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In case you missed the last news from the CFC, find the most recent posts below. To catch up with all communications, vists the CFC News page or check out the CFC Newsletter Archive.
Back due to popular demand: AI Forum
Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Teaching & Learning Tuesday, January 27 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm Hunter Library 156 (CFC) or via Zoom You're invited to an open forum for faculty across disciplines to share ideas, challenges, and best practices focused on uses of...
We Recommend: Talk is cheap: why structural assessment changes are needed for a time of GenAI
Rethinking Assignment Design in the Age of GenAI January 2026 Recommended by April Tallant, Director Generative AI is reshaping higher education, and our assessment practices must evolve to keep pace. Many institutions have introduced frameworks like traffic light...
Things instructors should know about the WaLC’s AI policy
If you teach at Western, you might be wondering how peer educators at the WaLC (Writing and Learning Commons) navigate conversations around AI with students seeking support. The WaLC team would like instructors to know that an internal AI policy exists, and that it...
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Cullowhee, NC 28723
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