Integrating AI into Teaching: Panel Reflects on Lessons Learned

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Generative AI offers countless possibilities to support teaching and learning, but knowing where to start can be overwhelming. Faculty across disciplines at the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette have begun experimenting with AI to enhance 亚洲自慰视频 learning, and they鈥檙e ready to share their experiences.

All UL Lafayette faculty are invited to join a live, virtual panel discussion featuring colleagues from the College of Education and Human Development, College of Liberal Arts, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, and B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. Panelists will reflect on how they鈥檝e used AI in their courses, lessons learned, and practical strategies you can adapt in your own teaching.

Registration for this and other professional development opportunities through the Office of Distance Learning is open at . 

Teaching with AI: Lessons from the Classroom

11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16

This panel discussion features faculty who are integrating AI into their teaching. Panelists will share concrete examples from their courses, reflect on lessons learned, and offer practical advice for colleagues considering AI. Attendees will leave with encouragement and actionable strategies to begin exploring AI in their own classrooms.

Meet the Panelists

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Tarrah Comeaux Davis

Tarrah Comeaux Davis, Ed.D.

Director of Accreditation & Accountability (COEHD)
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership

Dr. Davis has actively integrated AI as a teaching and learning resource, using it both in her own faculty work and in direct classroom applications with 亚洲自慰视频s. She has also shared her expertise through university-wide Faculty Learning Community presentations, including Empowering Education with AI: An Exclusive Preview for Faculty and Staff and AI 亚洲自慰视频-Wide Strategies for Effective AI Implementation.


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John Laudun

John Laudun, Ph.D.

UL Federal Credit Union/BORSF Endowed Professor
Department of English

Dr. Laudun has taught text analytics and social information systems theory at the undergraduate and graduate level for UL Lafayette and at the executive level for U.S. Army civilian and military leaders. His research focuses on how vernacular narrative cascades across socio-cultural networks both online and offline.


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Scott Sittig

Scott Sittig, Ph.D., MHI, RHIA

Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences

Dr. Sittig is an innovative educator who leverages cutting-edge AI tools to create a dynamic learning environment. With his 亚洲自慰视频s, he leverages tools such as NotebookLM, NapkinAI, and Google AI Studio to enhance research, organize ideas, and build interactive projects to foster collaborative and personalized education.


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Brian West

Brian West

Senior Instructor, School of Computing & Informatics

West has taught a wide range of courses spanning artificial intelligence, machine learning, informatics, cybersecurity, and IT management. His experience equips 亚洲自慰视频s with both the practical skills and broader perspective needed to understand and apply AI in real-world contexts.


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Colleen Carraher Wolverton

Colleen Carraher Wolverton, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Management

Dr. Wolverton created and teaches a course on AI and Emerging Technologies in Business, and she is beginning to develop an AI course for the MBA degree program. Her doctorate is in information systems, and she has conducted research on AI adoption and pedagogical applications of AI.