What parts of teaching should remain unmistakably human?

Teaching has always been deeply human work, but that can be harder to sustain in a time of rapid change. AI is reshaping how students learn and create, while faculty and staff are also navigating stress, burnout, and disconnection. Through it all, students still need opportunities to be heard, build relationships, and feel part of a learning community. 

Join educational developers Carter Moulton, Liz Norell, Derek Bruff, and Tolu Noah for a virtual conversation about what it means to center humanity in teaching. Through discussion, activities, reflection, and play, each presenter will explore a different aspect of human-centered education, including personal values, authentic voice, wellbeing, and connection. 

You’ll explore how your teaching values can guide everyday decisions, how to preserve authentic student voice in an AI-enabled classroom, and how small practices can support wellbeing, connection, and joy. You’ll also experience activities you can adapt for your own courses, including reflection prompts, values-based discussion, and simple strategies that help students feel more present and connected. 

At its core, this conversation invites you to consider what is worth protecting as teaching continues to evolve, and how the human side of learning can grow with it. 

Topics covered: 

• Values that show up in practice
• Human voice in an AI-enabled world
• Wellbeing, stress, and the human body
• Making space for joy and connection
• Designing for human connection

Learning Goals: 

After viewing this program, participants will: 

• Identify the values they most want reflected in their teaching and consider practical ways to make those values more visible in their courses. 
• Examine where human voice, judgment, relationships, and lived experience add value that technology cannot easily replace. 
• Evaluate when AI and automation support their teaching goals and when a more intentionally human approach may better serve students. 
• Apply practical strategies that support connection, wellbeing, joy, reflection, and community without requiring a major course redesign. 
• Reflect on how they can help students recognize the importance of their own perspectives, ideas, experiences, and voices. 

Audience:

• College and university faculty 
• Educational developers and faculty developers 
• Instructional designers 
• Teaching and learning center staff 
• Academic leaders 
• Department chairs and program directors 
• Anyone thinking deeply about the role of AI, technology, relationships, and human connection in education 

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