Dear Lone Star College colleagues,
Thank you for inviting me to share with you today. I hope our time together leaves you thinking about the importance centering human connection as a value in the AI era. If you have additional thoughts or questions, I invite you to share them below in the Comments area
Resources
Research Briefs – Humanizing Grant Project
Report – U.S. Surgeon General’s 2023 Report: Loneliness Epidemic
Article – This Mom Believes and AI Chatbot is Responsible for Her Son’s Suicide, CNN.
Article – Brooking’s Institute, What happens when AI Chatbots replace human connection? by Hau and Winthrop, July 2025
Book – The Last Human Job: Connecting in a Disconnected World by Allison Pugh
Book – Mind over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge by Sarah Rose Cavanaugh
Book – The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Getting Started with Your Liquid Syllabus – a brief slide deck with recommendations and tips.
AI Assessment Scale (Perkins, et al.)