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Mission Statement

The UM3D AI Community of Practice is a collaborative learning community that supports University of Memphis faculty and staff in exploring, evaluating, and applying artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Through discussion, experimentation, and peer collaboration, members develop practical strategies for enhancing student learning while addressing the ethical, pedagogical, and institutional implications of AI.

Goals 

    • Goal 1: Increase AI literacy among University of Memphis faculty and staff through ongoing professional learning and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. (I feel informed) 
    • Goal 2: Support the development and dissemination of effective AI-enhanced teaching and learning practices through experimentation, reflection, and collaboration. (I feel equipped) 
    • Goal 3: Foster a cross-disciplinary network of faculty and staff committed to exploring the opportunities and challenges of AI in higher education. (I feel I am contributing) 
    • Goal 4: Provide a forum for faculty to share their concerns and recommendations. (I feel heard) 

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Past Events 2025- 2026 

Book Club

Join us for a discussion of Errol M. O’Neill's recent publication, “The Fine Line between Digital Literacy and Academic Dishonesty in Online World Language Instruction”. Errol has kindly agreed to join us, so bring your questions, experiences, expertise, and insights as we consider this highly relevant topic with applications for all disciplines! We will meet at the campus Starbucks.

Inductive, Inclusive, Iterative: Developing AI Literacy

What does it mean to build AI literacy when our disciplines bring such different forms of exptertise to the table? How can we move from curiosity about these tools to concrete teaching practice? Speaker Will Duffy. Noon -1 ERIC 306

Book Club

This semesters we're discussing Literary Theory for Robots: How Computers Learned to Write by Dennis Yi Tenen. Nov 21 9:30a @ Campus Starbucks.

Virtual Workshop

Generative AI in the Classroom: Using Khanmigo with presenters Trish Lange and Sarah Marshall.
Aug 21 1-2 Teams. 

Completed Projects

AI for Teaching & Learning self enroll Canvas course

Generative AI Resources at the UofM webpage