Fall 2026 Webinars
Wednesday, September 2, 9:40am - 10:30am
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming an integral part of our world. However, it's crucial to understand that AI complements human innovation and creativity rather than replacing it. In this webinar, we'll explore how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can empower learners and educators alike, fostering responsible and innovative use across disciplines.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define Generative AI and explain how Generative AI works.
- Recognize the level of familiarity high school students have with using Generative AI.
- Develop a lesson plan with Generative AI elements for student use.
- Create clear expectations of Generative AI use in your classroom. Register
Monday, September 14, 12:00pm - 12:50 pm
Discover the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to support your teaching and enhance student learning. This session explores practical strategies for experimenting with GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. Examine how foundational prompt-writing techniques and hands-on exploration can build your AI literacy and inform the teaching and learning content you design.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define Generative Artificial Intelligence and prompt writing in accessible, practical terms.
- Explore four GenAI tools—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot—to compare capabilities and uses relevant to teaching and student learning.
- Apply basic prompt-writing strategies to experiment with GenAI and generate outputs that could support student learning or instructional tasks.
- Identify opportunities for meaningful integration of GenAI into teaching and learning—such as explanations, examples, feedback, question generation, or activity design. Register
Wednesday, September 30, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Examine how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can enhance the clarity, accessibility, and engagement of your course materials. This session explores practical strategies for using GenAI tools—such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot—to support course content creation and strengthen course design. Examine how GenAI aligns with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to promote flexibility, inclusivity, and deeper learning experiences.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Apply effective prompt-writing strategies to create or refine course content that aligns with desired learning outcomes.
- Use Generative AI tools to generate clear, engaging, and accessible content that supports student learning.
- Integrate UDL principles—including engagement, representation, and action/expression—to design flexible and inclusive learning experiences.
- Identify responsible and transparent practices for using GenAI in course content creation and design. Register
Monday, October 12, 1:10pm - 2:00pm
Explore how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can support the design of interactive, student-centered learning activities. This session explores practical strategies for using GenAI tools—such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot—to design discussions, case studies, and simulations that enhance engagement and deepen learning. Examine how prompt-writing techniques and intentional use of GenAI can strengthen active learning, promote critical thinking, and create more meaningful learning experiences for your students.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Apply prompt-writing strategies to generate or adapt active learning activities that support engagement and student learning.
- Design interactive learning experiences—such as discussions, case studies, and simulations—that leverage GenAI to enhance participation and collaboration.
- Evaluate GenAI-generated activities to determine alignment with learning outcomes and opportunities for refinement.
- Identify ways to integrate GenAI intentionally into learning activities to promote deeper understanding, creativity, and reflection. Register
Wednesday, October 28, 1:10pm - 2:00pm
Assessments just got a major upgrade! This webinar explores how Generative Artificial Intelligence can transform your assessments from rote memorization exercises to engaging experiences that promote deeper learning. Discover how to generate assessments that align with your course learning outcomes to foster creativity, critical thinking, and personalized learning experiences.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between traditional assessment methods and generative AI-powered assessments.
- Apply prompt writing in the context of assessments.
- Design effective assessments that measure student mastery and promote meaningful learning outcomes. Register
Thursday November 12, 11:40 am - 12:55 pm
A teaching philosophy statement provides a concise description of an instructor's perspective on teaching, student learning, methodologies, and implementation, and institutions typically request a teaching philosophy statement from applicants for faculty positions and as part of the tenure and promotion process.
What, then, is your teaching philosophy? What aspects should you reflect upon, write, or include? And importantly, how has the writing of this document changed as a result of ChatGPT, both in your perspective on this fundamental shift in higher education as well as document construction assistance? This will be a working webinar, where we will discuss strategies for composing the statement, incorporating time for personalized theme development, and tips for using ChatGPT prompts in writing it. Participants will leave with a thematic outline and components of their statement, and guidelines to continue crafting it.
NOTE: For you and other participants to benefit the most in the time available, this webinar requires that you do some reflective writing in advance of the session. Register