Always Human: Designing Teaching Futures in the Age of AI

In November 2026, my fellow Miami University AI Provost Fellow, Heidi McKee, and I will have the pleasure of presenting our work in AI at the Lilly Conference on College Teaching Conference. Our session description is below.

It can feel like the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) calls for a complete reworking of what and how college instructors teach, a feeling compounded by pressures to “meet the moment—and quickly!” But this sense of urgency should not short-circuit best practices for education. This plenary session draws on research across the curriculum to showcase frameworks and strategies where instructors drive the design of classroom, program, and institutional (re)visions in this time of technological transition. The presenters, co-facilitators of Miami University’s “AI in the Majors” initiative, advocate for building from instructors’ collective wisdom, professional expertise, and field practices to craft the futures we want for our students and ourselves as we all adapt to teaching and learning with and about AI.