Coffee and Conversation: Teaching in the Age of AI

Welcome to the AI Teaching Reset:

Coffee and Conversation: Teaching in the Age of AI

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Join colleagues from across UTA for a series of low-stakes, conversation-based gatherings focused on teaching and learning in an age of AI. These are not workshops where you are expected to be an expert, nor are they debates intended to persuade participants toward a particular viewpoint. Instead, they are opportunities to connect with colleagues, share questions and experiences, hear diverse perspectives, and reflect together on issues that matter to higher education.

Join colleagues for coffee, cookies, conversation, and practical reflection on AI's impact on teaching.

  • Coffee, beverages, and cookies
  • Brief thought-provoking prompts
  • Light guided journaling
  • Small-group conversations
  • Practical takeaways and ideas
  • No preparation required

Enter the Raffle!

Join the conversation! Attend an AI Teaching Reset session for a chance to win a copy of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning.

The second edition of Teaching with AI by Jose Bowen and Eddie Watson.

Coffee and Conversation

Teaching in the Age of AI

Peer Dialogue • Fresh Perspectives • Stronger Teaching

Share Ideas | Explore Solutions | Strengthen Teaching

SESSION 1

Beyond the Bot: Reclaiming Meaningful Assessment

Focus: Rethinking what counts as evidence of learning in an AI-rich world.

Guiding Question: If AI can produce the final product, what do we most need students to demonstrate along the way?

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This session creates an essential forum for faculty to move beyond a narrow focus on detection and discuss how assessment can make student thinking, decision-making, and growth more visible. Together, participants will consider approaches that preserve rigor while responding realistically to an AI-rich learning environment.

Date Thursday, October 1, 2026
Time 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location Trinity Hall, Room 105
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We will offer three topics this Fall!

Please sign up for as many sessions as you like! Each session includes brief instruction followed by time to play, practice, and create with CRTLE staff and campus partners.

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SESSION 1 | Beyond the Bot: Reclaiming Meaningful Assessment

Focus: Rethinking what counts as evidence of learning when AI can generate polished products in seconds.

This session creates an essential forum for faculty to move beyond a narrow focus on detection and discuss how assessment can make student thinking, decision-making, and growth more visible. Together, participants will consider approaches that preserve rigor while responding realistically to an AI-rich learning environment.

Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 1:00 P.M.–2:00 P.M., Trinity Hall, Room 105

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SESSION 2 | Fluent, Skeptical, Ready: Building AI Literacy

Focus: Helping students understand, use, question, and communicate about AI across disciplines.

This session treats AI literacy as essential preparation for academic, professional, and civic life. Faculty will discuss how students can learn what AI does and does not do, evaluate outputs rather than accept them uncritically, use tools transparently, and make responsible choices. The goal is not technical mastery in every course, but informed judgment in every discipline.

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 10:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M., Trinity Hall, Room 105

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SESSION 3 | More Human, Not Less: Designing Learning That Matters

Focus: Strengthening connection, belonging, curiosity, collaboration, and purpose as AI becomes more capable.

This session makes room for an essential question: what should remain distinctly human in higher education? Participants will explore how instructor presence, peer learning, mentorship, experience, and reflection can give learning meaning that efficiency alone cannot provide. The dialogue will help faculty protect human connection while making thoughtful use of new tools.

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 2:00–3:00 P.M., Trinity Hall, Room 105

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Why Join?

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the workplaces our students will enter, including the healthcare, education, business, technology, logistics, and manufacturing sectors that drive the Texas and DFW economy. At the same time, faculty are navigating important questions about learning, assessment, ethics, critical thinking, and what students need to know to thrive in a changing world.

These roundtables offer a chance to pause, think together, and learn from colleagues across disciplines.

What You'll Gain

  • Fresh perspectives from faculty across campus
  • Space to reflect on how AI intersects with your discipline
  • Practical ideas for teaching, learning, and assessment
  • Opportunities to connect workforce preparation with student success
  • Time for thoughtful conversation away from the daily rush
  • A few concrete takeaways, questions, or next steps to consider

No prior AI experience is required

Most importantly, you'll join a community of educators exploring how to prepare students for a future where AI literacy, critical thinking, adaptability, and human judgment remain essential. All perspectives are welcome.

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