2025 FITSI: Essential Skills and Digital Literacies in Higher Education
August 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00pm (on Zoom)
Keynote – Chris Dede Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Topic: Join us for a pragmatic consideration of essential skills, including digital literacies, for USNH students. With keynote speaker Chris Dede, we'll examine the importance of preparing students for success in an everchanging world and discuss the role of generative AI in higher education. Our sessions will include explicitly teaching and assessing learner’s critical skills, demos of AI integration in the classroom, and specific AI tools supported at USNH. You'll also learn about a new digital ethics module for students as well as current recommendations and policy guidelines around generative AI use. This event focuses on empowering educators to equip students with essential competencies for the future of work and learning.
All USNH faculty and staff are encouraged to register here and join the conversations. Zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event,
2024 FITSI: Teaching and Learning With Generative Artificial Intelligence
2024 FITSI Keynote Speaker: José Antonio Bowen, Teaching and Thinking with A.I.
CoAuthor of Teaching with A.I.: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (2024), Teaching Naked (2012 and the winner of the Ness Award for Best Book on Higher Education), Teaching Naked Techniques with G. Edward Watson (2017) and Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers using Relationships, Resilience and Reflection (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021).
2023 FITSI: Empowering Faculty to Help Students be Their Best
2023 FITSI Guest Speaker: Dr. James Lang | |
Dr. James Lang Tuesday, June 6, 10am - 11am (via Zoom)"Teaching Distracted Minds: Old Challenges, New Contexts"Presenter: Dr. James Lang Author of: Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It (2020) Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning (2016) | |
2023 FITSI Guest Speaker: Ray Schroeder | |
Ray Schroeder Wednesday, June 7, 10am - 11am (via Zoom)"The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Higher Education"Presenter: Ray Schroeder Professor Emeritus of Communication, University of Illinois, Springfield Senior Fellow University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) | |
2023 FITSI Guest Speaker: Dr. Carol Hurney | |
Dr. Carol Hurney Wednesday, June 7, 2:30pm - 3:30pm (via Zoom)"Making Active Learning Work Using the Science of Learning"Presenter: Dr. Carol Hurney Associate Provost, Faculty Development Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Colby College |
