Theme: "Building Cultures of Writing for Tomorrow." Keynote: Richard Miller.

2012, Fashion Institute of Technology. Theme: "Sustainability and Writing." Keynote: Amy Kimme Hea.

2011, Binghamton University. Theme: "Building 21 st Century Writing Programs: Literacy and Leadership in the New Millenium." Keynotes: Lynne Bloom, Kurt Spellmeyer.

2010, Plattsburgh. Theme: "Teaching Writing for Social Justice." Keynote: Nancy Welch.

2009, Buffalo State. Theme: "Writing Program Identities." Keynote: Elizabeth Wardle.

2008, Stony Brook. Theme: "Inevitable Intersection: Writing at the Crossroads of Public and Private Discourse in the 21 st Century." Keynote: Sondra Perl.

2007, Albany. Theme: "Writing in an Age of Assessment." Keynote: Peter Elbow.

2006, Oswego. Theme: "Words of One's Own: Plagiarism, Citation, Textual Ownership, and Academic Integrity." Keynote: Rebecca Moore Howard.

2004, Adirondack Community College. Theme: "Writing Across and Beyond Institutional Borders." Keynote: Eileen Schell.

2003, Suffolk Community College. Keynotes: Kathleen Blake Yancey and Doug Hesse.

2002, Jefferson Community College. Theme: "Energizing Teaching, Writing, and the Teaching of Writing."

2001, Alfred State. Keynote: Pat Belanoff.

1999, SUNY Potsdam.

1998, Genesee Community College.

1997, Suffolk Community College. Theme: "Teaching Toward the 21 st Century: Where are We Going? Where Have We Been?" Keynote: Kathryn Gottschalk.

1993, Niagara Community College. Theme: "Exploring Complexities." Keynote: Chris Anson.

1992, SUNY Institute of Technology Utica/Rome. Theme: "Creating a Community of Writing." Keynote: Cynthia Selfe.

1991, Westchester Community College. Theme: "The Right to Literacy." Keynote: James Slevin.

1990, Buffalo State. Theme: "Issues in the Teaching of Writing"; keynote speaker: Alan C. Purves; 22 articles in the published Conference Proceedings
*Note: Our records here are incomplete. If you have information about what's either missing or inaccurate in this list, please let us know!
1989, Farmingdale.

1985, Brockport.

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Oct. 18, 2023, School of Nursing Deep Dive Assessment Redesign Workshop

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Oct. 18, 2023, School of Nursing Deep Dive Assessment Redesign Workshop

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Oct. 20, 2023, LICAC AI Presentation at SUNY Old Westbury

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Oct. 20, 2023, LICAC AI Presentation at SUNY Old Westbury

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Nov. 8, 2023, Renaissance School of Medicine AI Talk

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Nov. 8, 2023, Renaissance School of Medicine AI Talk

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Nov. 20, 2023, CEL AI Panel Discussion: Exploring Generative AI in Teaching and Learning: A Student's Perspective

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Nov. 20, 2023, CEL AI Panel Discussion: Exploring Generative AI in Teaching and Learning: A Student's Perspective

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Spring 2024 Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series

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Spring 2024 Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series

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Feb. 15, 2024: A Crash Course for Faculty & Staff

(PowerPoint | Recording)

Feb. 29, 2024: A Deep Dive into Assessment Redesign

(PowerPoint | Recording)

March 28, 2024: Generative AI Boot Camp: How Can AI Make Your Life as a Professor Easier?

(PowerPoint | Recording)

April 26, 2024: Generative AI Cafe: Faculty Dialogue on AI in Higher Education (PowerPoint)

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Feb. 20, 2024, CELT AI Panel Discussion: AI Ethics  in Higher Education

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Feb. 20, 2024, CELT AI Panel Discussion: AI Ethics  in Higher Education

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March 5, 2024, School of Health Profession, Speech & Language Pathology Dept. AI Workshop

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March 5, 2024, School of Health Profession, Speech & Language Pathology Dept. AI Workshop

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AI focus: With an appropriate funding source, we envision using a generative AI model (i.e., GPT) to create an AI Instructional Design (ID) assistant. This AI ID assistant will be able to provide basic assistance for faculty members to help design their syllabus and enable the instructional designers to engage faculty members in a more meaningful way.

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AI Track Sessions:

Embracing Generative AI in Assignments: The Role of a Junk Generator
Presenter: Matt Reuter, PhD

AI in Education: An Innovative Approach to Teaching and Learning
Presenter: Stacey Frawley, EdD, APRN-BC, ANP

Innovating Teaching by Using AI: Interventions, Outcomes, and Reflections
Presenter: Shyam Sharma, PhD

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Home | Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

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The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is dedicated to leading the exploration and implementation of exemplary teaching and learning, promoting the value and practice of teaching excellence to improve student success through innovation, collaboration and research

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April 15, 2024, School of Business AI Bootcamp

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April 15, 2024, School of Business AI Bootcamp

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 CoB AI for Teaching and Research Slides (4/15/24)

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April 20, 2024, CELT AI Panel Discussion: Creative AI in Art Education

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April 20, 2024, CELT AI Panel Discussion: Creative AI in Art Education

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Two-hour hands-on training of AI pedagogy for K-12 teachers

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May 20, 2024, Chairs/Emerging Leaders - AI Scenarios in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

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May 20, 2024, Chairs/Emerging Leaders - AI Scenarios in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

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Chairs/Emerging Leaders - AI Scenarios in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment - Struggles and Strategies.pptx

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May 21, 2024, Excellence in Teaching AI Scenarios in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

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May 21, 2024, Excellence in Teaching AI Scenarios in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

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May 22, 2024, SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT) Presentation

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May 22, 2024, SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT) Presentation

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CIT AI - Critical Conversation on Generative AI

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Sept. 18, 2024 AI-Driven Research in Higher Education

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Sept. 18, 2024 AI-Driven Research in Higher Education

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Join us for an engaging panel discussion hosted by the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), focusing on the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence in the research arena. This panel discussion aims to provide insights from leading experts in the field. Whether you are directly involved in AI research or interested in the potential applications of AI in scientific inquiry, this event will offer valuable perspectives and knowledge. Join us to explore how AI is shaping the future of research.

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AI-Driven Research in Higher Ed Panel - Fall 2024

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Oct. 3, 2024 Panel Discussion: An Open Dialogue Between Students and Faculty: AI & College Writing

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Oct. 3, 2024 Panel Discussion: An Open Dialogue Between Students and Faculty: AI & College Writing

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Through an open dialogue, participants will engage in meaningful conversations, allowing for a deeper understanding of each other's viewpoints and fostering collaboration. Students and faculty will explore diverse ways AI can be used in teaching and learning and seek solutions to utilize AI writing tools ethically. This exchange aims to build a community of trust and shared knowledge, ensuring that AI's role in education is both innovative and responsible.

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Student - Faculty Panel on AI & College Writing

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Fall 2024 Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series:

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Fall 2024 Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series:

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A Crash Course for Faculty & Staff

A Deep Dive into Assessment Redesign

Generative AI Boot Camp

Generative AI Cafe

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Join Stony Brook University’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) for a bootcamp on how to use AI to enhance your teaching and courses. This event will demonstrate how ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other generative AI platforms can support you in crafting learning objectives, writing exam questions, composing rubrics, and designing course content such as lesson plans, in-class activities, instructional videos, and more.

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April 28, 2025 AI Solutions for Online Asynchronous Courses

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April 28, 2025 AI Solutions for Online Asynchronous Courses

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Are you concerned about AI issues with your asynchronous online courses? Is your fully online course vulnerable to AI plagiarism? Do you want to engage your online students using AI? Discover the future of education with our AI-powered solutions designed specifically for online asynchronous courses. This innovative approach uses artificial intelligence to transform the way courses are delivered, making learning more personalized, engaging, and effective.

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2025 AI Solution for Online Asynchronous Courses

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Oct. 22, 2025 AI Solutions for Online Asynchronous Courses

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Oct. 22, 2025 AI Solutions for Online Asynchronous Courses

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2025 AI Solution for Online Asynchronous Courses

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Oct. 29, 2025 Faculty AI Panel Discussion

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Oct. 29, 2025 Faculty AI Panel Discussion

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As AI drives rapid change across professional fields, how do you bring these developments into your classroom? The CELT AI Panel Discussion will gather academic thought leaders to explore how generative AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and the knowledge students need for today’s world. Our panelists will share practical strategies for integrating AI-related advancements into course content, highlight both opportunities and challenges, and discuss how educators can help students build critical thinking, ethical awareness, and hands-on experience with emerging AI technologies. Join us to examine how teaching can evolve alongside an AI-transformed society.

Dr. Marivi Fernández-Serra — Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Stony Brook University, and faculty of the Institute for Advanced Computational Sciences.

Dr. Samita Heslin — Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University.

Dr. Lav Varshney — Director of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Institute (AI3) and inaugural Della Pietra Infinity Chair, Stony Brook University.

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Oct. 29 2025 CELT AI Panel Discussion: Say Hello to AI - How Do You Teach with Today’s Innovation?

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Nov. 3, 2025 Student Panel Discussion on AI

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Nov. 3, 2025 Student Panel Discussion on AI

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As artificial intelligence continues to transform higher education and the world beyond, how are students engaging with this change? Join us for a student-led discussion that explores how AI is influencing academic integrity, learning practices, and students’ perspectives on its role in future workplaces.

Our panelists will share their experiences and reflections on questions such as:

What counts as appropriate and inappropriate use of AI in coursework?

How do faculty approach AI and talk about its implications in class?

What does AI mean for students’ learning and ethical decision-making?

How are students building their understanding of AI tools and their potential uses in professional contexts?

This conversation offers an authentic look at how students are navigating the promises and challenges of AI—both in their studies and as they look ahead to applying these technologies responsibly in their fields.

Panelists:

1. Nirzaree Devasthale, M.S. Data Science

2. Priyanshi Jain, M.S. Data Science

3. Dinmukhamed Madiyar, B.S. Computer Science

4. Kushagra Taneja, B.S. Computer Science

5. Ashley Tran, B.S. Mathematics and Statistics

6. Brodey Wang, B.S. Mathematics and Statistics

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Nov. 3 2025 Student Panel Discussion on AI