Webinars, Publications, Awards, and Conferences

Webinars

Publications

Awards

  • Computers and Composition Ellen Nold Outstanding Article Award for the article "Peer and AI Review+ Reflection (PAIRR): A human-centered approach to formative assessment" by Lisa Sperber, Marit Macarthur, Sophia Minnillo, Carl Whithaus, and Nicholas Stillman (2025).
  • AI Grand Challenge Grant from the California Learning Lab. "Peer & AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) In Writing Instruction." 2025-2027.
  • Association of Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC) Research Initiative Grant. “Assessing the impact of AI & peer feedback in small composition and large writing-intensive courses across the curriculum.” Project Team: Marit Macarthur, Sophia Minnillo, Lisa Sperber, Nick Stillman, and Carl Whithaus. June-September 2024.

Conferences, Podcasts, and Workshops

2026

  • June. “Building Critical AI Literacy through Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) in English and Spanish Writing Classes.” Sophia Minnillo, Carl Whithaus, Lisa Sperber, Hao-Chuan Wang, Ana Ortega Pérez, Andrea Hernandez, and Angelica Gonzalez. Computers & Writing Conference, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. 
  • May. "Words 2.0." Carl Whithaus. Minds Over Matter Podcast with Ed Kiggins, episode 20.
  • May. “A Layered Approach to Assessment in the Context of AI.” Anna Mills. Keynote, Olympic College all-faculty Assessment Day. 
  • May. “The Power of Open in an AI Era: How Open Practices Help Us Adapt and How AI Can Help Open Grow.” Anna Mills. Invited keynote, OpenCon Ohio 2026. 
  • May. “How Should AI Be Used in the Writing Process?” Marit Macarthur. Invited talk, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, New York, NY. 
  • May. “Academic Integrity Under Fire: Fortifying Assessment in an AI-Mediated World.” Inside Higher Ed panel discussion. 2026. Anna Mills.
  • May. Academic Integrity in Higher Education Panel. AAC&U AI Week. 2026. Anna Mills.
  • May. “AI & Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum.” Sophia Minnillo. Invited workshop, Coe College Faculty Retreat. 
  • April. “AI in the Classroom: Policy, Accountability, and Pedagogy.” Anna Mills. Invited workshop, Dallas College. 
  • April. “Developing Critical AI Literacy Through Peer and AI Review in Writing and Writing Intensive Classrooms.” Aparna Sinha. Invited talk, Oregon State University.
  • April. “Influence of AI on Open Source and Open Scholarship.” Marit Macarthur, panelist. UC Open Summit, Berkeley, CA. 
  • April. “A.I. in the Classroom with faculty Anna Mills.” Student Success Podcast with Dr. Al Solano, episode 47, 2026.
  • April and March. “Integrating AI feedback in human-centered writing pedagogy” (April 13) and “Exploring the quality of writing feedback we can get from AI with strategic prompting” (March 30). Anna Mills. Invited workshop series, University of Maryland English Department.
  • March. “How Can AI Support Students’ Writing Instead of Encouraging Cheating?” Marit Macarthur. Invited workshop, Queen Mary University of London, England. 
  • March. “When Should Students Use AI in the Writing Process?” Marit Macarthur. Invited talk, University of Lodz, Poland. 
  • March. “Pushing Back against Homogeneity: Conversations with Teachers about Linguistic Justice, Equity, and AI.” Sophia Minnillo, Julie Gamberg, and A. Ruiz. Engaged Learning Experience workshop, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cleveland, OH. 
  • March. “Peer and AI Feedback as Ongoing Conversation: Using PAIRR to Shape Students’ Revision Processes and Critical Engagement with Generative AI.” Hogan Hayes, Anna Mills, Lisa Sperber, and Carl Whithaus. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cleveland, OH. 
  • March. “Teaching Composition in the Age of AI: How Can We Protect Learning?” Anna Mills. Invited talk, Los Medanos College English Department. 
  • March. “Writing Instruction in the Age of AI with PAIRR.” Marit Macarthur, Anna Mills, Lisa Sperber, and Carl Whithaus. Short Answer webinar for K-12 teachers.
  • February. Beyond the Draft: Using Peer & AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) to Cultivate Strategic PR Writers. Rebecca Cooney, Nico Archer, Marit J. Macarthur, and Carl Whithaus. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication - Public Relations Division Online Conference.
  • February. Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): Insights from Implementation across California Colleges and Universities. Carl Whithaus, Ana Castellon, Sophia Minnillo, Lisa Sperber, Casey Manogue, Marit J. Macarthur. UC Davis Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar.
  • February. PAIRR Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): Developing Communities of Practice to Support Critical AI Literacy and Writing Pedagogy. Aparna Sinha and Carl Whithaus. UC San Diego, CA.
  • February. “Revise & Resubmit: Rethinking Writing in an Age of AI.” Sophia Minnillo. Invited panel presentation, 2026 Berkeley Language & AI Conference.
  • January. “Teaching with Writing in an Age of AI: Supporting motivation and setting up guardrails.” Anna Mills. Southwestern College. 
  • January. Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): Building Critical AI Literacy through Readings, Feedback, and Reflection. Invited talk. Carl Whithaus. University of Miami, FL.
  • January. “Human-in-the-loop Automated Writing Feedback and More! Peer and AI Review + Reflection in Spanish Heritage & ESL Classes.” Sophia Minnillo, A. González, A. Hernández, and A. Ortega. Davis Language Center. 
  • January. “Peer & AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): a human-centered, evidence-based approach.” Anna Mills, Lisa Sperber, and Carl Whithaus. OneHE webinar.

2025

  • November. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): Building Critical AI Literacy through Readings, Feedback, and Reflection.” Carl Whithaus. UC Irvine English Department.
  • November. Integrating Peer and AI Review into Assignments with the PAIRR Method. Interviewed by Niya Bond (University of Maine) for OneHE. 
  • October. “To use or refuse AI in the writing classroom? Insights from the Peer and AI Review and Reflection (PAIRR) Project.” Sophia Minnillo. Brown bag presentation, University of Cincinnati Department of English.
  • October. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A Human-Centered Approach to AI Feedback in Writing Across the Curriculum Classes.” Marit Macarthur, Anna Mills, Sophia Minnillo, Lisa Sperber, Carl Whithaus, and Nicholas Stillman. Association for Writing Across the Curriculum webinar.
  • October. “Peer and AI Review of Student Writing with Marit Macarthur and Anna Mills.” Intentional Teaching podcast with Derek Bruff.
  • October. “From Passive to Active: Teaching Students to Critically Engage with AI Feedback.” Anna Mills. AI for Education webinar with Amanda Bickerstaff.
  • September. “AI-facilitated, human-centered formative writing assessment: the PAIRR approach.” Sophia Minnillo. Invited presentation, Liu Lab, University of Florida.
  • August. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) in 2025: Keeping Humans in the Loop.” Marit Macarthur, Aparna Sinha, and Carl Whithaus. Fostering Connections Conference, Bay Area Writing Project. UC Berkeley, CA.
  • August. “The Development of Writing Technologies Should Be Informed by the Problem of Rhetorical Debt: PAIRR (Peer and AI Review + Reflection) as an Example in Progress.” Marit Macarthur. Writing Education through Design-Oriented AI. NSF Workshop. Invited talk, Rutgers University, August 11-15, 2025. New Brunswick, New Jersey.
  • August. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) Workshop at College of Marin.” Anna Mills, Carl Whithaus, and Eric Kean. California Education Learning Lab. 
  • July. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR).” Marit Macarthur, Lisa Sperber, and Carl Whithaus. Workshop, International Writing Across the Curriculum (IWAC) Conference. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • June. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A Human-Centered Approach to Incorporating AI into Writing Courses.” Carl Whithaus. AI in Education / National Workshop for Data Science Education. UC Berkeley, CA.
  • May. “Ethical considerations: AI and multilingual writing.” Sophia Minnillo. Panel, Computer Assisted Language Instruction Conference (CALICO) 2025.April. "Human-Centered AI Feedback: A Peer Review Remix," Lisa Sperber, Marit Macarthur, Sophia Minnillo, and Nicholas Stillman, University of California, Davis. 2025 Conference on College Composition and Communication, Baltimore, MD.
  • Feb. “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A Human-Centered Approach to Formative Assessment.” Lisa Sperber and Carl Whithaus. UC Assessment Conference. UC Davis, CA.
  • Feb. “FACCC POLICY FORUM: AI in Higher Education: Promise and Peril." Anna Mills. Faculty Association of the California Community Colleges. Online.
  • Jan. “Teaching with AI: Building Critical AI Literacy While Advancing Existing Learning Outcomes.” Anna Mills. SUNY Center for Professional Development.
  • Jan. “Building Critical AI Literacies.” Marit Macarthur. Modern Language Association annual conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

2024

  • Dec. TA Training, GenAI, and Teaching Writing.” Marit Macarthur and Sophia Minnillo. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference. UC Davis.
  • Oct. “GenAI and Convergences of (Teaching) Writing and Coding.” Ty Feng, Marit Macarthur, Setareh Rafatirad, and Carl Whithaus. UC TECH 2024 Annual Conference. UC Davis, CA.
  • Sept. “Human-Centered AI Feedback on Student Drafts.” Lisa Sperber, Marit Macarthur, Sophia Minnillo, Nicholas Stillman, and Carl Whithaus. Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology (SITT). UC Davis, CA.
  • Sept. “AI for Writing Feedback: Supplementing a Human-Centered Writing Process and Cultivating Skepticism of AI Outputs.” Anna Mills. American Association of Colleges and Universities Institute for AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum. Online.
  • Aug. “AI Feedback Combined with Peer Review: A Human-Centered Approach to AI Tools." Lisa Sperber, Marit Macarthur, and Carl Whithaus. Fostering Connections Conference. Bay Area Writing Project. UC Berkeley, CA.
  • June. “AI for Writing Feedback: Supporting a Human-Centered Writing Process and Building AI Literacy.” Anna Mills. MyFest from Equity Unbound. Online.
  • May. “The Evolving Landscape of Writing: GenAI Feedback and Peer Review.” Carl Whithaus. Musicology and Ethnomusicology Forum for the Music Department, UC Davis, CA.
  • April “Human-Centered AI in Professional, Scientific, and Writing-Intensive Courses across the Curriculum: AI Feedback and Peer Review.” Marit Macarthur, Sophia Minnillo, and Carl Whithaus. UC Assessment Conference. UC Davis, CA.
  • April. “Ethical and Social Impacts of AI: Education.” Marit Macarthur, Martin Hilbert and Lydia Torres. UC Davis Research Expo.
  • April. “AI for formative writing feedback with teacher guidance.” Anna Mills and Eric Kean. Teaching, Colleges, and Community Conference. Online.
  • April. “A Human-Centered Approach to AI: AI Feedback Combined with Peer Review.” Lisa Sperber. Academic Technology Services Faculty Forum, UC Davis.
  • April “An Abundance of Contexts: How Genre Analysis Provides a Framework for Using Generative AI in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Writing Courses.” Marit Macarthur, Sophia Minnillo, Lisa Sperber, Nick Stillman, and Carl Whithaus. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Spokane, WA.
  • April. "Guiding Students to Reflect on AI-Generated Feedback.” Anna Mills. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Spokane, WA.
  • April “Generative AI and Writing.” Academic Technology Services Faculty Forum. Erik Fausak, Brendan Johnston, Marit Macarthur, Lisa Sperber, and Carl Whithaus. Online Panel. UC Davis, CA.
  • Jan. “Teaching Critical AI Literacy and Using AI for Learning.” Anna Mills. San Mateo Community College District AR-AR-VR Conference. San Mateo, CA.

2023

  • Nov. "One Year On! Using AI in Professional Writing Contexts - A Conversation with Writers." Panel with Sabrina Barr (Harrison Temblador Hungerford & Guernsey Law), Stan Doherty (Google), Gustavo Garcia (Valley Vision, A Community Development Organization),  Jonathan Schoelwer (Cybersecurity for Koch Industries) and Jason Lowe-Power (Computer Science, UC Davis).
  • Nov. “Researching Learning and Assessment in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” Panel Discussion Marilyn Derby, Joe Dumit, Kenji Sagae, and Carl Whithaus. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference. UC Davis, CA.
  • Nov. “AI in the Writing Classroom: How Should We Teach About It and With It?” Anna Mills. A workshop for English teachers in the Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges System. Online.
  • October. “Embracing AI for the Classroom: A Conversation with Brandon Abdon, Matt Cone, and Carl Whithaus.”  Teacher Talk Series. Invited talk. Plano Independent School District. Plano, TX.
  • June. “Town Hall II - A Strange Hybridity: Writing with Generative AI.” Town Hall Antonio Hamilton, Marit Macarthur, Anna Mills, Wendi Sierra, Carl Whithaus, and Charles Woods. Computers & Writing Conference 2023, UC Davis, CA.
  • April. “Rethinking Writing for Assessment in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.” Anna Mills. UC San Diego "Threats & Opportunities" Virtual Symposium.
  • March. “ChatGPT: ‘Great at Pretending to Think.’" Lisa Sperber. Academic Technology Services’ Dolce Forum (Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education). UC Davis.
  • March. “ChatGPT: Pretending to Think.” Lisa Sperber. Dolce: Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Learning, UC Davis.
  • Feb. “​​What Do We Tell Students about ChatGPT? Finding and Building English Open Educational Resources (OER) about Artificial Intelligence (AI) Writing Assistance.” Anna Mills. Academic Senate of California Community Colleges OER Initiative. Online.
  • Feb.  “ChatGPT: Literature Reviews and Blogs.” Lisa Sperber. University Writing Program, UC Davis.
  • Feb. “Teaching with AI: Using Writing Generators in the Classroom.” Anna Mills. College Conference on Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL.