Moving the Needle

Special Edition AI, Unscripted - AI & Information Literacy: Teaching Students to Think Critically

In this week's episode, co-hosts Jennifer Potter and Mary Crowley-Farrell kick off the AI, Unscripted mini-series on MTN with a conversation with Ben Shaw from University of Maryland, College Park. Ben shares how he developed an accessible AI literacy module that faculty across disciplines can implement. His approach focuses on helping students evaluate AI-generated content critically—a foundational skill for any AI-enhanced course. Go to: UMCP AI and Information Literacy Module to access the instructional module Ben refers to in this episode.

 

Episode 52 - Introducing the "AI, Unscripted" team

In this episode, Scott Riley is joined by the team that is behind a new special edition limited series of Moving the Needle, called AI Unscripted. This mini-series features Maryland faculty from across the state sharing their experiences of how they are utilizing AI in the classroom. The team talks about their motive for creating the series, guests that will be featured, ideas that will be explored, and what they are hoping listeners take away.

Episode 51 - Behind the Screens - Building Community in Online Classrooms

Host Scott Riley and Dr. Eric Belt discuss building community in a virtual environment, establishing instructor presence and building a framework to maintain rigor.

Looking Back and Checking In: Our 50th Episode

Hosts Erin Hagar and Scott Riley discuss their favorite episodes from the series and then share some reflections from faculty participants in UMB's Edge program, which stands for Educator Development for Growth and Effectiveness. The hosts discuss the takeaways of the 17 faculty members after their year long faculty fellowship spent digging deep into their practice.

Episode 49 - Award Winning Educators: Teaching Teachers to Teach

Host Scott Riley interviews Dr. Sahar Alameh, winner of the University of Kentucky's Great Teacher award for her work in supporting K–12 teachers and students in constructing and evaluating scientific explanations and helping them develop informed understandings of science and its nature. 

Episode 48 - From Textbooks to Tech: Innovations in PA Education with VR

Host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Cheri Hendrix, Assistant Dean for Physician Assistant Education at UMB about how she is using Virtual Reality to train the next generation of Physician Assistants.

Episode 47 - Building Bridges in SoTL: The Ed Crafters Community Connection

Host Scott Riley chats with Sol Roberts-Lieb and Eric Belt about the new Ed Crafters Community Connection (EC3)—a virtual learning community created by the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) to encourage faculty to learn, collaborate, and grow in the SoTL space.

Episode 46 - Award Winning Mentorship: Dissolving Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Alison Duffy

Host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Allison Duffy, PharmD, BCOP, about her "Mentor of the Year" award -  her thoughts on what defines mentoring, what it means to be a good mentor, and her suggestions for how to become a better mentor.

Episode 45 - From Theory to Practice: Cognitive Insights into Multimedia Learning

Host Scott Riley chats with Eric Belt, EdD, Sr. Academic Innovation Specialist and researcher at the FCTL. They take a deep dive into Richard Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning and talk about what they've learned and how they plan to change their teaching as a result of their new learning.

Episode 44 - Rethinking Classroom Boundaries: UMB's New HyFlex Teaching Space

Host, Erin Hagar, speaks with Kevin Engler and Tony Delane, members of the FCTL team about the new hyflex classroom recently completed at UMB. They explore the possibilities in teaching that the classroom, which is designed to virtually eliminate the difference in experience for remote and in-person students, presents.