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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
(This event is now over)
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 Faculty, who will discuss AI from multiple critical perspectives.
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 – 2nd Edition 2025
Bowen, José Antonio. Teaching with AI : A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning. 2nd ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.
NAU Panel Presentations 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
- The Environmental Impact of the AI Value Chain
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.