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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Happy New Year! We’re kicking off the semester with an engaging webinar featuring Christopher Benedetti, PhD, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Dr. Benedetti also serves as the university’s AI Faculty Fellow, supporting ethical and reflective uses of AI in teaching and learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Webinar Topic:
<i>Why Students Turn to AI, and What Faculty Can Do About It<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Students are using AI tools in our courses, but often not because they want to cheat. This session reframes AI misuse
as a response to academic pressure, misaligned expectations, and gaps in readiness. Participants will examine how generative AI can simulate understanding while masking learning challenges, and how instructional design choices shape ethical AI use. Practical
strategies and facilitated discussion will help instructors across disciplines rethink how AI fits into teaching, assessment, and student support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Meeting ID: 964 8227 8591<br>
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<p class="elementtoproof"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Rolando R. Garza, Ed.D.
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<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Center for Academic Technology – in the Division of Academic Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Texas A&M University - Kingsville</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Vice-Chair | Council on Academic Technology & Innovative Education (CATIE) | Texas A&M University System</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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