Events

Working with AI: Tools & Techniques

Offered virtually via Zoom and presented by José Antonio Bowen.

Date:
Monday, March 30, 2026

Time:
1:00 – 2:30 PM

Pricing:
AISNE Member (1-3 people): $99/pp
AISNE Member (4-9 people): $90/pp
AISNE Member (10-19 people): $80/pp

Non-Members add $100 to each pricing category.

AI Literacy begins with knowing which AI tool to use but then requires asking better questions and evaluating responses: extensions of the critical writing and thinking skills we already teach and value. AI prompts need human context, but AI also has new capabilities: AI can search for ideas and expand perspectives. Prompting is not engineering; prompting is writing. In this interactive workshop, you will get to practice lots of techniques on a wide variety of rapidly-evolving AI tools. Our goal is to get a realistic understanding of how AI is already changing human work and thinking and how you might begin to use it to improve your research and teaching.

• We will explore how AI is changing work and thinking and how we can ensure all of our students are prepared for the future.
• We will develop skills using various AI tools.
• We will practice with AI tools that might help with faculty tasks.
  

About the Presenter:

José Antonio Bowen has long been a pioneer in education, classroom design and technology, featured in The New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsweek, PBS News Hour, and on NPR. He was given a Stanford Centennial Award for Undergraduate Teaching in 1990 and he has presented keynotes and workshops at more than 400 campuses and conferences in 46 states and 20 countries around the world.

His books on teaching include Teaching Naked (2012) winner of the Ness Award for Best Book on Higher Education from the American Association of Colleges and Universities, the sequel, Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes with C. Edward Watson (2017) and Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers using Relationships, Resilience and Reflection (2021, Johns Hopkins University Press). His latest book with C. Edward Watson is Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (2024, Johns Hopkins University Press).

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations and transfer requests must be sent via email to info@aisne.org. Cancellations received up to 10 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% refund, less a $150 administrative fee. This fee covers the cost of our minimum commitments with our hotel partners; thank you for your understanding. Transfers of registrations from one person to another are permitted up to 3 business days before the start of the event.

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