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What if AI could help students engage more deeply with readings instead of helping them avoid them?

In this episode of "Intentional Teaching," Professor Jessa Roisen shares how she uses AI-powered activities in Top Hat to make philosophy readings more active, and engaging. Students role-play conversations with characters from the text, teach concepts back to AI chatbots, and explore ideas through examples tailored to their own interests.

It’s a thoughtful example of using AI to help students wrestle with complex ideas in more meaningful ways.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation with Derek Bruff: https://intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/episodes/19191897-supporting-student-reading-with-jessa-roisen-and-donna-battista

“Read Chapter 3” sounds simple enough. But for many students, making sense of complex readings requires more structure and support along the way.

In this episode of "Intentional Teaching," Professor Jessa Roisen shares how she uses Top Hat to help students engage more deeply with difficult texts. Instead of assigning 25 pages and hoping for the best, she embeds questions directly into the reading to help students pause, reflect and process key ideas as they go.

It’s a smart, practical rethink of what the reading experience can look like.🎧 Listen to the full conversation with Derek Bruff: https://intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/episodes/19191897-supporting-student-reading-with-jessa-roisen-and-donna-battista

As the semester comes to a close, the real impact of teaching is just beginning.

To the instructors who sparked curiosity, challenged thinking, and made learning stick, this is your moment, too. Because students leave with more than knowledge. They leave with confidence, questions and possibility.

Here's a small reminder of the impact educators make every single day — with love from Top Hat.