Faculty Futures Lab

In this season of Faculty Futures Lab, we’re talking about “Moving Theory into Practice” in higher education. In Episode 2, Pam and D.J. talk with Dr. Erlinde Cornelis about teaching sustainability in a B School, and the importance of education to addressing the climate crisis and economic inequality. BIOS Guest: Dr. Erlinde Cornelis is an Associate Professor of Marketing i

Season five of Faculty Futures Lab is all about “Moving Theory into Practice.” We’re talking to people whose professional activity is explicitly about blurring the already permeable boundary between theory and practice. In episode one, we’re talking to Dr. Thais Alves about “Socially responsive” engineering, gender in the workplace, hope for the future, and her favorite

SHOW NOTES Summary The hosts of Faculty Futures Lab look back on the most recent season of the podcast, which has been focused entirely on the many ways that generative AI has impacted higher ed. Dr. D.J. Hopkins and Dr. Pam Lach share hopes, fears, jokes, and pet peeves about the future of AI in the academy… Citations Cowan, Ruth Schwartz. More Work for Mother : The Ironies

Much like everything else related to AI, AI art has evolved rapidly over the last 18 months. More sophisticated and substantial applications of generative AI have emerged in a variety of art contexts, including a new film by today’s guest. Ava Aviva Avnisan talks with D.J. and Pam about gender, autobiography, and history in her new film Specters of Home — Prologue, which was cr

In this episode, we’re talking with our colleague from another part of California, Dr. Zach Justus. Zach is giving us a sense of what's just over the horizon for #HigherEd and the impacts of generative AI. BIOS Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University. His publications have focused on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His cur

FFL 4.2 AI Ethics: Embrace or Opt Out…? The latest episode of Faculty Futures Lab considers the ethical dimensions of generative AI, recorded on the first anniversary of ChatGPT's public launch. Host D.J. Hopkins and co-host Pam Lach talk with guest Lorenzo Nericcio about the complexities and challenges posed by AI technologies in #HigherEd. The conversation touches on the labor,

Discussion of the impact of generative AI on higher education, with a focus on ChatGPT and writing. With Dr. E.J. Sobo, author of “Could ChatGPT Prompt a New Golden Age in Higher Education?” Hosts: Dr. D.J. Hopkins and Dr. Pam Lach The Faculty Futures Lab podcast is a faculty-led effort to consider the challenges facing institutions of higher education in complex and uncertain

Faculty Futures Lab returns for a new academic year. Listen to the trailer for Season 4, Episode 1. Featuring Dr. E.J. Sobo, with hosts Dr. D.J. Hopkins and Dr. Pamella Lach. Produced by the San Diego State University Center for Teaching and Learning. Learn more at ctl.sdsu.edu.

This episode is about WRITING: Why we write, and the social justice work that can be done with and in writing. With Dr. Patrick Anderson (UC San Diego) and Dr. Patricia Ybarra (Brown University). ACT I: Writing to Survive (15 minutes) —Finding ourselves in writing, writing as a tool for BIPOC and queer activism and advocacy. ACT II: Coming Together (17 minutes) —Collaborati

Guests Dr. Lacie Barber and Dr. Jennifer Imazeki speak with Dr. D.J. Hopkins about the workplace practice known as “Quiet Quitting” and what Quiet Quitting looks like in a higher ed context. What prompts someone to choose Quiet Quitting? And what personal and institutional responses might help…? Guests Dr. Lacie Barber (she/her) is an associate professor* at San Diego State