Welcome to Our Faculty Learning Community (FLC) 

Spring 2025 Harnessing AI for Teaching and Learning FLC (Online)

The Center for Instructional Technology and Training and the Center for Teaching Excellence are sponsoring a faculty learning community titled “Harnessing AI for Teaching & Learning.” This FLC explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. Members will engage in a series of active learning workshops to apply AI across diverse educational contexts and develop or revise course content with AI in mind, leveraging new opportunities created by AI tools. The FLC will collaborate on Research in Teaching & Learning (RiTL) projects to be shared with the wider UF community at the semi-annual symposiums.

This FLC is designed to build a vibrant AI-focused faculty community, foster practical AI application skills, and promote ethical considerations in AI for education. Participants will gain hands-on experience and develop projects that contribute to the evolving landscape of AI in teaching and learning at UF.

This learning community is for you if:   

You like trying new technologies for teaching and learning.    

  • You love to discuss and share new ideas with your colleagues.    
  • You are from any college and department at UF, with any level of experience with AI.   
  • You are available in the fall to meet bi-weekly on Thursdays 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. 

Application Deadline

January 3, 2025

Apply here. 

Goals 

  • AI Fundamentals: Recognize AI characteristics, identify common AI tools, and describe applications across disciplines. 
  • GPT Demystified: Understand LLMs and GPTs, their capabilities, and limitations. 
  • Applying AI: Use AI tools to create course content, presentations, and more. 
  • AI Prompting: Develop skills in prompt engineering for educational content creation. 
  • Evaluating AI: Conceptualize authentic AI assessments and innovative solutions. 
  • AI Chatbots: Integrate chatbots into courses to scaffold student learning. 
  • AI Ethics: Address ethical implications, data privacy, security, and accessibility in AI applications. 
  • Community Project Showcase: Share project outcomes, celebrate community achievements, and plan for future integrations. 

Spring 2025 Online Schedule (Thursdays, 1:00-2:30 PM) 

  • 1/16 Workshop 1: Kick Off
  • 1/23 Workshop 2: Know & Understand AI: AI Fundamentals
  • 1/30 Workshop 3: Know & Understand AI: GPT Demystified
  • 2/6 Workshop 4: Use & Apply AI : Applying AI in Your Course
  • 2/13 Workshop 5: Use & Apply AI: AI Prompting
  • 2/20 Workshop 6: Evaluate and Create AI: Assessing with AI
  • 2/27 Workshop 7: Evaluate & Create AI: AI Chatbots
  • 3/6 Workshop 8: Ethical AI : AI Ethics, Academic Integrity, and Accessibility in Your Course
  • 3/13 Workshop 9: Final Showcase

 

Join Our Community 

Apply here!

For more information, please contact us at cte@aa.ufl.edu