AI in Academia Coffee Hour
AI in Academia Coffee Hour is an ongoing peer discussion series designed to engage a broad cross-section of UW–Madison students, instructors, researchers, faculty, and staff in discussions around the impact of AI on academia and the challenges and opportunities that it brings. Each session will focus on a timely theme or question where there are no easy answers, offering participants a space to share different perspectives and advance the campus conversation on these issues. The format features brief, real-world case studies, problems, or scenarios presented by campus partners, followed by time for group discussion and feedback.
The series serves as an opportunity to gather individual feedback for the ongoing work of the AI Readiness and Competency Working Group. AI in Academia Coffee Hour is a collaborative effort sponsored by the RISE-AI Collaboration HQ, the UW–Madison Libraries, the Data Science Institute, the College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring, along with the AI Readiness and Competency Working Group.
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AI in Academia Coffee Hour Dates
By bringing different campus constituencies together, the program hopes to deepen the level of institutional engagement and build a stronger community exploring the issues and opportunities around AI in academia.
**For sessions at the Memorial Library, your campus ID (Wiscard) is required for entrance into the building. Please be sure to bring this with you on these dates.
| Topic | Pre-Reading Materials | Date | Time | Location | RSVP |
| AI in Academia Coffee Hour: What are scholars for? | Leiden Declaration | Monday, October 5 | 11:00am-12:00pm | **Digital Scholarship Hub (Memorial Library, rm 224) | RSVP for 10/5 |
| AI in Academia Coffee Hour: How do we evaluate student learning? | TBD | Thursday, October 22 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Steenbock Library (STEM Commons, rm 126) | RSVP for 10/22 |
| AI in Academia Coffee Hour: What makes a university AI ready? | TBD | Thursday, November 5 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Steenbock Library (STEM Commons, rm 126) | RSVP for 11/5 |
| AI in Academia Coffee Hour: What do we owe our graduate students? | TBD | Thursday, November 19 | 11:00am-12:00pm | **Digital Scholarship Hub (Memorial Library, rm 224) | RSVP for 11/19 |
| AI in Academia Coffee Hour: The when, why, and how of AI disclosure. | TBD | Thursday, December 3 | 11:00am-12:00pm | **Digital Scholarship Hub (Memorial Library, rm 224) | RSVP for 12/3 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Topics will be announced as soon as possible once confirmed.
At this point in time, sessions are not recorded. In-person attendance is required for participation.
AI in Academia Coffee Hour is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact the RISE-AI Collaboration HQ at rise-ai-hq@datascience.wisc.edu. All requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the event date. We will attempt to implement late requests but cannot guarantee they will be met.
We encourage attendees to RSVP, but an RSVP is not required.
The pre-reading material is available under the section, “AI in Academia Coffee Hour Dates“.
Join the AI in Academia Coffee Hour Google Group!
Once added to the Google Group, you will be notified of upcoming dates and receive reminders for the AI in Academia Coffee Hour series.