The Getting Started with AI workshops series is designed for teachers just starting out with AI or wanting to enhance their AI skills. These short 30-minute workshops will help you incorporate AI into your teaching. Getting Started with AI is part of Passport to Great Teaching, a professional development program that lets you choose which path to travel as you earn teaching certificates.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for these workshops. Create an account here.
Getting Started with AI: The Essentials of AI Policies
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
9/18/2025 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
Online
Create AI policies that align with your teaching philosophy, empower exploration, and uphold academic integrity. Explore essential policy elements and begin drafting your own policies.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Digital Literacy, Student-Focused Teaching
Getting Started with AI: The FLUF Test – Better Prompts and Critical Evaluation of AI Generated Results
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
10/2/2025 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
Online
Learn to build better AI prompts and master the critique of generative AI. Move beyond hallucinations and empower your AI interactions with the FLUF Test.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Digital Literacy, Student-Focused Teaching
Getting Started with AI: Integrating AI into Instruction
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
10/16/2025 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
Online
Deepen student engagement with discipline-specific AI applications in business or industry. See how AI can enhance productivity and engage students through a career lens.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Digital Literacy, Student-Focused Teaching
Getting Started with AI: AI for Improving Assessment
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
11/13/2025 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
Online
Explore AI tools for creating diverse assessments, including multiple-choice with higher-order questions and case studies. Enhance grading accuracy and analysis strategies.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Creative Assessment
Learn more about the instructor:
Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.,
Faculty Development Coordinator
Jennifer is the Faculty Professional Development Coordinator in UF’s Center for Teaching Excellence. With over 30 years of experience in PK20 education, Jennifer has been a classroom teacher, librarian, central office administrator, and county-wide consultant for educational technology and school data and improvement. Her credentials include teaching in the Masters of Learning, Design, and Technology program, facilitating Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Coaching, and consulting on ISTE Educator Certification. She has spent the last 15 years as the statewide facilitator of workshops that teach educators how to scale up teaching strategies and use data to inform instruction. Jennifer is excited to share her expertise in interactive online learning, instructional coaching, data and assessment, and best practice instructional strategies for digital age teaching and learning. She is passionate about helping teachers grow their professional practice and recently co-authored the book, “Making the Move with EdTech: 10 Strategies to Scale Up Your In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Learning”.