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Mini-course: Introduction to Ai-Enhanced Teaching Practices

Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett

Registration for this workshop series is now closed.

Are you interested in learning about how the best teaching practices are impacted by generative AI? If so, this is the mini course for you! In this mini-course you will cover a wide variety of topics and have time to explore new AI applications. Topics will include large language model (LLM) impacts on academic integrity, universal design, inclusive teaching, assessment, as well as explore applications of other types of generative AI such as image and video tools. How to turn these classroom changes into research will also be covered. There are no prerequisites for this course. Registration will be limited to the first 40 participants.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Dates of Sessions:

June 8, 2026 (9 a.m – 10:30 a.m)
June 9, 2026 (9 a.m – 10:30 a.m)
June 10, 2026 (9 a.m – 10:30 a.m)
June 11, 2026 (9 a.m – 10:30 a.m)
June 15, 2026 (9 a.m – 10:30 a.m)
June 16, 2026 (9 a.m – 10:30 a.m)

Workshop: AI in STEM Education

Register Here | Facilitators: Laina Lockett & Carley Fisher-Maltese

 
In this introductory one-hour workshop, STEM faculty will explore the various artificial intelligence tools available to design their courses. Participants will learn how to use these tools to align their student learning outcomes, instructional activities, and assessments. Participants will have time to practice using these tools and will leave with actionable strategies to implement AI-enhanced instruction in at least one of their courses. This workshop will specifically focus on STEM application including using AI in a laboratory setting and quantitative applications.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: To AI or not to AI?: Key Considerations for Your Classroom

Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett

In 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.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: AI Test Kitchen: Interfacing with Students

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Whether you’re new to AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot or experiences, explore prompts and discuss the role of AI-Assisted Faculty tasks including interfacing with students. Based on the book Teaching with AI by Bowen and Watson. *Participation in past AI Test Kitchens is not required. This is part of the Teaching with AI Level One Workshop Series.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Canceled: Mini Course: Syllabus Design

January 8 – January 18

Asynchronous| Register Here | Facilitators: Crystal Anderson and Laina Lockett

Do you want your syllabus to promote student success and engagement? Do you want to make your goals and assignments clear and relevant for students? In this self-paced, 10-hour asynchronous mini course, you will learn how to create a syllabus that aligns your learning goals with your assignments, organizes course content to maximize student learning and makes use of SyllaBright, George Mason’s course design assistant.

Registered participants will be added to the course January 8-12. The registration deadline for the course Monday, January 12 at 8:00 a.m.

Upon completion of the course, participants will earn the Level 2 Credential for Teaching Competencies as part of the Continuing Professional Development program.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Mini-course: Introduction to AI-Enhanced Teaching Practices

Wednesdays, January 28 – April 22

Full – Registration Closed| Facilitator: Laina Lockett

*Note: this workshop was formerly titled Intermediate Artificial Intelligence Inspired Pedagogies

Are you interested in learning about how the best teaching practices are impacted by generative AI? If so, this is the mini course for you! In this mini-course you will cover a wide variety of topics and have time to explore new AI applications. Topics will include large language model (LLM) impacts on academic integrity, universal design, inclusive teaching, assessment, as well as explore applications of other types of generative AI such as image and video tools. How to turn these classroom changes into research will also be covered. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Dates of Sessions: [No session the week of spring break] 
January 28, 2026 9-10:30AM
February 11, 2026 9-10:30AM
February 25, 2026 9-10:30AM
March 25, 2026 9-10:30AM
April 08, 2026 9-10:30AM
April 22, 2026 9-10:30AM

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Deadline: STEM Education Faculty Fellow

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Apply here | Learn more here| POC: Laina Lockett

We are excited to once again hire a faculty fellow to support STEM Education in 2026! We invite any faculty who teach STEM curriculum & who will be teaching in the spring semester (from any relevant department, program, college, or school) at George Mason University, including full-time and part-time faculty, to submit an application for the STEM Education Faculty Fellow position. Please note that faculty may not receive funding for multiple Stearns Center funding opportunities in the same academic term, which includes the Curriculum and Teaching Leadership Funds (CTL Funds).

Interest Session for Stearns Center Education Journal

Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett

If you are interested in publishing about your teaching practices please come to this interest session. We will answer questions you may have as well as discuss potential timelines and the submission & review process. This journal will aim to identify and recognize quality in teaching and foster research into and sharing of evidence-based pedagogies that occur in Mason classrooms. If you’d like to contribute an article, please attend the session. If you are interested, but can’t make this session, please still complete the registration form so we can follow up with additional information.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

AI Series: AI Tools: Key Considerations for Your Teaching

Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett

In this session, we will review the Stearns Center 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.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above. 

 

AI Syllabus Policy Q&A Canceled

Register here| Facilitator: Laina Lockett

Starting Fall 2025, all syllabi should include an AI policy that is specific to the course. If you have questions about determining what might be the best option for your class, or you have more general questions about AI syllabus policy, sign-up for this session.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.