5 Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m., September 30, October 7, 14, 21, & 28
This workshop is designed specifically to foster grass roots, bottom up collaborative discussions around critical thinking and metacognitive skills around AI tools and their impact on classroom experiences. There should be a sense of urgency about supporting the greater college community’s needs as the AI wave is cresting irresistibly, and many are struggling to keep up with the implications and actualities involved in the tectonic shifts it brings.
Its strength is in offering an active interdisciplinary listening space for attendees to present, discuss and explore the issues most relevant to their specific disciplinary concerns in dealing with how AI has changed their workplaces. The workshop is intended to support cross departmental collaboration through open discussion and hands-on activities that explore methods addressing AI classroom concerns both common and exclusive to faculty in all departments.
Of particular interest is collaboration on an overarching, unified institutional strategy of collective values to engage or not. And for those who engage, what are the most appropriate engagement models for each particular classroom situation. At best this undertaking should be done in concert with an AI Task Force to support faculty issues.
Background:
This workshop is a continuation of the workshop offered during the Winter 2026 quarter. It was attended at capacity with requests from people to attend without stipend. There has also been great interest expressed during Winter 2026 Campus Community Day and informally during conversations.
This workshop is a specific outgrowth of an ongoing SBT meeting group that has been taking place since Memorial Day 2025 through August 13th, peaking at nearly 20 people during Spring quarter tapering off to six to four regulars during the Summer quarter. The entire college community stands to benefit by expanding this space of listening and collaboration to all departments.
Weekly Topics for Five Week Format
Week 1: Week 1 Discussion – AI’s Impact on the Classroom: How has AI impacted what you do?
Week 2 Discussion – Classroom Strategies: Assignment Redesign
Week 3 Discussion – Syllabus Policy Survey: Syllabus Policy Statement
Week 4 Discussion: Teach the Teacher / Extend the Learning Community (College Level Policy Recommendation)
Week 5 Presentations: Teach the Teacher / Extend the Learning Community
12 PD Hours and $350 stipend for completing the following requirements:
- Attend 4/5 sessions, One of which is the final
- Participate in 4/5 weekly discussions.
- Submit one assignment redesign that incorporates or responds to AI.
- Craft a syllabus policy statement on the use of AI in one of your classes.
- Create and present a Teach the Teacher / Extend the Learning Community presentation
- Wrap Up
- Reflection
- Survey
- Additionally
- Contribute a College Level Policy Recommendation
10 Seats: register here
Registration deadline: September 16
For more information, contact Phil Duncan, Science.
Last Updated August 12, 2026