This month’s member spotlight features Meghan McInnis-Domínguez, a twelve-year member of the MLA who is part of the MLA Task Force on World Languages and AI and a speaker at our upcoming webinar, AI in the Spanish Higher Ed Classroom. Learn more about Meghan’s time on the task force and why the Innovation Room is one of her favorite parts of the annual convention:
“I’ve been a member of the MLA for twelve years, and one of the things I appreciate most about it is the space it creates for conversations that help us think through real changes in our field. At the last convention, I presented two papers on AI that grew out of my work on the MLA Task Force on World Languages and AI. One focused on reframing competencies in world language education in the age of generative AI, and the other explored how to use AI thoughtfully in the Hispanic literature classroom. What surprised me was not just the level of interest, but the seriousness and care with which colleagues engaged these questions. It reminded me that, even in a moment of rapid technological change, there is a real appetite for conversations grounded in pedagogy, ethics, and the values of our disciplines.”
Recommended resource: “Because my work sits at the intersection of Hispanic literature, world language pedagogy, and AI, the MLA has been an especially meaningful intellectual community for me. The conversations I’ve had through the task force and at the convention have pushed my thinking in important ways and helped me approach AI in ways that are pedagogically serious, ethically grounded, and still attentive to the core values of our disciplines.
That is also why the Innovation Room has meant so much to me. When I first presented there, on my use of AI in the Hispanic literature classroom, I got such encouraging feedback. What I love about the Innovation Room is that it gives people a chance to share concrete work, including new courses, programs, collaborations, and resources, and to have real conversations about experiential learning, public humanities, and AI literacy. It’s exciting to see what others are doing in that space, and I always leave feeling inspired by the creativity and generosity of the work being shared.”
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