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Center for Teaching and Learning: Professional Development Opportunity
March 27 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Center for Teaching and Learning would like to make you aware of an upcoming opportunity for professional development through Eastern Kentucky University. Dr. Lisa Blue visited campus in August of 2024 to talk with Faculty about AI, since then her institution opens up educational webinars to anyone:
From Vending Machine to Sparring Partner: Designing AI as a Thinking Partner in Professional Education
Speaker: Tim Jansky, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Education
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual, registration required
Drawing from a redesigned undergraduate course in teacher education, Dr. Jansky will share a practical, transferable framework for using AI as a dialogical partner, one that challenges assumptions, identifies gaps in reasoning, and creates productive intellectual tension. The session will offer concrete examples of how students can use AI for productive challenge rather than passive answer-seeking, while learning to evaluate suggestions, justify decisions, and work transparently.
This talk will be especially useful for faculty, instructional leaders, and others interested in preparing students for AI-saturated professional environments. Please use the link to register:
If you don’t receive a confirmation from [email protected] within 24 hours of registering, or if you have any questions, please reach out to Lisa Blue. Please feel free to register even if you can’t attend in real time. All registrants will receive a link to the recording after the event.