TQEs: The AI "No Prep" Book Club (FL-IDN 2025) by Tolu Noah

AI Community of Practice

amhaneywithrow — 2025-07-08 18:20:37 UTC

This may be a good way to structure our AI Community of Practice sessions next year. Love it!

DrHeatherBrown — 2025-07-08 18:20:59 UTC

I like that faculty don't have to read anything beforehand.

2025-07-08 18:21:30 UTC

Co-learners; no recording; no prep; AM + PM sessions! Great idea.

Invitation to learn

kbaldwin57 — 2025-07-08 18:21:31 UTC

I love this open invite for instructors to join and connect. Were there promotional strategies that were more effective in drawing faculty to participate? (aside from the structure)

Did you notice more participation since it wasn't recorded and faculty didn't have to read? How many faculty participated?

2025-07-08 18:21:32 UTC

Light and Shadows

kbaldwin57 — 2025-07-08 18:22:11 UTC

Great way to present the good bad and ugly of AI!

DrHeatherBrown — 2025-07-08 18:22:39 UTC

Was it difficult to get the faculty to open up and communicate?

2025-07-08 18:23:08 UTC

Were you able to turn around some of the negative thinkers?

Participation Numbers

2025-07-08 18:24:42 UTC

About how many people enrolled for the series, and how many completed it?

AI Concerns

2025-07-08 18:26:20 UTC

I wonder a lot about how we say that there are significant environmental and labor concerns related to AI, but the underlying message remains that we still have to move forward with AI learning and implementation. I don't have a solution so much as heaviness in my heart.

2025-07-08 18:26:52 UTC

Resource of the week! Eliminate those tools that are "less secure" or really just muddy the landscape without any true value.

2025-07-08 18:26:58 UTC

The "Four T" framework is really nice for an online workshop -- giving participants TIME to do something (so they later have something to talk about) is really wonderful.

Four Ts Structure

amhaneywithrow — 2025-07-08 18:27:03 UTC

I love the consistency of this structure as well as how thoughtful it is.

Talk

2025-07-08 18:27:14 UTC

Was your "Talk" discussion done via voice and mic or via a discussion board or padlet like this?

Less Stress is Nifty!

2025-07-08 18:27:14 UTC

I like how these are designed with a "come as you are" vibe!

iNdependent Reading

2025-07-08 18:27:24 UTC

When you described independent reading during the session - what did that look like?

No Prep yes, please

peckj3 — 2025-07-08 18:27:57 UTC

This seems like a brilliant idea to get people involved who might be hesitant. The plan demonstrated accounts for learning for all no matter how much, if any, prep they did.

I like the idea of the Tinker Time

2025-07-08 18:28:02 UTC

Cheating worries

2025-07-08 18:28:36 UTC

Did you have many being very negative because of worries about cheating? How was it addressed?

Using a different book?

2025-07-08 18:29:05 UTC

How would this work with another book. Kevin's book is designed in a very specific way--would this work with a more "narrative" work?

Tinker Time

2025-07-08 18:29:06 UTC

What did tinker time look like? Were people talking/typing in the chat, or was it quiet, independent time?

With not having items in advance, what inclusive design supports might have been needed or have become part of the design for the future?

2025-07-08 18:29:07 UTC

Google Quick Draw

alissajharrington — 2025-07-08 18:29:12 UTC

Love how you used this an icebreaker activity

How did you handle experienced instructors vs those who had little experience with AI tools? Did you have instructors who were wary and resistant to AI tools?

jackl39 — 2025-07-08 18:29:13 UTC

Author Meetup

DrHeatherBrown — 2025-07-08 18:29:18 UTC

Have you done this with other AI books? Curious if someone has asked for a fee for doing the 'Author Meetup'.

Activities

2025-07-08 18:29:18 UTC

You might have explained this, but how did you choose which activities to include in the sessions?

Book Choice Matters?

2025-07-08 18:29:42 UTC

The book choice seems ideal for this format. Have you tried it with books that had longer chapters?

Google Doc for Tinker Time

2025-07-08 18:35:34 UTC

Love the idea of having a Google doc to guide them thru exploring and allow them to save what they wanted!!!

Structure

2025-07-08 18:40:18 UTC

I love how structured everything is, while still allowing the faculty members to explore.