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| Imagining, Creating, Innovating the Future
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| | CRTLE NEWSLETTERNEWS 121, November 19, 2025
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UTA FacultyJoin us for our great events this week and more coming soon!
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This video has closed captions for accessibility.
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Learn from a panel of faculty members who have used Wikipedia Edu in their courses The classroom is a space for both consuming knowledge and creating it. What if your students could do both, while also learning valuable digital literacy and research skills? This session explores how integrating Wikipedia editing assignments into your courses can transform students from passive readers into active knowledge creators. We'll cover the practical steps of developing a successful Wikipedia assignment, from structuring a project to finding the right articles. We'll also discuss the impact of these projects on student learning, including how they teach critical thinking, collaboration, and the importance of public scholarship. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to implement a Wikipedia assignment and an appreciation for the effect it can have on their students' academic and digital growth.
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| There is still time to join!
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UTA Welcomes the Authors of
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
Hosted by the Office of the Provost Academic Affairs, University Analytics, Division of Faculty Success and CRTLE
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| DAY ONEC. Edward Watson
Embracing AI as Essential Learning: Preparing Students for Life Beyond College
Wednesday, November 19
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Trinity Hall, Room 104 or via Microsoft Teams
Generative AI has rapidly transformed how we learn, work, and create. While higher education initially sought to limit AI’s influence in the classroom, it’s now clear that AI literacy is essential for all students. Drawing from the second edition of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), Dr. C. Edward Watson will explore the challenges and opportunities AI presents for teaching and learning. This keynote will highlight practical strategies for integrating AI across courses and curricula to prepare students for success beyond college, emphasizing how AI can enhance, not hinder, student learning.
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DAY TWOJosè Antonio Bowen
Simulations, Custom Bots and New Assignments for Learning in the AI Era
Thursday, November 20
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Trinity Hall, Room 104 or via Microsoft Teams
All assignments are now AI Assignments. In the same way that the ease of finding information on the internet forced faculty to rethink what homework students did and how we wanted them to do it, we will all need an AI strategy for assignments. Since most work will soon be AI-assisted work, we can help prepare students for the jobs of the future with assignments that require or suggest that students use AI to assist in completing them. We will learn how to create and use custom bots and, through a wide diversity of examples, explore how we can redesign to reduce cheating and raise standards.
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| Check out these resources to help prepare for the author sessions. Click here.
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SPECIAL OFFER: 30% OFF!
Get 30% off the second edition of Teaching with AI at Johns Hopkins University Press.
ORDER HERE
Discount Code: HTAI25
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Become a Student Experience Project (SEP) Fellow! Join a Community Focused on Student Success
Are you passionate about creating a more supportive learning environment for your students? Would you like to connect with other educators across the UTA to apply research-based strategies that foster student success intentionally?
Consider becoming a Student Experience Project (SEP) Fellow and joining a dynamic community of practice focused on the deliberate integration of student success elements into teaching.
Deadline to apply is November 21st!
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Tips from the Student Experience Project
The Power of YetA simple, three-step approach can turn doubt into progress. Learn how to use mindset-focused prompts and feedback to help students finish strong. Explore the full tip at the Pedagogy Next blog.
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UPCOMING ADOBE WEBINAR
From AI Hesitation to AI Innovation: Embracing Transformation
Wednesday, December 3rd
10:00 AMOnline Webinar
Join Adobe and Justin Hodgson from Indiana University for a transformative webinar that moves beyond the "should we?" to the "how do we excel?"
This isn't another conversation about AI's risks and rewards. This is your strategic roadmap for building an AI-empowered campus—where faculty, students, and staff don't just use AI, they thrive with it.
This on-demand will include closed captioning.
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| Sign up for ACUE this Sping!
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Are you passionate about enhancing student success and advancing your teaching practice? Join your colleagues in enrolling in ACUE’s Courses on Effective Teaching Practices. These evidence-based, flexible courses are designed specifically for higher education faculty and focus on strategies proven to improve student engagement, retention, and learning outcomes.
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| Sign up now for two more Spring 2026 stackable courses beginning January 26th, with in-person teaching focus and online-focused teaching tracks tailored to your teaching style. Deadline to register is January 12th!
- Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners
- Creating a Productive Online Learning Environment
Don’t miss out! Secure your spot and take part in an inspiring year of professional growth!
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ASK A MAVERICK!
Who is your FAVORITE Professor? What is your FAVORITE Class?
Recently, CRTLE launched its "Ask A Maverick" campaign and visited the Library Plaza to ask students about their favorite courses and professors.
CRTLE is gathering these student insights to highlight and celebrate exceptional teaching and learning experiences across our campus. We will continue these pop-ups next semester!
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Featured Faculty: Spotlight SeriesNominate Faculty and Staff!
The Featured Faculty Spotlight Series celebrates the creativity, innovation, and impact of educators across our campus. Each spotlight highlights faculty and staff who bring fresh ideas to teaching, mentorship, and learning innovation. Faculty can be nominated by peers, students, or self-nominate to share their story.
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Stay Tuned!Coming this Spring!
Presented by CRTLE in collaboration with OIT
Stop by the Technology Help Desk in Trinity Hall for step-by-step creative recipes using Adobe tools. From quick design “snacks” to full-course multimedia projects, we’ve got the ingredients and the chefs to help you cook up something impactful for your classroom.
Details coming soon!
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| OFFICE OF THE PROVOST - CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE
PEGGY SEMINGSON, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND INTERIM DIRECTOR
SUSAN DEQUEANT, M.ED., ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR SERVICE LEARNING
BETH FLEENER, PH.D., SENIOR TEACHING INNOVATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
NAKESHA BROWN, M.ED., COORDINATOR II, SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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