Discover innovative ways to invigorate your curriculum with the transformative power of generative AI in higher education. This workshop explores how generative AI, which creates unique content from trained data, can revolutionize curriculum design, assignment creation, and student engagement. Beyond its practical applications, generative AI represents a significant paradigm shift in teaching and learning. Learn how to harness AI to create more engaging and personalized learning experiences while preparing students for a future shaped by AI technologies. Gain practical skills for integrating AI into your teaching practices through hands-on activities. Join this workshop to engage in a critical conversation about the future of education and equip yourself and your students for the digital age ahead.
By the end of this workshop, participants are able to:
Articulate the key principles of generative AI and its potential applications in curriculum design, assignment creation, and student learning activities.
Demonstrate their ability to craft and refine effective prompts for generating desired outputs from generative AI.
Create a comprehensive action plan with a clear timeline and milestones for implementing generative AI into their teaching, considering ethical implications and potential challenges, with a view towards implementation within the next academic year.
Tim Mousel, Professor, Kinesiology, and Department Chair, Chemistry, Kinesiology, and Physics, Lone Star College
Having taught in higher education since 1993, Tim Mousel is a full-time faculty member in the Kinesiology department at LSC-Online, serves as the Department Chair of Chemistry, Kinesiology, and Physics, and co-chair of the AI Task Force. He is on a one-year special assignment, working directly with the Lone Star College Chancellor's office on strategic initiatives.
An award-winning educator, Tim has been honored with the 2022 Lone Star College-Online Faculty Excellence Award, the 2023 NISOD Excellence Award, and the 2023 Master Presenter - International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence from the University of Texas.
Tim's insights on the impact of generative AI on higher education have been featured twice in Forbes magazine. Harvard University has also recognized his innovative approach, publishing his work in the Harvard AI Pedagogy Project.
A highly sought-after keynote speaker, he has delivered presentations at prominent conferences and events nationwide. His expertise extends to esteemed government organizations, where he serves as an AI educational consultant for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). In September 2024, he presented to the Department of Defense and Space Force on "Inspiring Innovation: Streamlining Tasks, Boosting Productivity".
Tim's passion for programming led him to develop two commercial, educational AI tools released before the advent of ChatGPT.
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