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UK ADVANCE Releases Updated Guidelines for GenAI in Teaching and Learning

Trey Conatser Dec 14, 2023

UK ADVANCE has released updated guidelines for the use of generative AI in teaching and learning for the spring 2024 semester. Comprised of over 30 team members from across the University, UK ADVANCE continues to monitor the developments in generative AI and its implications for higher education.

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CELT Presents on Generative AI & Transparent Assignment Design at Annual POD Network Conference

Nov 19, 2023

CELT staff attended the annual POD Network conference—one of the major conferences for centers for teaching and learning (CTLs)—and led sessions focusing on the CTLs's role regarding generative AI and the future of teaching and learning, as well as transparent assignment design for greater equity and student success.

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Faculty at UK and Institutions Across Kentucky Present at "AI in Education" Session of Commonwealth Computational Summit

Trey Conatser Oct 20, 2023

On Monday, October 16, thirteen presenters from six institutions across the state took the stage at the 2023 Commonwealth Computational Summit to explore the opportunities and complexities that generative AI presents for the future of higher education. The "AI in Education" session represents a unique collaboration between UK ADVANCE, CELT, and the UK Center for Computational Sciences to feature, for the first time at the Summit, an afternoon dedicated to the impact and future of generative AI for teaching, learning, and student success.

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TEK Faculty Fellows develop courses that focus on transdisciplinary and employability skills

Susan Cantrell, Camille Harmon, Trey Conatser, and Shawna Felkins Oct 16, 2023

A critical part of TEK is the development of new transdisciplinary courses as well as the revision of current courses to integrate transdisciplinary skills and learning outcomes. To accomplish this, TEK is engaging the expertise of faculty in the inaugural cohort of the TEK Faculty Fellows program.

UK Teaching Excellence Symposium Call for Proposals

Jill Abney Sep 7, 2023

We are excited to announce the call for presentation proposals for the UK Teaching Excellence Symposium which will take place on Friday, October 13, 2023 on the first floor of the Gatton College of Business and Economics building. Proposal submissions are due by 5pm on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

CELT Team Presents Findings on Teaching Traumatic Histories at H-Net Conference

Cassandra Jane Werking Aug 31, 2023

As part of CELT’s work to support effective teaching at UK and beyond, a team of CELT staff presented at H-Net’s 2023 Teaching Conference on Tuesday, August 22. The conference theme “Critical Conversations: Teaching and Creating Community in Difficult Times,” prioritized transdisciplinary and multi-level conversations around current challenges facing teaching and learning. CELT team members Dr.

CELT releases AI Resources for Instructors

Jill Abney Aug 18, 2023

As the start of the fall semester nears and instructors make final preparations for their courses, there may be lingering questions about how to best address Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, in the context of teaching and learning. The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), based on their work with instructors and staff across campus, has developed a suite of resources for teaching with AI, specifically targeting issues most pressing as we start the semester.

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Guidelines, Recommendations, and Resources for AI

Trey Conatser Aug 17, 2023

Campus is bustling with activity as our students are moving back in. It's an exciting time as we look to the beginning of the academic year. CELT, UK ADVANCE, and University Senate have released resources, guidelines, and recommendations for generative AI this semester.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education features Trey Conatser in conversation about AI

Jill Abney Jul 18, 2023

Jon Edelman's piece in Diverse Issues in Higher Education features Dr. Ivory Toldson, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and Dr. Trey Conatser, director of CELT at the University of Kentucky on the opportunities and warnings surrounding AI. Read full article here.

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CELT Staff Featured on KET's Kentucky Tonight

CELT Jul 14, 2023

CELT's Trey Conatser participated in a panel on artificial intelligence for KET's Kentucky Tonight, hosted by Renee Shaw, on July 10. The discussion ranged widely from education to policy, law, industry applications, and the future of human agency.

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