Events

While students come to our classes with varying experiences with writing in college, it is often a challenge for them to write in the ways we expect them to as members of a particular field. If you’re a grad student or postdoc who is preparing or facilitating writing tasks in your teaching, you’re invited to bring a current writing assignment or draft of a proposed writing assignment for developmental advice and feedback. Schreyer Institute consultants will facilitate individual and peer activities to help you design writing assignments that support your students in writing like a scientist, critic, analyst, extension communicator, etc. We will consider teaching strategies for setting students up for writing success and providing useful feedback to diverse student writing. Space in the workshop is limited, but you can also schedule an individual consultation at a different time this spring, if desired. 

NOTE: This is an in-person event. It will be held in 315 Rider Building, University Park. 

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

José Antonio Bowen, PhD, offers unique insights into how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen learning outcomes assessment while helping institutions navigate the complex challenges AI poses to academic integrity for students, faculty, and staff. AI is rapidly changing how humans work and think, and it's shattering expectations around assignments, assessment, class preparation, and attendance. AI is also changing how we think about “average” grades. If AI can produce consistent “C” work, then we need to update our grading policies. In this webinar, we'll examine the skills and curriculum that will matter most in this new age, why articulation of “quality” is essential, and what policies and practices improve motivation and decrease cheating. Attendees will learn practical techniques to transform their assignments and assessments.

Bowen provides strategies for integrating AI in teaching and assessment, which could ensure Penn State’s academic community is well equipped to effectively and ethically utilize the technology. Bowen will enrich our understanding of AI’s impact on education and empower us to adopt forward-thinking approaches that advance pedagogical innovation, assessment, and academic integrity standards.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research and the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence.

Registration will close 1 hour before the event starts. Registrants will receive a Zoom link at least 1 hour before the event.

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.