At a time when AI offers students the easy button, how do we motivate them to do hard things? And how do we help students reclaim the sense of purpose, agency, and self-confidence vital to a meaningful, productive life. Who better to ask than Dr. Kevin Yee, Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Central Florida and a lead organizer of the university’s wildly successful Teaching with AI conference. Dr. Yee gives us his take on our promethean moment in a conversation equal parts practical and philosophical. 

 

00:00: Navigating AI in Higher Education

09:09: Enhancing Evidence-Based Teaching With AI

22:01: Implications of AI on Assignments

25:24: Navigating the Future of Higher Ed

35:23: Revolutionizing Student Engagement With AI

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