Spring 2025 Book Discussion Groups

How AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of human thinking.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, impacting and challenging ideas about creativity, authorship, and education. In this groundbreaking and practical guide, teachers will discover how to harness and manage AI as a powerful teaching tool. José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson present emerging and powerful research on the seismic changes AI is already creating in schools and the workplace, providing invaluable insights into what AI can accomplish in the classroom and beyond.

By learning how to use new AI tools and resources, educators will gain the confidence to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities presented by AI. From interactive learning techniques to advanced assignment and assessment strategies, this comprehensive guide offers practical suggestions for integrating AI effectively into teaching and learning environments. Bowen and Watson tackle crucial questions related to academic integrity, cheating, and other emerging issues.

In the age of AI, critical thinking skills, information literacy, and a liberal arts education are more important than ever. As AI continues to reshape the nature of work and human thinking, educators can equip students with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. This book serves as a compass, guiding educators through the uncharted territory of AI-powered education and the future of teaching and learning.

The exponentially increasing production of new data and the advancements in AI learning tools will require teachers to rethink their roles if they are to prepare their students to thrive in this new age of data. The New Science of Teaching: Rethinking a Teachers Role in the Age of Data details the three vital roles teachers must fill in this age of data. The first is to optimize students' learning by teaching in harmony with the most current research on how the brain takes in and processes information, makes memories, and retrieves those memories. This research and how to use it to optimize students' learning is detailed in the first part of this book. The second role is to integrate the teaching of lifelong learning skill into content teaching.

A college degree is no longer a guarantee for lifetime employment. If students are to stay employed once leaving school/college they must be able to update their skills and knowledge continually which requires lifelong learning skills. In addition, critical reading and thinking skills are needed to make informed decisions about the value and validity of the endless data available. The process of how to integrate these lifelong learning and critical thinking skills is laid out in the second part of this book. The third role is to teach students how to learn and study in harmony with the current research on how the brain learns and remembers. How to teach these vital learning skills is detailed in the final two chapters of this book.