Focus on Teaching and Learning
Focus on Teaching and Learning
FOTL January 2025 Conference Theme
Human-Centered Teaching in an Age of Innovation: Artificial Intelligence In Transformative Learning Environments
Technology is rapidly evolving before our eyes. When advances in technology tools (like generative artificial intelligence) can outpace educators’ ability to keep up with them, how do we respond? As educators, how does teaching at a Jesuit institution (that values the humanizing and justice-oriented anti-oppressive, Ignatian, and student-centered pedagogical approaches) shape our response to and engagement with artificial intelligence?
At a time when artificial intelligence and other post-humanist technologies pose challenges and opportunities to educators, including dilemmas related to ethics and privacy, staying aligned with our Jesuit values becomes even more important. The 2024-25 year-long Focus on Teaching and Learning Conference activities will explore questions related to centering our humanity as learners and teachers as machines enhance their capacities. Join us in January 2025 to engage in dialog about human-centered teaching and generative artificial intelligence.
Announcing our January 2025 Keynote Speaker
2025 Focus on Teaching and Learning (FOTL) Conference Schedule
The schedule for the January 2025 FOTL Conference is now available. Explore the full agenda on the button below.
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Registration for the January 9, 2025 virtual Focus on Teaching and Learning Conference is open. Please register to help us give our presenters an idea of how many people will be attending their sessions.
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The Loyola University Chicago bi-annual Focus on Teaching & Learning (FOTL) conference is dedicated to the belief that as educators, we can grow and develop by learning through one another. We seek to contribute to a faculty and staff life that involves active scholarship, candid and vibrant collaboration, and innovative activities that reflect the University’s mission. Our hope is that FOTL can support faculty activity at all stages of development, and that work begun through this gathering can continue in myriad ways in faculty life.
FOTL January 2025 Conference Theme
Human-Centered Teaching in an Age of Innovation: Artificial Intelligence In Transformative Learning Environments
Technology is rapidly evolving before our eyes. When advances in technology tools (like generative artificial intelligence) can outpace educators’ ability to keep up with them, how do we respond? As educators, how does teaching at a Jesuit institution (that values the humanizing and justice-oriented anti-oppressive, Ignatian, and student-centered pedagogical approaches) shape our response to and engagement with artificial intelligence?
At a time when artificial intelligence and other post-humanist technologies pose challenges and opportunities to educators, including dilemmas related to ethics and privacy, staying aligned with our Jesuit values becomes even more important. The 2024-25 year-long Focus on Teaching and Learning Conference activities will explore questions related to centering our humanity as learners and teachers as machines enhance their capacities. Join us in January 2025 to engage in dialog about human-centered teaching and generative artificial intelligence.
2025 Focus on Teaching and Learning (FOTL) Conference Schedule
The schedule for the January 2025 FOTL Conference is now available. Explore the full agenda on the button below.