AI for Faculty Workshop Series

The Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) hosts AI for Faculty: a workshop series to support your teaching, assessment design, and responsible use of AI in academic environments. This series gives instructors practical strategies, hands-on demonstrations, and examples drawn from real faculty practice across campus. Join CLI and your colleagues across the university to explore how AI can enhance teaching, learning, productivity, and student engagement at Illinois Tech.

What You will Gain: ​

• Learn how to integrate AI meaningfully and responsibly into your teaching ​
• Receive practical tools that save time and increase instructional efficiency
• Improve assessment design to reduce academic integrity risk ​
• Align your course policies with university-wide AI guidelines ​
• Collaborate with colleagues across campus ​​

Workshop Topics ​(subject to change)

Below are session recordings. Sessions may be held online or held both online and in-person at the CLI space on the 7th Floor, Galvin Tower. See the CLI’s Calendar of Events, the CLI Newsletter, or Illinois Tech Today for announcements as additional sessions are scheduled.

1. Introduction to AI at Illinois Tech: Ethics & Communication (December 9, 2025) (Online) Join the library and others for a conversation and overview of AI use in education. Our discussion will include Ethical AI use for faculty and students; syllabus language; communication strategies for classroom AI expectations.
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
2. Understanding AI Risk: What to use, What to avoid, and Why (AI + Security + Data) (December 16, 2025) (Online) Overview of campus-supported AI tools, data privacy, FERPA considerations, and responsible use.
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
3. Using AI for Teaching & Learning – Part 1 (January 13, 2026) (Online) Practical demonstrations of AI for instructional design, content creation, and student learning support. ​
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
4. Using AI for Teaching & Learning – Part 2 (January 20, 2026) (Online) Faculty examples, case studies, and workflow demonstrations.
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
5. Creating With AI: Course Content, Media, and Analytics (January 27, 2026)(7th Floor, CLI Conference Room, Galvin Tower & Zoom) Using AI tools for content creation, video scripting, quiz generation, and learning analytics. 
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
6. AI-Enhanced Assessment & Rubrics (February 3, 2026)(7th Floor, CLI Conference Room, Galvin Tower & Zoom) Designing AI-aware assessments, academic integrity considerations, and rubric creation. ​
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
7. Policy Development for Teaching, Learning & Research (February 10, 2026) (7th Floor, CLI Conference Room, Galvin Tower & Zoom)  Creating department-level or course-level AI policies; research considerations; campus alignment.  
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.
8. Beyond Chatbots: Smarter AI Tools for Research (March 4, 2026) (Virtual) Introduces AI-powered platforms such as ResearchRabbit, Litmaps, and Consensus that help students dive deeper into academic scholarship. Unlike general-purpose chatbots that offer quick answers or surface-level summaries, these tools support richer, more authentic research.
   Illinois Tech credentials are required to access the recording.