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AI in the Learning Environment:
A Critical Examination
2026 Teaching Day is for everyone
from AI Enthusiast to AI Skeptic!
Thursday, January 8
Join us for a keynote presentation from José Bowen, author of Teaching with AI, to explore practical applications of AI in higher ed, followed by a panel of NAU Experts, who will discuss AI from multiple critical perspectives.
High Country Conference Center
and Zoom
9 am – Noon
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Breakfast is available at 8:30 am.
Parking is available in the HCCC parking garage.
Agenda Accordion Closed
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
9:15 – 10:15 Keynote: Teaching with AI presented by José Bowen
10:30 – 11:20 NAU Faculty Expert Panel: Critical Perspectives on AI
11:20 – 12:00 Group Discussions & Closing Remarks
About José Bowen Accordion Closed
JoséBowen.com and weteachwithai.com
Read the book:
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
Bowen, José Antonio, and C. Edward Watson. Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson
NAU Faculty Expert Panel Accordion Closed
Brittany Blanchard, Head of Research and Instruction Services at Cline Library
- Amplified Information: AI’s impact on the research lifecycle
Andrew Dzeguze, Associate Teaching Professor in Politics and International Affairs
- AI, copyright and academic ethics – a tangled web
Karen Jarratt Snider, Professor of Applied Indigenous Studies
- AI, the Nuclear Renaissance, and Indigenous Environmental Justice
Michelle Miller, Professor of Psychological Sciences
- AI is Not Rewiring your Brain: Critically Examining Claims about Critical Thinking
Aden Stern, PhD Candidate in Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies
- Environmental Limits and Data Center Expansion in Biophysically Strained Regions
Nora Timmerman, Teaching Professor in Sustainable Communities
- Intelligence in the world-wide-web
NAU Teaching Day is a collaboration of the NAU Teaching Academy, the Teaching and Learning Center, and the Office of the Provost.