The Annual Faculty Conference is hosted by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and co-sponsored by Temple Libraries, Office of Digital Education, Information Technology Services and the General Education Program.

Our theme this year is Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence. 

The broad impacts of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) on higher education, and the specific implications for teaching and learning, are evolving in real time. The availability of these tools to our students raises important and difficult questions about the nature of thinking and learning, academic integrity, and the purpose and effectiveness of our assessments and learning activities. These questions may be accompanied by faculty feelings of fear, frustration, and even grief, but also ones of curiosity, excitement, and creativity. Together, at this year’s conference, we will take a deep dive into the many dimensions of GAI so that we can both leverage the technology to maximize student learning and grapple with the issues its use has already raised (and the potential issues on the horizon). In doing so, we will become more confident in assessing its potential for helping our students to reach the learning goals for our courses. To get the most out of the rich conversations we will be having at the conference, we encourage you to read the CAT’s summer blog series on GAI to introduce you to these issues.

If you have any questions regarding our conference please contact cat@temple.edu