Submitted by: Stacy O’Brien, sobrien4@uca.edu on 08/27/2025
In response to faculty requests, CETAL is pleased to announce three new learning communities for the fall semester, focused on the utility and implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence in higher education:
Teaching with AI Book Group: The Opposite of Cheating
Wednesdays at 2:00; Sept. 10, Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, & Nov. 5
From the Amazon description: “In these days of an ever-expanding internet, generative AI, and term paper mills, students may find it too easy and tempting to cheat, and teachers may think they can’t keep up. What’s needed, and what Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger offer in this timely book, is a new approach—one that works with the realities of the twenty-first century, not just to protect academic integrity but also to maximize opportunities for students to learn.
The Opposite of Cheating presents a positive, forward-looking, research-backed vision for what classroom integrity can look like in the GenAI era, both in cyberspace and on campus. Accordingly, the book outlines workable measures teachers can use to better understand why students cheat and to prevent cheating while aiming to enhance learning and integrity.”
Stanford AI for Educators Learning Community
Thursdays at 3:00; Sept. 11, Sept. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Nov. 13, & Dec. 4
Feeling like the conversation around Artificial Intelligence in education is moving a mile a minute? If you’ve felt overwhelmed by the rapid changes, hesitant to dive in, or simply unsure where to even begin, you are not alone. In response to these common concerns, we are excited to offer the Stanford AI for Educators Learning Community, a supportive cohort designed specifically as an introduction for faculty who are new to the topic or have been cautious about trying it before now. Our primary goal is to demystify AI and build your confidence in a collaborative, judgment-free environment. No prior experience is necessary—only a curiosity to learn.
This semester-long series is crafted to be your easy entry into understanding and utilizing generative AI. We will blend flexible, self-paced learning with engaging, hands-on practice. If you’ve been looking for a supportive first step into the world of AI, this is the community for you. Join us to move from uncertainty to confidence and explore the future of education together.
AI Problems & Practice Learning Community
Wednesdays at 3:00; Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 29, Nov. 12, & Dec. 3
Are you intrigued by the potential of AI but tired of tech demos that feel disconnected from the real challenges of your work? If you’re looking for practical solutions rather than just another tool to learn, we invite you to join our new AI Problems & Practice Learning Community, which takes a unique approach. Instead of starting with a piece of technology and asking how you might use it, we begin with a shared challenge central to our roles as educators. Each session in this series will be framed around a real-world faculty pain point, such as tackling the time-consuming process of providing meaningful student feedback, designing dynamic in-class activities on the fly, or finding innovative ways to make dense research material more accessible for your students.
The format is designed to be collaborative and hands-on, ensuring you leave with tangible strategies. We will begin each session by collectively discussing the chosen problem, sharing our current methods and frustrations. Following this, we will introduce a small, curated selection of two or three different AI tools or prompting techniques that are strong contenders for addressing that specific issue. You will then join a small breakout group to get direct, hands-on experience with one of these options, applying it to a sample task in a supportive, low-stakes environment. The most valuable part of our lab is the final debrief, where each group reports back on their assigned tool, sharing its strengths, weaknesses, and overall usability. This collaborative model is designed to be efficient and highly relevant, saving you the time of sifting through countless tools on your own. You will walk away with a comparative understanding of multiple AI assistants and a clear vision for how they can be applied to solve a concrete problem you face every day. Please join us to explore, experiment, and discover practical AI solutions together.
Register today!
