Program Details

• When:
  • Five Fridays on Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24, Nov 7
  • 1:30 PM–3:00 PM  
• Where: Language Commons, New Cabell 298
• Format: In-Person
• Audience: Faculty, Postdocs

Join this faculty learning community (FLC) hosted by Learning Design & Technology and the Center for Teaching Excellence. Through collaborative learning, reflection, and practical application, this FLC is designed to help faculty develop AI literacy and make intentional, informed course design decisions that cultivate students’ AI literacy. If you are interested in adapting your teaching in response to generative AI (GenAI), this community will give you the space to explore, experiment, and learn.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

As GenAI becomes increasingly prevalent and accessible, students need help making sense of what it is, how it works, when (and whether) to use it, and its consequences for learning. AI literacy is not just about using tools—it's about understanding the limits and potential that shape learning in the age of AI.

This FLC is grounded in a new open educational resource designed to help faculty foster AI literacy as part of their course goals: Fostering AI Literacy: A Guide for Educators in Higher Education. It outlines essential AI competencies for faculty and students and features interactive content, specific classroom examples, reflection questions, and hands-on activities.

Throughout the semester, we will develop our AI literacy, explore practical strategies for integrating AI literacy into course design, and identify approaches to foster equitable and inclusive learning environments where student learning is the priority. 

INTENDED OUTCOMES 

As part of this community, you will:

• Identify and describe core elements of AI literacy for students and yourselves
• Explore concrete, flexible strategies for fostering students’ critical engagement with AI
• Design or adapt one or more aspects of your course to help students think critically and ethically about AI
• Collaborate with colleagues navigating similar questions about AI in teaching and learning

MEETING INFORMATION

We will meet the following Fridays from 1:30-3:00 pm in the Language Commons:

Light refreshments will be provided. Our meetings will include discussion, hands-on activities, and the development of personalized course design/adaptation strategies.

Meetings will be facilitated by Fang Yi, Assistant Director of Learning Design and Technology, and Jess Taggart, Assistant Director in the Center for Teaching Excellence.

EXPECTATIONS

This learning community will be limited to 16 participants. To participate, you will be expected to commit to attending at least four of the five sessions and completing up to 1-2 hours of assigned learning content in advance of each meeting to enable full engagement in discussions and hands-on activities.

ELIGIBILITY

Any faculty member interested in AI literacy is encouraged to apply, including full-time and part-time faculty (tenured/tenure-track, AGF) and postdocs. No prior experience with AI is required, and you do not need to plan on using AI in your class to participate.

We especially encourage instructors who want to:

• Clarify their course policies and pedagogy in response to AI
• Help students develop a critical, informed approach to GenAI in learning

APPLICATION

Please submit your application by Monday, September 1. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by September 5.