Dear Faculty, 

The Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) is launching a 7-session AI for Faculty Workshop Series designed to support your teaching, assessment design, and responsible use of AI in academic environments. This series will give you practical strategies, hands-on demonstrations, and examples drawn from real faculty practice across campus. We invite you to join us and explore how AI can enhance teaching, learning, productivity, and student engagement at Illinois Tech.  

What You will Gain: 

• Learn how to integrate AI meaningfully and responsibly into your teaching 
• Receive practical tools that save time and increase instructional efficiency 
• Improve assessment design to reduce academic integrity risk 
• Align your course policies with university-wide AI guidelines 
• Collaborate with colleagues across campus 

AI for Faculty Workshop Series 

Tuesdays, 12:45–1:40 PM CT
Register in Zoom 

Workshop Topics 

1. Ethics & Communication (December 9, 2025) (Online)
   Ethical AI use for faculty and students; syllabus language; communication strategies for classroom AI expectations.  
2. 2. Understanding AI risk: what to use, what to avoid and why (December 16, 2025) (Online)
   Overview of campus-supported AI tools, data security and privacy, FERPA considerations, and responsible use. 
3. Using AI for Teaching & Learning – Part 1 (January 13, 2026) (Online)
   Practical demonstrations of AI for instructional design, content creation, and student learning support. 
4. Using AI for Teaching & Learning – Part 2 (January 20, 2026) (Online)
    Faculty examples, case studies, and workflow demonstrations. 
5. AI-Enhanced Assessment & Rubrics (January 27, 2026) (7th Floor, CLI Conference Room, Galvin Tower & Zoom)
   Designing AI-aware assessments, academic integrity considerations, and rubric creation. 
6. Creating With AI: Course Content, Media, and Analytics (February 3, 2026) (7th Floor, CLI Conference Room, Galvin Tower & Zoom)
    Using AI tools for content creation, video scripting, quiz generation, and learning analytics. 
7. Policy Development for Teaching, Learning & Research (February 10, 2026) (7th Floor, CLI Conference Room, Galvin Tower & Zoom)
    Creating department-level or course-level AI policies; research considerations; campus alignment.