Book Spotlight
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
by J.A. Bowen and C.E. Watson (2024). John Hopkins University Press.
After explaining how AI works, the impact it has on the workplace, and the ways in which it can boost human creativity, the authors delve into how AI can be used in the classroom and provide specific AI-based assignment prompts that can be adapted to a variety of disciplines. They examine how students may use AI unethically and how it can be detected by instructors, as well as how instructors can adapt and modify what they assess. Finally, the authors look at how it can be used to aid student learning and aid faculty in their day-to-day tasks.
Book Resources for Faculty
Interested in reading about active learning? Check out these:
- Barkley, Elizabeth F., Claire H. Major, K. Patricia Cross. (2014) Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (2nd edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Barkley, E. F., & Howell Major, C. (2018) Interactive Lecturing: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Lang, J. M. (2021). Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning. (2nd edition). Jossey-Bass.
Interested in reading about teaching first-generation and first-year college students? Check out these:
- Baldwin, Al, Bunting, B., Daugherty, D., Lewis, L., & Steenbergh, T. (2020). Promoting Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Resilience to Foster Student Success. National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
- Cox, R. D. (2009). The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another. Harvard University Press
- Hogan, K. A., & Sathy, V. (2022). Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom. West Virginia University Press.
Interested in learning more about how to teach critical thinking? Check out these:
- Barkley, E. (2020). Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
- Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H. (2016). Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. John Wiley & Sons.
- Hanstedt, P. (2018). Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World. Corwin Press.
Brightspace Resources for Faculty
- Dr. Lena Maslennikova – Dean of Online Instruction (maslennikovao@smcsc.edu)
Contact for administrative guidance, online teaching policies, course scheduling, and overall instructional support within SMC Online. - Alexandra (Ali) Seay – Instructional Designer (seaya@smcsc.edu)
Your go-to for support with course design and development, creating engaging assessments, aligning learning outcomes, integrating active learning strategies, and brainstorming innovative approaches for both online and in-person instruction. - Ali Stones – Instructional Technologist (stonesa@smcsc.edu)
Connect for hands-on assistance with Brightspace, resolving technical issues, preparing your course shells, using instructional tools like Bongo, and ensuring your digital materials are optimized for students.
- New faculty onboarding materials
- SMC Library overview and resources
- AI resources such as sample syllabus statements and citation references
- SMC templates to create engaging Brightspace content
- Step-by-step Brightspace tutorials
- Bongo video assignment tutorials and resources
- SMC Online guides
- SMC Online newsletters
- And much more to help you prepare, teach, and grow as an instructor at SMC