The Norton Guide to AIAware Teaching

Looking to teach with confidence in the age of AI? Start here.

The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching will equip instructors with practical strategies for teaching effectively in the age of AI. AI-aware teaching means understanding how the technology impacts course goals, assignments, and students so that you can adapt with confidence. The guide provides steps for how to do it―whether you're embracing AI, setting firm boundaries, or finding a balance. Flexible guidance and useful applications across disciplines empower you to adapt your learning outcomes to be AI aware.

Annette Vee, PhD, is associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh, where she teaches courses in writing, pedagogy, digital composition, AI, and literacy. Dr. Vee serves on various AI initiatives at the University of Pittsburgh, facilitated Pitt’s AI across the Disciplines program, and frequently gives keynotes and workshops on AI in higher education. She is the author of Coding Literacy: How Computer Programming Is Changing Writing, co-editor of TextGenEd: An Introduction to Teaching with Text Generation Technologies, and is working on a book that examines why and how humans have sought to automate writing across history. She writes for two Substacks: Computation & Writing and AI & How We Teach.

Marc Watkins, MFA, directs the AI Institute for Teachers and is an assistant director of academic innovation at the University of Mississippi, where he is a lecturer in writing and rhetoric. He has led research initiatives, exploring generative AI’s impact on student learning, training workshops for faculty on AI literacy, and several institution-wide AI institutes. His work with training faculty in AI literacy has been profiled in The Washington Post, and he regularly writes about AI and education on his Substack, Rhetorica.

Derek Bruff, PhD, is an associate director at the University of Virginia's Center for Teaching Excellence, where he supports faculty across the disciplines in integrating generative AI in their teaching. He is the author of Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching and Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments. He produces the Intentional Teaching podcast and blogs about teaching with technology at Agile Learning. Bruff has taught mathematics courses at Vanderbilt and Harvard Universities.