Participants in the “Revisioning How We Teach Writing and Research in the Age of AI” Faculty Learning Community will be encouraged to explore foundational practices in writing and research instruction and examine those practices in the context of GenAI from noon to 1 p.m. on select Fridays beginning Feb. 13 on Zoom.
Topics will include the following:
How to teach meaningful writing across disciplines.
How to engage students in critical thinking and deep learning by using information literacy frameworks.
How GenAI is being integrated across the research and writing lifecycle.
How AI and research mentorship intersect.
“Revisioning How We Teach Writing and Research in the Age of AI” is suitable for faculty and instructors across the curriculum who teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and we welcome GenAI skeptics, refusers, adopters and everyone in between.
Each meeting will consist of a robust discussion and a reading or two, like an article or book chapter, to anchor our conversations.
Find more information and the full schedule of meetings.
Note that the first meeting may run approximately 15 minutes longer as we cover introductions and establish a routine/schedule for our learning community.
Jenn Monnin, Nathalie Singh-Corcoran and Miranda Smith are the facilitators.
Monnin is the evidence synthesis librarian at WVU Libraries, where she supports faculty, staff and students in their research and teaching missions in all things evidence synthesis and systematic review methods. She received her master’s in library science from Kent State University, and has a Level 1 Systematic Review Services certification from the Medical Library Association.
Singh-Corcoran is the director of communication across the curriculum in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and a faculty member in the Department of English. She oversees the SpeakWrite Program, the college’s effective communication requirement and teaches rhetorical approaches to writing at both the graduate and undergraduate level. She received both her master’s degree in English and her doctorate degree in rhetoric and composition from the University of Arizona.
Smith is a student success and instruction librarian at WVU Libraries, where she designs learning objects and sessions, consults with students and faculty, and recently developed an interdisciplinary framework to guide collaboration with faculty integrating AI and information literacy into courses. She received her master’s in library science from the University of Kentucky and master’s degree in English from WVU.
For questions, contact Singh-Corcoran at Nathalie.Singh-Corcoran@mail.wvu.edu.