Innovation Center

AI Lab: Designing Workflows with Gemini & NotebookLM
Thursday, February 12, 2:00–2:45 PM ET, via Zoom
Length: 45 min (20 min overview + 20 min guided exploration + 5 min Q&A) · Applied Lab
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This hands-on session introduces Google’s new AI features in Gemini and NotebookLM. Faculty will see demos and experiment with practical applications for teaching, research, and productivity, and leave with ideas to integrate these tools into their practice.

AI Lab: Generative Media in Practice
Monday, February 16th, 2:00–2:50 PM ET, via Zoom
Length: 50 min (20 min overview + 20 min guided exploration + 10 min Q&A) · Applied Lab
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Explore how generative AI can be used to produce visuals, video, and sound. Faculty will gain exposure to tools and workflows that support experimentation in studio and media-based courses. Discussion will include authorship, originality, and creative process.

Designing Assignments in the Age of AI

Thursday, February 19th, 2:00–3:00 PM ET, via Zoom
Length: 1 hour (30 min presentation + 30 min discussion)
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AI is reshaping the way students write, research, and create. This workshop offers practical strategies for designing assignments that maintain integrity and foster originality. Faculty will examine examples of reimagined assignments across disciplines and consider approaches that emphasize process, creativity, and critical thinking. Participants will leave with adaptable models to strengthen assessment in AI-enabled classrooms.

Exploring and Applying AI Literacy Frameworks

Thursday, February 26th, 2:00–2:45 PM ET, via Zoom
Length: 45 min (25 min overview + 20 min discussion)
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This workshop introduces leading frameworks for AI literacy in higher education. Faculty will explore ways to integrate AI literacy into their teaching to strengthen students’ critical and ethical fluency. Practical examples and adaptable classroom strategies will be shared.

Generative AI and Its Environmental Impact — Challenges and Opportunities

Monday, March 2nd, 2:00–2:50 PM ET, via Zoom
Length: 50 min (25 min presentation + 25 min discussion)
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AI carries hidden costs in energy use and sustainability. This session examines the environmental footprint of generative AI and its implications for higher education. Faculty will discuss strategies for integrating sustainability and equity into AI use in teaching and research.

AI and Ethics: Navigating Authorship, Integrity, and Practice

Thursday, March 26th, 2:00–2:45 PM ET, via Zoom
Length: 40 min (20 min presentation + 25 min discussion)
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This session focuses on the ethical dimensions of generative AI, with particular attention to questions of authorship, originality, and responsibility. Participants will be introduced to ethical frameworks for evaluating AI use and will consider how integrity, accountability, and fairness shape evolving practices.