The Teaching & Learning Commons has an exciting opportunity for academic faculty this spring semester! Enrollment is now open for Auburn University’s online courseTeaching with AI  and UNLV’s 10 AI Learning Communities — each with its own theme — to help you connect, learn, and collaborate on innovative AI-driven practices. Both opportunities combined are designed to support your professional development and foster a community of practice in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in higher education. 

Auburn “Teaching with AI” Course: Enhance your teaching strategies and explore new ways to engage students with AI tools.

• Module 1: What Do I Need to Know About AI?
• Module 2: What Do I Need to Rethink in Terms of the Exams, Papers, or Projects I Assign?
• Module 3: How are Students Using AI Tools and How Can I Partner With My Students?
• Module 4: What are the Ethical Considerations of AI in Our Higher Ed Context and Beyond?
• Module 5: How Do I (Re)Design Courses in the Wake of the AI Disruption?

UNLV AI Learning Communities: Choose from 10 themed groups that will meet at 2 times this semester and 3 times next semester. You can join any group that interests you. For more information about each learning community, please email tl.commons@unlv.edu.

• AI, Ethics, and Writing (Jessie Fitts and Rachel Bovard, College of Liberal Arts)
• Neon Mixmasters: Utilizing Generative AI Practices in Course Design and Assessment to Enhance Learning (Jaime Carbajal, School of Integrated Health Sciences)
• Building Resilient Classrooms with AI: Inclusive Practices and Adaptive Learning (Latisha Nixon-Jones, School of Law)
• AI-Integrated Assignments for Meaningful Learning (Jennifer Vanderlaan, School of Nursing)
• Co-Creation: The New Normal for Teaching with Generative AI (Brett Detken, Lee Business School)
• Ethic Use of AI (Juliana Rodrigues Vieira Tkatch, College of Hospitality)
• Teaching with AI Exchange: Classroom Labs to Community Impact (Brian Uldall, College of Liberal Arts)
• Helping Students Help Us: Teaching Smarter with AI (Han-fen Hu, Lee Business School)
• Goodbye Busywork: AI Agents on the Job (Amy Stone, School of Medicine)
• Text-as-Data: How, Not What You Think! (Jarod Giger, College of Urban Affairs)

Spots are limited. Sign up here by October 19. 

We hope you’ll take advantage of these unique opportunities to learn, collaborate, and lead in this exciting new era of AI. If you have any questions, please email us at tl.commons@unlv.edu.