Co-Sponsored by: Dominguez Center for Data Science
Date: Fall 2025
Announcing the inaugural Bertrand Book Club, a faculty reading group focused on the book The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI. This book club is a collaborative effort between Library Services staff, the Dominguez Center for Data Science, and Perusall.
The Opposite of Cheating by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger offers a new perspective on academic integrity in the age of generative AI. Instead of focusing on how to prevent cheating, the book provides practical, empathetic, and research-backed strategies for faculty to support learning. It encourages a shift from policing academic integrity to fostering a positive learning environment and strengthening human interactions in education.
Platform: Perusall for asynchronous reading and annotation at your own pace, allowing for discussion and engagement at your own pace, and three in-person meetings to summarize thoughts and engage in group conversations.
Access and Capacity: Perusall is kindly providing free access to 25 copies of the e-book, so the book club will be limited to the first 25 people who respond in the interest form.
Schedule: In-person discussions will include breakfast and group conversations:
- September 22nd (asynchronous kick-off)
- Friday, October 10th, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM in Bertrand 339
- Friday, October 24th, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM in Bertrand 339
- Friday, November 7th, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM in Bertrand 339