Fridays with ITDS — November 21

Dr. Enza Antenos, Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures, and Program Director of the Language, Business & Culture BA Program, joins Fridays with ITDS to explore how Brisk Teaching’s AI teaching tools are helping her enhance teaching and learning at Montclair. Dr. Antenos shares how she integrated Brisk’s AI tools using features such as seamless quiz creation, interactive character chats, and more to support meaningful student engagement. Key lessons learned from adoption will be shared, as well as a discussion on ethical and responsible use of AI in the classroom.

Enza Antenos is an Associate Professor of Italian in the Department of World Languages and Cultures and the Director of the BA in Language, Business & Culture, a joint initiative between the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Feliciano School of Business. A pioneer in integrating technology in language education, she prepares students for career success by bridging language with digital innovation and real-world professional skills. She is also the architect and chair of Montclair State’s signature professional development program, Teaching Italian, now in its 18th year, through which she has significantly shaped Italian language pedagogy. She currently serves as the Teaching and Curriculum Coordinator at Middlebury College Language Schools’ “Scuola italiana.”