Calendar

Monday, September 28

Hours: 7:30AM - 1AM

  • CAT Book Discussion: The Science of Learning Meets AI
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    ZSR Library, Faculty Commons Classroom 665
    This book group will meet six times this semester on Mondays (9/14, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, & 11/2) from 1-2 pm in ZSR 665 (Faculty Commons Classroom inside the Faculty Commons space in the ZSR Wilson Wing). We will provide the book for the first 15 registrants. These discussions are very popular so we ask that you register only if you are available to attend all sessions.

    This research-grounded guide helps college educators use generative AI to strengthen, not sideline, what they already know about effective teaching.

    Drawing on decades of experience in faculty development and learning science, Ludwig and Zakrajsek propose a three-stage progression model, Adapt, Create, Embed, to help faculty from any discipline thoughtfully incorporate AI into their teaching. Rather than chasing the latest tech tools, this book focuses on how AI can deepen student learning by enhancing time-tested frameworks such as TILT, Universal Design for Learning, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and Backward Design. Each chapter includes classroom-tested examples, reflection prompts, and activities ready for individual exploration or group discussion.

    Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or cautiously optimistic, this book offers a clear, practical path to using AI as a partner, not a replacement, in ways that support students and reinvigorate teaching.

    Meeting Schedule.

    9/14: Chapters 1 & 2 (Orientation).

    9/28: Chapter 3 (The Framework).

    10/5: Chapters 4 & 5 (Foundation).

    10/19: Chapter 6 (Backward Design).

    10/26: Chapters 7 & 8 (Deeper Learning).

    11/2: Chapters 9, 10 & Epilogue (Sustaining).

  • Caste and Cane: From Sugarcane Fields to Ethanol in South India
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    ZSR Library, Library Auditorium (Room 404)
    The Department of Sociology is welcoming Dr. Sharmila Rudrappa from the University of Illinois Chicago for a talk on India’s sugarcane industry, its migrant workers, forced hyterectomy of female migrant workers, and the industry’s connection with the surging use of ethanol in the country. The event is part of the Sociology department’s ongoing speaker series titled “Technologies of the State.” All are welcome!