Abstract
The excitement (and panic) surrounding A.I. is shattering expectations around assignments, assessment, class preparation and attendance, while challenging us to build more future-proof and inclusive classrooms. AI is rapidly changing how humans work and think. AI is also changing how we think about average. If AI can produce consistent"C" work then we need to update our policies and grading. AI is even changing creativity. Together, we will examine the skills and curriculum that will matter most in this new age, why articulation of ‘quality’ is essential and what policies and practices improve motivation and decrease cheating.Attendees will learn practical techniques to transform assignments and assessments.
Bio
José Antonio Bowen has been leading innovation and change for over45 years at Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southampton (UK), as a dean at Miami University and SMU and as President of Goucher College. Bowen worked as a musician with Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck, and many others and his symphony was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music (1985). Bowen holds four degrees from Stanford and has written over 100 scholarly articles and books, including the Cambridge Companion to Conducting (2003), Teaching Naked (2012 and the winner of the Ness Award for Best Book on Higher Education), Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers using Relationships, Resilience and Reflection (2021) and Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (2024; 2nd edition 2026) with C. Edward Watson. Bowen has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, has three TED talks, and he has presented more than 500 keynotes and workshops in 47 states and 22 countries around the world. In 2010, Stanford honored him as a Distinguished Alumni Scholar and in2018 he was awarded the Ernest L. Boyer Award for significant contributions to American higher education and is now a senior fellow for the American Association of Colleges and Universities. He also does innovation and inclusion consulting fora wide variety of Fortune 500 companies. He lives in Dallas.
