PDA Event: Read, Reflect, Respond: Building a Faculty Learning Community
In the age of generative AI, academic integrity is an area of major concern for teaching faculty. Assignments that were carefully crafted to assess the student’s knowledge of the subject can now be answered in minutes by using a chatbot. Faculty often feel isolated and overwhelmed as they try to navigate rapidly changing technology while still maintaining the validity of their assessments.
This presentation details a successful cross-functional project at Pasco-Hernando State College where the Libraries and Instructional Design teams co-facilitated a faculty book club focused on The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger, which presents a research-backed vision for academic integrity and offers practical tips for instructors. We will explore the logistics of this model, including recruitment strategies, discussion facilitation techniques and materials, and assessment. Attendees will learn techniques for implementing a cross-functional professional development event for their college, university, or library community.
Presenters:
Kayla Kuni is the Associate Director of Libraries at the Pasco-Hernando State College Spring Hill campus. She has been with PHSC since 2018. Prior to working with PHSC, she worked at the New Port Richey Public Library for just over 5 years. She has an MLIS (USF), MBA (USF), and EdD (FSU). In addition to working in the library, Kayla also serves as the subject matter expert for the first-year success course at PHSC and is an adjunct for the course as well.
Mary Beth Isaacson has been the Assistant Director of Libraries at the Pasco-Hernando State College West Campus since 2023. She was previously a Regional Branch Manager for Pasco County Libraries and a Librarian for the Highlands County Library System, with a total of 10 years experience in public libraries. She has an MLIS from the University of South Florida and is a graduate of the Sunshine State Library Leadership Program and the Next Level Library Leadership Program. Mary Beth was the 2023-24 President of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium and is the current Chair of FLA’s Professional Development Committee.
Ingrid Purrenhage is the inaugural Dean of Academic Support for Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC). She has worked in the PHSC libraries for the past 20 years in various positions, including the inaugural Associate Director of the Library at the Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch when it opened in January 2014. Ingrid has an MLIS from USF and her AB in Ancient Greek and Latin is from Mount Holyoke College. In her spare time, she has a tendency to befriend crows and can be seen with them all over campus.
Dr. Breanna Perry is the Associate Dean of E-Learning & Instructional Technology at Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) and a former adjunct photography instructor with 20 years of experience working in higher education, including 17 years at PHSC. Breanna holds a doctoral degree in Instructional Technology & Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University. When not at work, Breanna enjoys nature photography, gardening, and birding.
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