Teaching in Higher Ed The Science of Learning Meets AI with Lew Ludwig + Todd Zakrajsek
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Apr 23, 2026 Lewis D. Ludwig, mathematics professor and teaching-center leader, and Todd Zakrajsek, longtime faculty developer and conference director, explore integrating learning science with AI in teaching. They discuss backward design, standards-based grading, attention and spaced practice, TILT clarity, preventing AI over-reliance, and using AI to prototype and iterate course materials quickly.
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Start Workshops By Naming AI Grief
- Acknowledge faculty grief and fatigue about AI before teaching about it.
- Lewis D. Ludwig opens workshops by saying people didn't ask for this unregulated tech, giving space to process before practical work.
Assessment Redesign Makes AI Irrelevant
- Move from point-based grading toward ungrading or specs to reduce incentives for AI-enabled cheating.
- Todd Zakrajsek argues redesigning assessment can make gaming with AI irrelevant by focusing on learning not points.
AI Helped Convert A Course To Standards Grading
- Lewis D. Ludwig used AI to convert his linear algebra course to standards-based grading with 13 clear standards.
- AI helped map repeated assessments and schedule them, making planning feasible for the first time.
