Adapting Without Surrendering: Assignments That Work in the AI Era

Location

Heritage Room 210

Start Date

9-3-2026 10:15 AM

About the Author

Melanie has taught graduate and undergraduate coursework in Communication Sciences & Disorders at Harding for 18 years.  She strives to provide high-impact assignments to students that foster critical thinking, information analysis and strong communication skills.  

Description

Somewhere between overhead projectors and generative AI, I’ve spent 18 years at Harding helping students learn how to think—now I’m figuring out how to do that with tools that can think with them. As a mid-career professor (experienced enough to know better, curious enough to keep trying), this presentation will discuss my efforts to re-design an undergraduate course assignment to be AI-friendly, teaching students to leverage this technology to support their learning. With skepticism and optimism, I'll share the nuts and bolts of my flipped assignment, what my students thought about it, and what I'll do different next time. If you're looking for an expert in AI, this session is not for you. If you're also an AI-beginner trying to figure out how to remain relevant and keep teaching students how to think for themselves, come on in and we'll talk together.

Learning Outcomes

  • Participants will consider assignments in their own courses that could be obsolete with generative AI tools.
  • Participants will consider how generative AI tools can be used to support student learning.
  • Participants will acquire an assignment template that could be adapted for their course purposes.

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Sep 3rd, 10:15 AM

Adapting Without Surrendering: Assignments That Work in the AI Era

Heritage Room 210

Somewhere between overhead projectors and generative AI, I’ve spent 18 years at Harding helping students learn how to think—now I’m figuring out how to do that with tools that can think with them. As a mid-career professor (experienced enough to know better, curious enough to keep trying), this presentation will discuss my efforts to re-design an undergraduate course assignment to be AI-friendly, teaching students to leverage this technology to support their learning. With skepticism and optimism, I'll share the nuts and bolts of my flipped assignment, what my students thought about it, and what I'll do different next time. If you're looking for an expert in AI, this session is not for you. If you're also an AI-beginner trying to figure out how to remain relevant and keep teaching students how to think for themselves, come on in and we'll talk together.