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The Center for the Advancement of Teaching aims to advance passionate, reflective, and evidence-informed teaching. We contribute to Wake Forest’s distinctive mission by encouraging the development of teacher-student relationships that prepare all students to live examined, purposeful lives.
Featured Resource
Professors of the Round Table: Wake Faculty Debate AI Assessments
Does Generative Artificial Intelligence open up new possibilities for assessing higher education students or are professors fighting a battle against the next wave of disruptive education technology? Listen to the conversation between Wake Forest University faculty members, Kit, Karen, Keith, and Shannon as they discuss the opportunities and pitfalls that Gen AI presents when defining the learning outcomes in their classrooms and assessing student mastery.
Featured Announcements
Meet Leah Roy, 2026 – 27 CAT Faculty in Residence!
Leah joins the Center for the Advancement of Teaching this summer as the inaugural Faculty in Residence, bringing more than two decades of teaching experience in the Department of Theatre and Dance, where she serves as Teaching Professor of Performance. She has been part of the Wake Forest faculty since 2002.
Upcoming Events
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September 8, 2026 | 12:30pm
Z. Smith Reynolds LibraryMeets 3 times this semester (9/8, 9/22 & 10/6) on Tuesday from 12:30-1:30pm in ZSR 664 (Faculty Commons Conference Room inside the Faculty Commons space in ZSR Wilson Wing). We will provide the book for the first 12 registrants. These discussions are very popular so we ask that you register only if you are … -
September 14, 2026 | 1:00pm
Z. Smith Reynolds LibraryThis book group will meet six times this semester on Mondays (9/14, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, & 11/2) from 1-2 pm in ZSR 665 (Faculty Commons Classroom inside the Faculty Commons space in the ZSR Wilson Wing). We will provide the book for the first 15 registrants. These discussions are very popular so we ask that …
Teaching @WFU: A CAT Blog
- Human Intelligence Labs: Infrastructure for Learning in the Age of AI
Over this past year at the CAT, one topic has dominated my conversations with all of you: how to continue teaching in the presence of powerful AI chatbots, ready to complete any and all academic tasks for our students? Many of you have shared that you are seeing a decline […] - We’ve Done This Before
As someone who has been teaching for almost 20 years, I periodically have the experience of stumbling on old course materials and thinking, “Dang, this was a ton of work. And not half bad. Why am I not still using it??” I had that feeling again last week. With each […] - AI on Campus: No Single Story
What is the single story of AI widely circulating in higher education? It was made plain in the May 2025 headline in New York Magazine, “Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College,” and many similar articles since. It is present, too, at Wake Forest, but students challenged […]