CFP: Teaching With and Against AI: 2027 Central APA-AAPT Teaching Hub

Call for Proposals
2027 Central AAPT-APA Teaching Hub
February 24–27, 2027
Denver, CO

Teaching With and Against AI

The American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) and the APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy (CTP) seek presenters for a session on Teaching With and Against AI at the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub at the 2027 APA Central Division meeting, February 24–27, in Denver, Colorado. The AAPT-APA Teaching Hub is a collaborative meeting space hosting a series of interactive workshops and conversations designed specifically for philosophers and created to celebrate teaching within the context of the APA divisional meetings. The Teaching Hub aims to offer a range of high-quality and inclusive development opportunities that address the teaching of philosophy at all levels.

SESSION GOALS: Generative AI is in our classrooms, whether we invited it or not, and as instructors we are still working out what it means for our teaching. Much of the conversation to date has centered on issues around assessment and academic integrity, e.g., how to detect and prevent (or at least deter) the use of AI in graded assignments. But the pedagogical questions AI raises are much wider than that, and this session invites presenters to look beyond assessment to whether AI should influence things like the activities we incorporate into class time, what we ask students to read, the skills we try to cultivate in students, and our sense of what a philosophy education is for. We welcome proposals that treat AI as a tool, as an object of philosophical scrutiny, and/or as something to resist in our classrooms. Proposals on assessment and integrity are welcome, but ideally we hope for the session to also include a broader conversation about the role that AI should and should not play in our teaching.

We welcome proposals on any topic related to this theme, including (but not limited to) the following:

• The implications of AI on the aims and value of a philosophical education (metaphilosophical reflection on what, and why, we teach)

• AI and the cultivation of core philosophical skills like argument, close reading, writing, and dialectical exchange

• Using AI to support classroom discussion and active learning

• Rethinking course and assignment design in light of AI

• AI literacy as a pedagogical aim within the classroom

• Equity, access, and justice dimensions of AI use in teaching

• AI and the instructor’s role, identity, and labor

• Assessment, feedback, and academic integrity in an AI-saturated environment

• Concrete demonstrations of classroom activities, policies, and/or assignments that integrate AI or are purposefully AI-proof

FORMAT: Rather than a traditional paper presentation, Teaching Hub sessions are expected to be highly interactive. Proposals should indicate how audience members will participate in the session. The primary goal for the Teaching Hub is for attendees to walk away with something concrete to deploy in their own classrooms/teaching context. 

What does the Teaching Hub mean by "highly interactive? This includes (but is not limited to) the following:

• Presenters focusing less time on arguments for teaching some content or teaching a particular way, and more time on what it would actually look like to teach that content or teach in that way.

• Presenters thinking of the audience as their students and themselves as the facilitator/teacher. How could you cover the same content in a way that your audience participates in active learning activities during the session time?

• Presenters offering and demonstrating clear, practical examples of teaching methods, classroom activities, policies, practices, etc.

• Presenters conceptualizing of themselves as a facilitator, not giving traditional philosophical only talk-style presentation. 

ALL SUBMISSIONS:

• Proposals or papers should be sent to Sara Purinton ([email protected]) by August 15, 2026, with the subject line “Teaching With and Against AI AAPT-APA TH 2027”. 

• Attached to the email, please include your anonymized submission of 500–750 words (.doc, .docx, or .pdf) detailing the following: 

(1) describe the focus of your session, 

(2) an overview of how you plan to use your session time, including how you will make the session highly interactive,

(3) what you hope the audience will take away from your session, and 

(4) whether you are requesting a 25- or 50-minute session. 

• In the body of the email, please include 

(1) your name, 

(2) institutional affiliation (if any), 

(3) position (if any), and 

(4) email contact information.

• The AAPT is a community of teacher-scholars dedicated to sharing our lived expertise regarding reflective and responsible student-centered teaching and learning. We value authentic, creative, and insightful approaches to pedagogy that exhibit what philosophy does best: thinking through problems both independently and collaboratively. At present, we judge that the use of generative AI conflicts with these values. Therefore the use of generative AI in preparing proposals and in the content of presentations is prohibited. If you believe an exception should be made for your use of generative AI, please disclose how you have used it and why an exception should be made for your use.

• We aim to select presenters by September 1, 2026. 

DEADLINE for submissions: August 15, 2026

Questions about this session should be directed to Sara Purinton ([email protected]). For general information about the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub, please visit the Teaching Hub website. For specific information about the Teaching Hub at the 2026 APA meeting in Chicago, IL, please contact co-chairs Sara Purinton and Abram Capone ([email protected]).