Institute Faculty

Marc Watkins

Marc Watkins

Assistant Director of Academic Innovation, Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Mississippi

Marc Watkins is an assistant director of academic innovation, a lecturer of writing and rhetoric, and a director of the AI Institute at the University of Mississippi. He co-chairs the AI working group within his department and serves as a liaison with other departments on campus, exploring generative AI’s impact on teaching and learning. He blogs about AI and education at Rhetorica.


Areas of Expertise

  • AI literacy
  • Creative writing
  • First-year writing
  • Grant writing
  • Open Educational Resources (OER)
  • Open pedagogy
  • Professional writing
  • Scholarship of teaching and learning