CELT-cast: Beyond the First Response—Prompting with Purpose in University Classrooms

Hosts: Kate Robertson and Rob Balza, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Concordia University Wisconsin & Ann Arbor

Guest: Dr. Lisa Delgado-Brown, Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Tampa

Produced by: Ashley Curtin

Episode Summary

In this episode, hosts Rob Balza and Dr. Kate Robertson delve into the evolving landscape of AI in higher education with guest Dr. Lisa Delgado-Brown of the University of Tampa. Dr. Delgado-Brown discusses her work in integrating AI throughout the curriculum in her sophomore education courses, focusing on the critical shift from simply accepting AI output to engaging in thoughtful, ethical prompt engineering.

CELT-cast: AI and the Flipped Classroom: Moving from Content Coverage to Skill Development

Hosts: Kate Robertson and Rob Balza, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Concordia University Wisconsin & Ann Arbor

Guest: Jarek Janio, Faculty Coordinator for the School of Continuing Education at Santa Ana College and the California Outcomes Assessment Coordinators Hub.

Produced by: Ashley Curtin

Episode Summary

In this episode, hosts Rob Balza and Kate Robertson welcome Yarek Janio of Santa Ana College and the California Outcomes Assessment Coordinators Hub to discuss his recent article in The Evolution, Modern Campus Illumination on how artificial intelligence is flipping the classroom. The conversation focuses on the monumental cultural shift brought on by AI and the need for faculty to evolve from delivering content to cultivating essential skills in students.

CELTcast: Unplugged Learning in the Age of AI: A Conversation with Dr. Carlo Rotella

Hosts: Kate Robertson and Rob Balza, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Concordia University Wisconsin & Ann Arbor

Guest: Dr. Carlo Rotella, Professor of English at Boston College

Produced by: Ashley Curtin

Episode Summary

In this episode of CELT-cast, Rob and Kate are joined by Dr. Carlo Rotella, Professor of English at Boston College and author of the new book What Can Get Out of This? Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics. A Yale-trained scholar and prolific writer, Dr. Rotella has been reflecting on what it means to truly engage students in an age dominated by artificial intelligence and digital tools.

The conversation explores how “unplugged classrooms” that are anchored in discussion, printed books, and chalkboards can still thrive in the digital age. Dr. Rotella shares his approach to teaching skeptical students, his reasons for leaning into traditional forms of learning, and how he sees AI reshaping (but not replacing) the human elements of higher education.