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Enhancing Critical Thinking with GenAI √ §

Featuring Dr. Eugenia Novokshanova and Dr. Michelle Kassorla

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 23, 2025, 12:00 pm1:30 pm

Description

The AI revolution is here: Are your teaching methods evolving? Join us for this timely webinar as we explore how higher education is preparing students for the rise of AI. Presenters Dr. Eugenia Novokshanova and Dr. Michelle Kassorla will share insights from The Multimodal AI Project.

Discover practical strategies for ethically integrating AI into your classroom, including:
  • Using AI as a powerful research tool.
  • Effective AI prompting techniques.
  • Adjusting rubrics for an AI-integrated future.
  • Empirical evidence on how GenAI can enhance critical thinking.
Learn how to leverage GenAI to improve student outcomes and uphold academic integrity. This webinar will provide valuable direction based on the presenters' SOTL research and their recent publication, Serious Play.

Dr. Eugenia Novokshanova and Dr. Michelle Kassorla from Georgia State University, Perimeter College, bring extensive experience in composition and AI integration. Dr. Novokshanova, a Multimodal Writing AI specialist with a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, and Dr. Kassorla, an EDUCAUSE AI expert panel member, both lead The Multimodal AI Project and actively research AI's impact on student learning. Their recent publication, Serious Play, guides educators in using GenAI effectively in their courses.

This session is co-sponsored by the College Teaching and Learning Science Program and the Faculty Development Center.

Register using this Google form to receive the WebEx link.


Please email fdc@umbc.edu if you have any questions.

√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate

Photo provided by the speakers.

UMBC is committed to inclusivity and accessibility. If you are in need of any accommodations or other assistance, please contact professionals@umbc.edu as soon as possible. *Please note that automated closed captioning (English) is available via the WebEx Assistant on UMBC's WebEx Meetings platform.