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More than Meets the AI: How AI Chatbots can Enhance Critical Thinking Skills
Thursday, October 17 at 2:00 PM ET

ONLY FOR INSTRUCTORS WHO TEACH: Principles of Economics, Intermediate Economics, Majors Biology, General Chemistry, Introduction to Chemistry, Introduction to Statistics and Statistics 2.
If you’re ready to move beyond general principles of AI-related educational changes and roll up your sleeves to better understand and activate AI-enhanced student support in your course, this hands-on workshop is for you.
When intentionally designed to support specific pedagogical principles, AI chatbots can enhance student engagement with course content and promote student learning through pedagogical techniques like Socratic questioning and productive struggle. This active workshop will allow participants to experience first-hand how an AI student tutor can promote the development of students’ critical thinking abilities, rather than surrender those skills to the ‘Wild West’ of unvetted, AI chat experiences.
IMPORTANT: This is not a passive listening webinar. This is an active workshop, so please come ready to interact with an AI student tutor on your own computer with real concepts from your course. More details on how to access the student tutor will be sent after you register.
Register today to be a part of this vibrant, practical, hands-on working session, and harness the power of collective expertise to optimize AI integration within your course.
Speakers

Jim Morris
Professor of Biology, Brandeis University
James Morris is a Professor of Biology at Brandeis University. He teaches various courses for majors and non-majors, including introductory biology, evolution, genetics and genomics, epigenetics, comparative vertebrate anatomy, and a first-year seminar on Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards from Brandeis and Harvard. His research focuses on epigenetics. He currently pursues this research with undergraduates to give them the opportunity to do genuine, laboratory-based research. Dr. Morris received a Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard University and an MD from Harvard Medical School. He was a Junior Fellow in the Society of Fellows at Harvard University and a National Academies Education Fellow and Mentor in the Life Sciences. He is also a reader for the AP® Biology exam and an author of Biology for the AP® Course.

Justin Wolfers
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Justin Wolfers is a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, specializing in macroeconomics and applied microeconomics. His research covers unemployment, inflation, prediction markets, family economics, discrimination, and happiness. He is affiliated with several prestigious institutions, including the National Bureau for Economic Research, Brookings Institution, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Wolfers is a contributing columnist for the New York Times and frequently cited for his unbiased economic assessments. He holds a BA from the University of Sydney and an AM and PhD from Harvard University.

Daren Starnes
Statistics Teacher and Consultant
Daren Starnes has taught various statistics courses, including Introductory, AP® Statistics, and Mathematical Statistics, for 25 years. He holds an MA in mathematics from the University of Michigan and a BS from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Daren has been involved with the AP® Statistics exam as a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader for over 20 years. A College Board consultant since 1999, he has led numerous workshops for AP® Statistics teachers both in the U.S. and abroad. He frequently presents on statistics education for high school and college faculty and is an active member of several professional associations, including ASA, NCTM, AMATYC, and IASE. He served on the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee, where he edited the GAISE Report. Daren is also the coauthor of "The Practice of Statistics" (seventh edition) and "Statistics and Probability with Applications" (fourth edition).

Kevin Revell
Chemistry Professor and Author, Murray State University
Kevin Revell is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Murray State University. After working for several years in the pharmaceutical industry, he completed his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2006 (University of South Florida), and joined the Murray State faculty in the same year. His research has spanned medicinal chemistry (synthesis and mode of action of antibacterial compounds), materials chemistry (synthesis and characterization of organic semiconductors), and chemical education (curriculum, technology-enhanced pedagogy, and active-learning design). He has served as the assistant dean of the Jones College of Science, Engineering, and Technology at MSU (2013-2019) and as chemistry department chair (2018-2020). Dr. Revell is the author of Introductory Chemistry, published by Macmillan Learning.