How To Be Conspicuously Human in the Online Classroom

Can AI diminish or wholly supplant the role of teachers in online education? Not if we lean hard into our voice, our experience, our compassion, and forge real social and emotional engagement.Read more at Faculty Focus >

Developing AI-Powered Prompts for First-Year Writing Courses

Students are using AI tools like ChatGPT... but instead of fighting this trend, my research shows how we can transform it into a powerful teaching opportunity. By thoughtfully incorporating AI tools, we can help students develop both their writing skills and their ability to work effectively with AI technologies.Get the book, Educational Assessments in the Age of Generative AI >>Read a preview of my chapter >>
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A Process Driven Approach to AI Integration in First-Year Composition

By focusing on the journey of writing—from initial ideation to final reflection—we can create assessments that not only evaluate but actively cultivate students' writing abilities and AI literacy. And we'll highlight the "Thesis Accelerator," an innovative AI-powered assessment designed to guide students through the complexities of thesis development.Download the slides for my talk at Northeast MLA 2025

Supporting the Instructional Design Process: Stress-Testing Assignments with AI

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there's another question faculty are asking--can AI assist in the design of our courses, specifically in helping make the assignments and activities that chart student progress across content and outcomes better?Read more at Faculty FocusDownload the ASSIGNMENT STRESS TEST PROMPT

Leading the Way: Strategies for Integrating AI into Writing Instruction

While much of the focus is on how to prevent students from using genAI in their work, what if this tool can be used to help students with their writing in ways that prepare them for writing after college? It's on instructors to teach this valuable skill at different stages in the writing process: idea generation, outlining, and feedback.Read more at The Teaching Professor

Two Ways AI Can Support Student Success in Online Courses

Rather than concentrating on finding ways to stop students using AI, maybe the best path forward is to embrace it. But what does that look like? Can we help students envision a way for AI to support and deepen their learning?Read more at The Teaching Professor

Belonging in a Tech-Driven World: AI's Role in Shaping Academic Community

A plenary session with Dr. Rebecca Hinds and Dr. Zoe Jonassen, experts in work, emotion, and technology, for a conversation led by Dr. Nathan Pritts from the UAGC School of General Studies, which will discuss AI's capacity to foster meaningful academic connections, the challenges it presents, and innovative strategies for creating environments where both students and faculty can experience a sense of belonging in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.Watch now >>

Igniting Innovation: Strategies for Faculty / AI Collaboration

I’m willing to risk that everything I say here will be out of date by the time you read it in an effort to address the evolving role of faculty members in the context of AI integration. The transformation is already happening. But the power to shape it intentionally lies with innovative, forward-thinking faculty.Read more at The UAGC Chronicle

Resource Library and Use Cases

Practical ways to enhance student learning through collaboration with gen AI that inspires achievement of outcomes while preparing students to navigate this frontier with confidence and adaptability!Click through for gen AI resources!

Better Practices

My handbook in-process full of the strategies and better practices essential for designing and delivering meaningful learning experiences to students online.Dive in! >

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I'm Dr. Nathan Pritts, Professor and Program Chair of First-Year English at the University of Arizona Global Campus. I'm also an award-winning educator, course developer, and faculty mentor with a strong focus on innovation that has practical applications in the classroom.Learn more! >

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Dr. Nathan Pritts is a leader in higher education, specializing in faculty development, instructional innovation, and the integration of emerging technologies in teaching and learning. As Professor and Program Chair for First Year Writing at the University of Arizona Global Campus, he has spearheaded initiatives in strategic implementation of online learning technologies, comprehensive faculty training programs, and the creation of scalable interventions to support both faculty and students in online environments.As author and researcher, Dr. Pritts has published widely on topics including digital pedagogy, AI-enhanced curriculum design, assessment strategies, and the future of higher education. He is the author or co-author of twelve books including Decoherence (Indiana University Press), Film: From Watching to Seeing (3e), Research & Writing (2e), and Essentials of Academic Writing (4e). He also served as editor, and wrote the introduction for, Living Online: A Digital Fluency Handbook.His handbook of the strategies and best practices essential for designing and delivering meaningful learning experiences to students online one chapter at a time can be found at Radical Humanity.

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