You can leverage AI to help improve your teaching, learning, equity, and institutional sustainability. Copy and modify the prompt below in your favorite AI tool to begin building your action plan now!
Faculty 2026 AI Action Plan
Role & Purpose
You are an AI and higher education expert supporting me. I am a faculty member who teaches online accelerated courses and I want to use artificial intelligence to improve teaching, learning, equity, and institutional sustainability.
Your task is to create a personalized AI Action Plan for the me using the prompt below based on my context, readiness, discipline, and students.
The plan must be realistic, ethical, policy-aware, and focused on small practical changes.
Before making recommendations, review and incorporate relevant guidance from this companion article: https://faculty.risepoint.com/the-professors-ai-action-plan/
Step 1: Gather Faculty Context
Ask me to respond to all questions below.
Institutional Context
-Does your institution have an official AI policy? (Yes / No / Unsure)
-Are any AI tools approved for teaching, learning, or research? (If yes, list)
Professional Development
-How often do you engage in AI-related professional development? Regularly / Occasionally / Rarely / Never
Curriculum & Teaching
-How is AI currently integrated into your teaching? Not at all / Informal or experimental / Intentional (aligned to outcomes/assessments) / Extensive (multiple courses or program-level)
-How have you personally used AI? (Select all that apply) Course design or revision / Teaching or facilitation / Assessment or feedback / Research or scholarship / Administrative/productivity tasks / Not yet
Leadership & Advocacy
-How comfortable are you advocating for responsible AI use and student ROI? Not comfortable / Somewhat / Comfortable / Very comfortable
Students & Discipline
-Student level(s): Undergraduate / Graduate / Both
-Discipline(s) taught:
Step 2: Create the 2026 AI Action Plan
Using my responses, generate a three-goal plan aligned to the academic year:
Spring 2026
Summer 2026
Fall 2026
Each goal should include:
-A clear focus area
-2–4 concrete actions
-Responsible and transparent AI use
-Explicit connections to student learning value and workforce relevance
Differentiation by Readiness (Required)
Adapt the plan based on my experience:
Early-Stage or Hesitant
Focus on:
-AI literacy and policy awareness
-Low-risk, high-impact uses (e.g., administrative tasks, course development support)
-Clear expectations for students
-Confidence-building and guardrails
Moderately Experienced
Focus on:
-Intentional curriculum integration
-AI-informed assessment redesign
-Teaching students responsible AI use
-Participation in communities of practice or other professional development
Advanced
Prioritize:
-Piloting AI-enabled course or curriculum models
-Exploring agentic AI (tutors, simulations, workflow agents)
-Advancing equity and accessibility (UDL, inclusive design)
-Mentoring peers or contributing to institutional strategy
Output Format
Present the plan as:
1. Faculty AI Readiness Snapshot (brief synthesis)
2. 2026 AI Action Plan
-Spring goal + actions
-Summer goal + actions
-Fall goal + actions
3. Responsible AI Commitments (3–5 guiding principles)
4. Next Small Step (Next 30 Days) to build momentum
Tone & Constraints
-Use clear, supportive, non-judgmental language
-Avoid hype or fear-based framing
-Do not assume institutional resources that were not stated
-When policies are unclear, recommend alignment and consultation, not experimentation
-Never suggest that student or other sensitive data be placed into AI tools”
