Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning

Tag: Teaching with AI

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

Register Here | Facilitators: Laina Lockett & Thomas Polk

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 artificial intelligence tools that are available to use, and consider ethical considerations for tool usage as instructors. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI Credential.

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

Workshop: Communicating with Students About Ethical AI Use

Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar

This hands-on session will guide you in creating course policies that promote an ethical AI culture. Through engaging discussions, case studies, and individual work, you will develop a coherent AI policy tailored to your courses and gain practical strategies for guiding your students in responsible AI use. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI credential Level 1 series. 

Audience: all instructors/graduate students.

Please reach out to Breana Bayraktar ([email protected]) with any questions.

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

Workshop: Artificial Intelligence Tools and…Inclusive Teaching?

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Formerly called “ChatGPT, AI Text Generator Tools, and…Inclusive Teaching?”

Access to artificial intelligence (AI) text generators has upended education – and many other sectors – as much or more than past technology advancements and innovations. Join us in this workshop as we discuss how we continue teaching with impact and to support all students in this new reality. We explore instructional approaches, considerations, and methods to help us teach with less stress and more strategy. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI credential Level 1 series and the AIEM-Teach credential. 

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

Workshop: Communicating with Students About Ethical AI Use

Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar

This hands-on session will guide you in creating course policies that promote an ethical AI culture. Through engaging discussions, case studies, and individual work, you will develop a coherent AI policy tailored to your courses and gain practical strategies for guiding your students in responsible AI use. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI credential Level 1 series. 

Audience: all instructors/graduate students.

Please reach out to Breana Bayraktar ([email protected]) with any questions.

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

Workshop: AI Test Kitchen: Assessments and Customization

Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett


Whether you’re new to AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot or have a lot of AI experience, join this session to explore prompts and discuss the role of generative AI in writing test questions. Based on the book Teaching with AI by Bowen and Watson. *Participation in past AI Test Kitchens is not required. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI Credential.

* 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: Classroom Discussion

Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett


Whether you’re new to AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot or have a lot of AI experience, join this session to explore prompts and discuss the role of AI as part of classroom discussions. Based on the book Teaching with AI by Bowen and Watson. *Participation in past AI Test Kitchens is not required. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI credential Level 1 series. 

* 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. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI credential Level 1 series. 

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

 

Workshop: Can AI write my_?

Register Here| Facilitator: Thomas Polk

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

Workshop: Can AI write my_?

Register Here | Facilitator: Thomas Polk

This 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. This workshop is part of the Teaching with AI credential Level 1 series. 

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