Human-First
Teaching in the AI Era
The Ground is Shifting
Agentic AI browsers can now log into Canvas and submit assignments on behalf of students. For many faculty, this feels like betrayal—exhausting detection work, forced surveillance, fear that everything we've built is suddenly obsolete.
But what if this rupture is also an invitation?
Date:
April 17, 2026
Time
8:45 am - 3:00 pm
Location:
Campus Watch Party
or Online Attendance
This Event Offers a
Different Response:
One grounded in joy, community, and the deeply human core of education. The best defense against automation isn't tighter surveillance—it's returning to what machines cannot do: witness authentic growth, honor cultural knowledge, and create learning where students show up as their full selves.
Our goal is to help you maintain joy and community as essential tools as you design human-first courses that make student thinking visible, invite lived experience into coursework, and protect transfer integrity without eroding equity.
This event offers permission, possibility, and community—a space to process your fatigue, learn from colleagues, and discover practices that make teaching feel creative and relational again.
Because if we lose joy, we've already lost.
Earn Credit for Attending
To be eligible to receive flex credit for sessions and circles, you must provide your first and last name and an active college email address when you sign in. Approval of flex credit will be determined by each college.
How We Invite You to Reclaim Joy
Listen, reflect, and take notice of how you feel. What makes you lean in?
What brings up feelings you long to reconnect with? These are your sprouts of joy.
Circles
We invite you to join a Circle to have a conversation with a small group of peers. In indigenous cultures, a circle honors the sacred connection between all living beings. As you enter a circle, extend the gift of your full presence.
- Keep your sprouts of joy from the previous session at top of mind.
- One at a time, respond to the guiding question from the previous session. As your peers speak, listen intently with your full self.
- As a group, explore commonalities and differences with curiosity.
Glow Up Garden
Take stock of your sprouts of joy and dig in! Use this hour to either work in solitude or in a discipline/context-specific Circle to try one of the provided activities or get started on that one idea that has you feeling excited right now. Before you go, share what’s blooming in your garden on our Glow Up Garden Padlet!
*For online attendees, Circles are pre-set to max at 6 people. A smaller group leaves space for more engagement. If you join a Circle with more than three people, you are welcome to start a new one. Watch Party attendees will engage in in-person small group discussions during Circles.
Registration Details
Cost to Attend: This is a free event.
Your registration includes full access to three day's keynotes, small workgroups, and breakout sessions. Space is limited—early registration is highly recommended to secure your place at this premier gathering of educators, innovators, and system leaders.
Please note: While sessions can be accessed via phone, we strongly recommend joining from a computer for the best experience and ease of navigation.
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Join us at Reclaiming Joy: Human-First Teaching in the AI Era and be part of a
transformative movement shaping the next era of digital education.
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