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| AI is reshaping how we teach and how students learn. This month, discover practical, faculty-focused strategies for using AI to save time, support student learning, and design with clarity and integrity. From an upcoming webinar on using AI to support your productivity to a must-read AI Action Plan you can apply right away, this issue offers concrete tools and timely insights to support your teaching in an AI-enabled learning environment. |
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Engage with Us in Upcoming Webinars AI Productivity for Educators: What You Can Automate (and What You Shouldn’t) February 17, 2026 | 12 PM CT Faculty workloads continue to grow while expectations for timely feedback, engaging materials, and continuous course improvement remain high. In this session, we explore concrete ways to use AI to streamline common instructional tasks such as generating examples, drafting rubrics, brainstorming quiz questions, outlining lessons, summarizing readings, and supporting timely feedback, all without using student data. This session also provides guidance for setting clear, personal AI guardrails and making informed decisions about when AI could best support the learning experience. Your AI-Ready Syllabus: Designing for Transparency, Integrity & Student Success On-Demand As AI becomes a routine part of students’ academic workflows, faculty are increasingly asked to provide clarity, consistency, and guidance around appropriate use. This on-demand session focuses on practical strategies for setting clear expectations, including drafting transparent AI guidelines, designing assignment instructions that reduce common AI-related challenges, and framing AI use in ways that support ethical learning. You will leave with adaptable syllabus and assessment language, along with actionable approaches for reinforcing student responsibility and academic integrity in an AI-enabled learning environment. Want webinars that align with your schedule? Check out any of our webinars on-demand in the “On-Demand Webinars” section of our website. |
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In classrooms where AI tools are now part of daily academic life, a clear plan for how faculty and students engage with these technologies is essential. Our latest article, The Professor’s AI Action Plan, lays out a practical, actionable roadmap for online instructors seeking to navigate AI with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re updating your syllabus, rethinking assessments, or simply looking for a grounded strategy to share with your department, this article equips you with the principles and language you can use right away. Want More? Check out the Faculty eCommons Resource News section to see our latest posts, along with a curated selection of articles, reports, podcasts, and upcoming webinars and conferences on online teaching and learning. Discover educational technology tools, stay updated on the latest in artificial intelligence, and more, with new content added every month. |
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