End-of-series reflection found faculty most valued collective airing of the shared problem, with stance shifts and some adoption of oral assessments¶

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q1 i? In an end-of-series survey, faculty most valued seeing data and approaches from different courses over any single response, and some reported stance shifts toward AI. → Perl-Nussbaum 2026 q1 i? Following the mini-homework-defense session, several faculty implemented oral assessments in their courses the following semester. → Perl-Nussbaum 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Perl-Nussbaum 2026¶

Perl-Nussbaum, D., & Finkelstein, N. D. (2026). A Workshop Series for Effective Use of AI in Uncertain Times: Building a Physics Faculty Learning Community. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.23887 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.23887

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End-of-series reflection survey of workshop participants asking about value, changed thinking, and teaching changes. Faculty valued "the collective airing of a shared problem" most; fewer mentioned concrete changes such as adding or refining policy statements.

"Faculty most valued the collective airing of a shared problem – seeing data and approaches from different courses and surfacing concerns – more than any single response."

Perl-Nussbaum 2026 (2)¶

Perl-Nussbaum, D., & Finkelstein, N. D. (2026). A Workshop Series for Effective Use of AI in Uncertain Times: Building a Physics Faculty Learning Community. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.23887. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.23887

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Follow-up observation reported in the discussion section: after the mini-HW-defences structures were shared in Session 5, "several faculty have taken up oral discussions in their courses the following semester"; documentation and assessment of this uptake is ongoing.

"several faculty have taken up oral discussions in their courses the following semester"

Discussion¶

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