How do we reimagine writing instruction and information literacy as generative AI is reshaping how students research, draft, and engage with text?
Join us for a lively roundtable discussion with leaders in writing instruction and academic libraries at the University of Arizona—Shelley Rodrigo, Senior Director of the Writing Programs, and Tara Radniecki, Associate Dean of University Libraries—as we examine what it means to teach writing in an AI-integrated world. Rather than treating AI as a threat to be contained, the conversation will explore it as a catalyst for reimagining pedagogy, information literacy, and assessment. Our discussion will particularly address:
- How is generative AI impacting student writing and learning? We will consider what this means for how and when instructors assign writing, and what skills students need to develop.
- What does post-AI information literacy look like? We will examine opportunities for deeper integration of information and AI literacy across the curriculum, moving beyond the one-shot model.
- How does process transparency support learning? We will discuss how the shift from product-based to process-based assessment creates new pressures for students—and also opens doors to long-needed pedagogical changes that focus on learning, not evaluation.
This interactive session, moderated by Rebecca Bryant, will offer practical takeaways for adapting writing pedagogies and information literacy education, while also considering significant challenges of access and equity for students.
Panelists
- Tara Radniecki Associate Dean,
University of Arizona Libraries - Shelley Rodrigo, PhD, Senior Director, Writing Programs and Professor, University of Arizona
Moderator
- Rebecca Bryant, PhD, Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Trinka AI
Reserve Your Spot Today!
Be part of the conversation shaping the future of academic integrity in the age of AI.
Unable to attend in person? Register anyway, and we will email you the event recording when it’s available.
Who Should Attend This Session?
- Academic administrators and institutional leaders
- Higher education instructors
- Academic integrity officers
- Teaching and learning center professionals
- Instructional designers
- Anyone interested in evidence-based solutions for managing AI use in academic writing
Speaker's Profile
Tara Radniecki
Associate Dean, University of Arizona Libraries
As Associate Dean of the University of Arizona Libraries, Tara Radniecki leads cross-functional partnerships across the Health Sciences Library, Research Engagement, and Student Learning and Engagement to advance the university's research and academic mission.
Before joining the University of Arizona in 2023, Radniecki spent nearly a decade at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she directed the makerspace and led the DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library, building research data services and fostering cross-unit collaboration. Her career spans emerging technologies, information literacy, and research support at Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Marymount. She serves on the American Library Association's Science and Technology section executive board and represents the Libraries on the Associate Deans for Research Council, positioning her to bridge the disciplinary communities most affected by AI's impact on scholarship and student learning.
Shelley Rodrigo, PhD
Senior Director, Writing Programs and Professor, University of Arizona
Shelley Rodrigo is Senior Director of the Writing Programs and Professor in the Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English program at the University of Arizona. Her research examines how emerging technologies shape communicative interactions, with a sustained focus on teaching and learning.
Rodrigo co-authored the award-winning Teaching Literacy Online and recently completed the fourth edition of The Wadsworth/Cengage Guide to Research. Her scholarship appears in leading journals including College Composition and Communication and Computers and Composition. In 2022, she became a Research Associate with The Readability Consortium and a Distinguished Fellow in the Center for University Education Scholarship at the University of Arizona. Elected Vice President of the National Council of Teachers of English in 2021, she served as President in 2024.
Rebecca Bryant, PhD
(Moderator) Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Trinka AI
Rebecca Bryant applies her extensive experience in academic affairs, research infrastructure, and technology adoption to help institutions navigate the challenges of responsible AI use and academic integrity.
For over a decade, Bryant served as Assistant Dean in the Graduate College at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she implemented academic policies, established new support services for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and led the adoption of new student information systems.
Bryant is a recognized researcher and strategist whose work has shaped how universities and research libraries approach cross-campus collaboration and new technology adoption. She has previously worked at OCLC Research and ORCID, where she authored influential reports on new technology adoption, championed emerging research infrastructures, and developed international leadership networks.