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SUMMARY:Workshop: To AI or not to AI? Key Considerations for Your Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Laina Lockett & Breana Bayraktar\nIn this session\, we will review the Stearns Center’s AI Quick Start Guide. Topics include discussing the most common questions asked by GMU faculty about AI\, reviewing recommended resources including the GMU Guidelines for Faculty and Students\, demonstrate some of the tools that are available to use\, and consider ethical considerations for tool usage as instructors.\n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-to-ai-or-not-to-ai-key-considerations-for-your-classroom-5/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:AI Series,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Laina Lockett":MAILTO:llocket@gmu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T101500
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Crafting an AI Policy That Reflects Your Values
DESCRIPTION:Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar\nFormerly titled “Workshop: Communicating With Students About Ethical AI Use”\n\nNot sure whether to ban AI\, embrace it\, or something in between? This hands-on session will help you move from uncertainty to clarity. Through guided frameworks\, discipline-specific examples\, and individual drafting time\, you’ll leave with a coherent\, nuanced AI policy tailored to your courses. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI Credential. \n\n\n\n\n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-crafting-an-ai-policy-that-reflects-your-values-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:AI Series,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Breana Bayraktar":MAILTO:bbayrakt@gmu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T100000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Beyond the Syllabus - Talking with Students About AI
DESCRIPTION:Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar\nFormerly titled “Workshop: Communicating With Students About Ethical AI Use” \nThis workshop focuses on how to talk with students about AI use in ways that build trust rather than suspicion\, respond to violations without eroding relationships\, and cultivate a classroom culture where integrity is a shared value. Through discussion\, role-play scenarios\, and practical strategies\, you’ll leave with language and approaches you can use from day one. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI Credential. \n\n\n\n\n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-beyond-the-syllabus-talking-with-students-about-ai-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:AI Series,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Breana Bayraktar":MAILTO:bbayrakt@gmu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261204T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261204T100000
DTSTAMP:20260903T130850Z
CREATED:20260903T130629Z
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SUMMARY:AI Test Kitchen: Reducing Ambiguity
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett \nWhether you’re new to AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot or have a lot of AI experience\, join this session to explore in-depth prompting to reduce unnecessary barriers in assignment instructions or your syllabus using a Universal Design for Learning Framework. This session is based on the book The Science of Learning Meets AI by Ludwig and Zakrajsek. Please have access to at least one of the following to get the most out of this session: assignment instructions\, syllabus\, or project description. *Participation in past AI Test Kitchens is not required. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI Credential. \n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/ai-test-kitchen-reducing-ambiguity/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:AI Series,Test Kitchen
ORGANIZER;CN="Laina Lockett":MAILTO:llocket@gmu.edu
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T163318Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Creating a Dynamic Classroom Climate
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Crystal Anderson and Stephanie Bluth\n\nDo you want to learn how to leverage class policies to enhance your rapport with your class? In this workshop\, graduate instructors will consider a case study on how to improve student performance. They will also learn how to set the stage for successful management of a course\, including the development of a teaching persona and creating class policies that work. Participants will also engage in discussion with fellow graduate instructors. \nOpen to all graduate students\, this workshop is required for the SkillCraft Level 1 Essentials Credential. \n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-creating-a-dynamic-classroom-climate-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Bluth":MAILTO:sbluth@gmu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261204T101500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261204T111500
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CREATED:20260813T142740Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Can AI write my ___?
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Thomas Polk and Katherine Miscavige \nThis hands-on workshop invites faculty to explore how students can use Generative AI as a writing tool to assist with their assignments. Together\, we’ll experiment with AI tools at various stages of the writing process\, including brainstorming\, drafting\, and revising\, to consider the strengths and limitations of AI as a writing tool.\n\n\n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-can-ai-write-my-___-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:AI Series,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T140000
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SUMMARY:Conversation Hours: Advanced Alternative Grading
DESCRIPTION:Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar\nAlready using some form of alternative grading in your courses? Join colleagues who are actively implementing alternative grading practices — not to learn the basics\, but to share what’s working\, troubleshoot challenges\, and think through new ideas together. We will meet via Zoom every 3rd Monday at 2pm (dates below). \nEven if you cannot attend all of the meetings\, feel free to register for each occurrence as it fits your schedule; you must register for each separate event. This group is focused on discussion and sharing\, and participants will have the opportunity to bring examples from your own courses to share and get feedback on. We will not have a set list of readings\, but will focus on a different question or theme for each meeting\, in addition to whatever topics participants would like to address. \nContact Breana Bayraktar (bbayrakt@gmu.edu) with any questions! \nMeeting Dates & Tentative Themes\nSept 14: Starting lines — How did you introduce your grading system to students this semester?\nOct 5: First feedback cycles — What’s working in your early rounds of feedback or reassessment\, and what?\nOct 26: Resistance and confusion — How do you handle students who push back or misunderstand your approach?\nNov 16: Keeping momentum — How do you sustain student engagement with alt grading as end-of-semester pressure kicks in?\nDec 7: Institutional realities — How do you navigate final grades\, incompletes\, and systems that weren’t built for what we do?\nJan 11: One thing I’m changing — Based on last semester\, what are you iterating on and why?\nFeb 1: Revision and reassessment policies — What rules govern redos in your course\, and how are they holding up?\nFeb 22: Equity and access — Where do you see alt grading advancing equity — and where does it fall short?\nMar 15: Mid-spring check-in — What are you noticing right now about student learning\, motivation\, and stress?\nApr 5: The hard conversations — How do you talk to students about where they stand before the final stretch?\nApr 26: End-of-course practices — What does closure look like in an alt-graded course?\nMay 17: Year in review — What worked\, what didn’t\, and what are you still trying to figure out? \n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/conversation-hours-advanced-alternative-grading-5/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:Conversation Hours
ORGANIZER;CN="Breana Bayraktar":MAILTO:bbayrakt@gmu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270111T140000
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SUMMARY:Conversation Hours: Advanced Alternative Grading
DESCRIPTION:Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar\nAlready using some form of alternative grading in your courses? Join colleagues who are actively implementing alternative grading practices — not to learn the basics\, but to share what’s working\, troubleshoot challenges\, and think through new ideas together. We will meet via Zoom every 3rd Monday at 2pm (dates below). \nEven if you cannot attend all of the meetings\, feel free to register for each occurrence as it fits your schedule; you must register for each separate event. This group is focused on discussion and sharing\, and participants will have the opportunity to bring examples from your own courses to share and get feedback on. We will not have a set list of readings\, but will focus on a different question or theme for each meeting\, in addition to whatever topics participants would like to address. \nContact Breana Bayraktar (bbayrakt@gmu.edu) with any questions! \nMeeting Dates & Tentative Themes\nSept 14: Starting lines — How did you introduce your grading system to students this semester?\nOct 5: First feedback cycles — What’s working in your early rounds of feedback or reassessment\, and what?\nOct 26: Resistance and confusion — How do you handle students who push back or misunderstand your approach?\nNov 16: Keeping momentum — How do you sustain student engagement with alt grading as end-of-semester pressure kicks in?\nDec 7: Institutional realities — How do you navigate final grades\, incompletes\, and systems that weren’t built for what we do?\nJan 11: One thing I’m changing — Based on last semester\, what are you iterating on and why?\nFeb 1: Revision and reassessment policies — What rules govern redos in your course\, and how are they holding up?\nFeb 22: Equity and access — Where do you see alt grading advancing equity — and where does it fall short?\nMar 15: Mid-spring check-in — What are you noticing right now about student learning\, motivation\, and stress?\nApr 5: The hard conversations — How do you talk to students about where they stand before the final stretch?\nApr 26: End-of-course practices — What does closure look like in an alt-graded course?\nMay 17: Year in review — What worked\, what didn’t\, and what are you still trying to figure out? \n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/conversation-hours-advanced-alternative-grading-6/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:Conversation Hours
ORGANIZER;CN="Breana Bayraktar":MAILTO:bbayrakt@gmu.edu
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