AY2025-2026 Professional Development

The AI ICC is emphasizing development of AI literacy skills among faculty and staff. See below for the current Spring 2026 schedule and come back frequently to see what's been added to the calendar.

AI Literacy Series for Faculty

• Workshop 1: AI Platforms, Prompts, and the Importance of Iteration
  • February 5, 2026, 3:00-4:00p, Knight 6314 and online. Register to access Zoom link.
  • Facilitator: Leslie Killgore
  • This first-in-series AI literacy workshop is designed specifically for faculty seeking to understand major AI platforms and develop effective prompting skills for academic work. This 1-hour practical session will introduce you to the most prominent AI tools and teach you how to communicate effectively with these systems for research, writing, and administrative tasks.
  • 4 Knight points
• Workshop 2: AI and Curriculum Development: Creating and Revising Courses with AI Support
  • Cancelled for low enrollment
  • February 12, 2026, 3:00-4:30p, Knight 6314 and online. Register to access Zoom link.
  • Facilitators: Leslie Killgore
  • This 90-minute workshop is designed for department chairs and faculty interested in creating new courses or revising existing ones. Building on foundational AI literacy skills, participants will learn how to effectively use AI tools to support course development work, from researching current disciplinary trends to writing precise course descriptions and developing aligned learning outcomes.
  • 7 Knight points
• Workshop 3: AI for Assignments, Rubrics, Outcomes, and Assessment
  
  • February 25, 2026, 2:00-4:00p, Knight 6004 and online. Register to access Zoom link.
  • Facilitators: Lauren Webb, Leslie Killgore, and Sara Beth Gable
  • This workshop is designed for faculty ready to transform their assessment practices. We will begin by using AI to incorporate state-of-the-art pedagogical approaches like Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) to assignment design. From there, we'll use AI to develop grading rubrics aligned with course, general education, and program outcomes. Participants will leave the session with signature assignments that authentically demonstrate student mastery while also being ready to collect assessment data seamlessly.
  • 7 Knight points

Real Talk About AI in the Classroom

Real Talk is a regular online meeting space offering full- and part-time faculty an opportunity to embrace our collective sense of upheaval and challenge from the emergence of AI. Each event will address a specific prompt suggested by the faculty community. Join the conversation, bring your questions, and be ready to talk about how you are addressing teaching and learning in the age of AI.

• • April 27, 3:00-4:30p. Register to access Zoom link.
  • Organizer: Leslie Killgore
  • Vol III: What Does It Mean to Belong, and Can AI Help?
  • Research consistently shows that a student's sense of belonging is one of the strongest predictors of persistence, academic achievement, and well-being in college. In this session, we'll look briefly at what the research tells us about belonging and why it matters, especially for first-generation students and other populations we serve at CCRI. Then we'll open it up to you. Where do you see AI potentially helping students feel more connected, more supported, or more purposeful in their education? And where might it get in the way? There are no settled answers here — just a conversation worth having. 
  • 5 Knight points (each session)
  • Completed: Real Talk, Vol I: How to Maintain Academic Integrity in Online Asynchronous Courses (02/09/2026, 3:00-4:30p)
  • Completed: Real Talk, Vol II: Teaching With AI - Catalyst or Crutch for Critical Thinking? (03/23/2026, 3:00-4:30p)

Book Club: The Opposite of Cheating

• • February 04, February 11, February 18, February 25, and March 04: 3:00-4:30p. Register to access Zoom link.
  • Organizers: Rachel Rogers (Center for Teaching Excellence) and Leslie Killgore
  • Join us for an easy-going book club on "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI" by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A Rettinger. Over 5 meetings, we will read and discuss this "positive and practical" book that (provocatively) identifies cheating as "normal and natural student behavior" and helps educators reframe academic integrity as a pathway to intentional and authentic learning.
  • 3 Knight points (each session)