Longwood University
3rd Annual Pre-Spring Semester Pedagogy Series
Navigating Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning
January 6-7, 2025 via Zoom
January 8, 2025 @ the SEED Innovation Hub, Midtown Square
In collaboration with the SEED Innovation Hub and the Digital Education Collaborative, CAFE’s January Pre-Spring Semester Pedagogy Series offers faculty a chance to explore teaching, learning, and emerging technologies. Acknowledging the complex concerns, intellectual challenges, and opportunities these tools bring, participants will explore the intersection of these technologies with key pedagogical questions such as:
- How can we design learning experiences that promote the development of foundational skills, like critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration?
- How can we encourage students to engage deeply with complex ideas, explore multiple perspectives, and develop nuanced thinking skills?
- What instructional strategies support learners in making mistakes, struggling with difficult concepts, and achieving a deep understanding of the material?
- What role do emerging technologies play in all of this?
Through hands-on workshops and discussions, participants will build AI literacy, explore strategies to design a course that balances responsible AI use with thoughtful decisions about when and how students should engage with these technologies, create AI-integrated assignments that promote creativity and critical thinking, and integrate technologies to create immersive educational experiences. The series concludes on January 8 at the SEED Hub with interactive sessions where faculty can "play" with these tools and design practical course applications. Faculty are encouraged to focus on one course and tailor their participation to align with their or their program's interests and teaching goals.
Free for all faculty and staff @ Longwood University, Hampden Sydney College, and Southside Virginia Community College
Register @ https://forms.gle/iJeZyZo5uZjB22NV6