Innovative College Teaching 1-Hour Presentations and Half-Day Teacher Workshop

 

Embracing AI in Your College Classroom (1 Hour)

The presenter shares lessons from his book, Innovative College Teaching (2024) on how to use generative artificial intelligence to engage students and inspire their learning. Flipping classes with AI may hold the key to student engagement and retention, by creating dynamic impromptu group activities based on assigned podcasts. You can design real-world hypotheticals quickly with AI, sensitize students to the positive uses and limitations of the technology, and develop students’ critical thinking skills by devising solutions through teamwork and then testing how those solutions measure up to AI’s answers. These activities demonstrate the accuracy and possible flaws of relying on AI. This session will be interactive, with participants sharing their experiences so we learn from each other. The group will also discover future trends to embrace student-generated AI projects, with a demonstration and discussion of this technology’s benefits and challenges as a teaching tool.

Innovative College Teaching (1 Hour)

Based on lessons from the book, Innovative College Teaching (2024), participants will learn how to make the first day and every day of class inspiring and impactful; explore methods to flip the in-person college classroom; determine whether the structure of an online class should mirror your in-person class; discover a world without PowerPoint; use AI to develop active learning exercises; embrace why effective teaching is more improvisation than the “sage on the stage;” and ignite, re-ignite, or maintain your passion for teaching. This session will be interactive, with group members sharing their experiences so we learn from each other.

Email Perry for details on the half-day workshop: PerryBinder@gmail.com 

Innovative College Teaching Author Interviewed by Alma Mater's Student Newspaper (Pipe Dream, Binghamton University)

It is always exciting for me to maintain connections with BU. The student reporter wrote a great article!

Click here to read Alumnus publishes book with tips for the classroom

Caption: In his book, "Innovative College Teaching: Tips & Insights from 14 Master Teachers," Perry Binder '81 shares advice for teachers on A.I. usage in the classroom and maintaining student engagement while teaching impactful lessons.

Very Kind Amazon Book Review: Innovative College Teaching

From a professor in Texas...

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick read, loaded with helpful tips!

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024

This book has several sections, each with lovely and insightful ideas. The first section is from the author, and shares thoughts on class structure, first day activities, using AI and keeping students engaged. I found the tips useful and easy to apply without requiring a whole course redesign. The second part is a series of narratives from several master teachers, showing how they teach in their varied disciplines. It was great to read so many inspiring stories from excellent instructors. My brain immediately went to ways I could pull from their experiences into my own courses. Lastly, the appendix has actual samples that range from funny to instantly implementable. Great book that can help you grow your teaching practice without a huge time investment.

 

Innovative College Teaching Wins Honorable Mention Award in Readers' Favorite International Book Contest

 

Excited to receive this honor in the Non-Fiction - Education category

The highly competitive contest "featured thousands of contestants from over a dozen countries, ranging from new independent authors to NYT best-sellers and celebrities."

Prior winners include: New York Times bestsellers J.A. Jance, James Rollins, and #1 best-selling author Daniel Silva, as well as celebrity authors Jim Carrey, Henry Winkler, and Eriq La Salle (E.R., Coming to America).