Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: Reflections on Relationships, Trust, and Well-Being

What is the future of higher education teaching and learning in a world of generative AI? Answers to that question tend to focus on the evolving capacities of technology. In this talk, I will invite you to consider that question by starting with what we know about learning and teaching. Human relationships are at the heart of education. Guidance – challenge and support – from trusted experts is central to learning and personal development. Peer and near-peer connections enable growth and well-being. Higher education in an AI-driven world needs to attend critically to both technology and people. Our task is to productively and creatively integrate AI into the very human activities of learning and teaching, allowing our students – and us – to transform in ways that contribute to thriving individuals and communities.

Target audience:
NUS Faculty and Staff

Educator-in-Residence:
Peter Felten is professor of history, Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning at Elon University (US). He has published seven books about undergraduate education, including Connections are Everything: A College Student’s Guide to Relationship-Rich Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023) co-authored by Isis Artze-Vega, Leo Lambert, and Oscar Miranda Tapia – with an open access online version free to all readers. His next book, The SoTL Guide, is co-authored by Katarina Mårtensson and Nancy Chick, and will be published in late 2024. He is on the advisory board of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and is a fellow of the Gardner Institute, an organization that works to expand equity and justice through higher education.