Events Archive
STLI Workshop: Writing Assignments with AI in Mind
Are you worried that generative AI could undermine the development of your students’ writing skills? In this workshop, we explored three approaches to generative AI: embrace, explore, and avoid. STLI Workshop: Writing Assignments with AI in Mind Hosted by Lori...
STLI Quick Bite – MS Whiteboard: Infinite space for collaborating
In this STLI Quick Bite we explored the infinite collaboration space of MS Whiteboard. This tool is great for student projects, brainstorming, facilitated sessions, or anywhere you need space to dream or come up with a concrete plan. In this hands-on session,...
STLI Community Conversation: Innovation and creativity in mid-level courses
Theatre Professor and STLI Excellence in Teaching Fellow Matt Allar, Biology Professor Paul Heideman, and Chemistry Professor Tyler Meldrum recently discussed their own challenges and explorations of innovations in mid-level courses. Hosted by STLI | April 17, 2024...
STLI Quick Bite: Anatomy of an Effective AI Prompt
STLI Quick Bite: Anatomy of an Effective AI Prompt Hosted by Katalin Wargo | March 21, 2024 Crafting an effective AI prompt plays a pivotal role in guiding students through AI-enhanced learning experiences. In this session, we dissected the components that make up a...
STLI Community Conversation: Generative AI One Year Later
STLI Community Conversation: Generative AI One Year Later Hosted by STLI | March 19, 2024 The first year of Generative AI’s public life has been a wild ride. It has already affected how many of your students and colleagues learn, work, and generate content. At...
STLI Quick Bite: MS Whiteboard: Infinite space for collaborating
STLI Quick Bite: MS Whiteboard: Infinite space for collaborating Hosted by Mike Blum | February 28, 2024 In this STLI Quick Bite, we explored the infinite collaboration space of MS Whiteboard. This tool is great for student projects, brainstorming, facilitated...
VR Exhibition “War Up Close”
This project leveraged virtual reality to detail the atrocities against the Ukrainian nation using 360 degree panoramic photos and drone footage. VR Exhibition “War Up Close” Hosted by Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, W&M Libraries, | ...
Close Reading vs. Distant Reading Texts: What we can we learn from expanding our gaze?
In this hands-on workshop, STLI Faculty Fellow for Excellence in Teaching Paul Vierthaler discussed the processes and affordances of distant reading, sometimes considered the opposite of close reading. Instead of carefully reading and analyzing a single work (or a...
Working Together Data privacy: the AI challenge for Educating in the Digital Age
What is data privacy in the modern university? What data-related ideas should educators consider when deciding on the use of AI in the classroom? Who is responsible for student data privacy and security? Working Together Data Privacy: the AI Challenge for Educating in...
Quick Bite: Attendance Management with PollEV
Poll Everywhere can support maintaining attendance information for your large classes. The newly released Attendance Management feature in Poll Everywhere might be the solution you are looking for. This Zoom session focused on this feature and how you can take...