UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A webinar covering teaching and assessment with artificial intelligence will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 11 for students, faculty, instructional designers, teaching assistants and administrators across all of Penn State.
Featuring José Antonio Bowen, senior scholar at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the webinar will explore how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen learning outcomes assessment and the complex challenges that AI poses to academic integrity.
Bowen will share strategies for integrating AI into teaching and assessment, helping Penn State’s academic community use the technology effectively and ethically. Bowen will discuss the skills and curriculum that will matter most in this new age, why articulation of “quality” is essential, and which policies and practices enhance motivation while reducing academic dishonesty.
Bowen has been a leader in higher education for over 40 years at Stanford University, Georgetown University and the University of Southampton, then as a dean at Miami University and Southern Methodist University and president of Goucher College.
Registration is required and will close one hour before the event. Attendees will receive a Zoom link one hour before the event. Register now at schreyerinstitute.psu.edu.
The webinar is co-sponsored by the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research (OPAIR) and the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. Betty Harper, assistant vice provost for assessment for OPAIR, said artificial intelligence presents both exciting opportunities and significant challenges.
“Consultants from OPAIR and the Schreyer Institute frequently collaborate with faculty who feel uncertain or anxious about teaching and assessing in an AI-influenced learning environment,” Harper said. “This workshop offers faculty the invaluable opportunity to hear Dr. Bowen address these concerns directly, while providing practical strategies and fostering meaningful dialogue on adapting to this evolving reality, and maintaining academic integrity and supporting student success every step of the way.”
OPAIR and the Schreyer Institute will also collaborate on two other assessment-related webinars this semester, “Centering Equity in Program Assessment” on Jan. 21 and “Creating and Using Rubrics” on Feb. 13. See full details and register at opair.psu.edu.