Teaching Center

BISLA Teachers’ Handbook 

Handbook (not only) for BISLA faculty comprising basing rules, regulations, norms, best practices, tips, resources for teaching, and more.

AI AWARE UNIVERSITIES

In July, BISLA participated in the planning workshop for the AI Aware Universities project, which is part of the Digital Democracy Accelerator funded by the Open Science Framework. Led by the American University in Bulgaria’s Center for Information, Democracy, and Citizenship (CIDC), the project aims to foster a student-driven dialogue on the ethical and effective use of AI within academic settings. Partnering with institutions like Bard College in Berlin, Central European University, European Humanities University, and LCC International University, the initiative focuses on developing university policies for AI usage. Through a series of four student workshops, the project will generate ethical guidelines for AI use in classrooms and beyond, while also engaging faculty and staff in this important discussion. Student coordinators will lead the process, ensuring that the recommendations are thoughtfully developed and potentially beneficial to other universities.

Reading for Meaning and Purpose: REMAP

From the Fall of 2024, BISLA, along with universities in Spain, Latvia, and Netherlands, is a part of an exciting project that focuses on bringing back the joy of reading, with intention, open mind, and willingness to change entirely. REMAP will develop guides for teachers and their classrooms how to make transformative reading the cornerstone of their courses and college experience.