Book Launch Event: AI Era: Redefining Teaching and Learning

AI Era Brings a “Directional Crisis” in Education: School 2.0 Framework to Launch at the University of Toronto
Book Launch Event: AI Era: Redefining Teaching and Learning

Join us for the official launch of AI Era: Redefining Teaching and Learning by Paul Pu and Jim Slotta at the University of Toronto St. George Campus.

This event invites educators, school leaders, parents, policymakers, researchers, and anyone interested in the future of teaching and learning in the age of generative AI.

Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library, First Floor
Campus: University of Toronto St. George Campus
Admission: Free
Books: Available for purchase and signing
Refreshments: Light refreshments will be provided

When generative AI can produce polished answers in seconds, what should students still learn for themselves?

For over a century, education has been shaped by industrial-age logic: standardize time, standardize knowledge, standardize tests. Generative AI did not break this system — it simply exposed its deeper flaw.

Today, we face a growing risk of “educational drift”: students may achieve more on paper while feeling less direction; teachers may work harder while feeling more stretched; and parents may invest more while worrying more.

AI Era: Redefining Teaching and Learning offers a clear, human-centered path forward.

At this book launch, guests will have the opportunity to meet the authors, hear selected readings and reflections, and engage in conversation about how education can move beyond panic and prohibition toward thoughtful, responsible AI integration.

AI Era: Redefining Teaching and Learning introduces the Anchored Learning Model — a practical framework that keeps students grounded in evidence, responsibility, verification, and human connection, while making thoughtful and powerful use of AI.

The book explores:

• The 3+4 Model: AI Literacy, Hands-on Intelligence, and Social Intelligence developed through Drive, Creation, Bond, and Compass
• School 2.0 — a new vision for human-centered learning communities
• Talent 2.0 — what it really means to be educated in the AI era
• Practical tools including a 30/60/90-day action blueprint, Anchors-and-Sails unit plans, Evidence Chains, Failure Logs, AI Transparency Logs, and AI Transparency Logs

The book features a foreword by Charles Hopkins and Katrin Kohl, PhD of York University.

It includes endorsements from:

Ruth Hayhoe — University of Toronto
Mingyuan Gu — Beijing Normal University
Mark Zhang — Binghamton University, SUNY

This event is for:

• Teachers and school leaders
• Parents and students
• Education researchers
• Policymakers
• AI and EdTech professionals
• Anyone interested in the future of learning

Hardcover available on Amazon.com:
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Also available on Amazon Canada:
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