Spring 2025 General Offerings
Prepares you to apply generative AI (gAI) technology efficiently, effectively, and ethically to level up learning in the classes you teach. Online and asynchronous.
Topics covered include:
- Overview: How does gAI work?
- Ethics & Responsible Use
- What Can AI Do?
- Findings Apps
- Prompt Engineering Activities
Once you have completed the SDSU microcredential, upload the course completion certificate to this
form
to count toward the AI Learning Trailblazer certificate program.
Enhance Your Teaching with AI: Khanmigo Teacher Tools Demo
Facilitated by Shelli Wynants
Join us for an introductory demonstration of Khanmigo Teacher Tools, now accessible directly from your Canvas sidebar!
Writing Your AI-Ready Syllabus Policies
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce
In under an hour, this asynchronous WAC LIAISONS workshop will guide faculty through adapting their syllabi academic integrity policies for the presence of AI. Policy definitions, expectations, rationale, guidance, and repercussions will be modeled and explained. (1-hour certificate credit)
Adapting Major Assignments to Reduce AI Reliance
Taught by Leslie Bruce
Attempts to evade and detect generative AI use in coursework are never foolproof. To ensure student learning, we can adapt our assignments to better engage students. Focusing on longer assignments and projects, this asynchronous workshop introduces six strategies for reducing AI use in your favorite major assignments. (1-hour certificate credit)
Engaging AI Critically with Your Students
Taught by Leslie Bruce
Take this asynchronous workshop at your own pace. Learn some of the promises and perils of AI chatbots, explore ways to support critical thinking about AI in class, and draft your own in-class AI-infused activity for feedback. (2-hour certificate credit)
Using AI as Your Faculty Assistant to Reimagine Course Concepts
Facilitated by Dr. Shelli Wynants
Each 30-minute synchronous Zoom session will start with the same material about accessing a couple of common Generative AI models & basic prompting tips. The live demo example will change across sessions.
Use AI for simplified explanations and everyday analogies (30-minute certificate credit)
Use AI to add diversity to your existing case studies/scenarios, quiz questions, etc. (30-minute certificate credit)
Use AI to generate basic and applied quiz questions on web pages, articles, & documents. (30-minute certificate credit)
Wednesday, March 19 | 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Create Images
Use AI to generate simple images to add to your Canvas page, course assignment document, PowerPoint/Google slides, etc. (30-minute certificate credit)
AI and Academia Conference
Taught by Leslie Bruce and the FDC
The “AI and Academia” conference will convene faculty, administrators, and staff dedicated to learning more about AI in education. Panel presentations, roundtable discussions, and a keynote speaker will explore the possibilities and challenges of generative AI on campus. Please see the conference's shared presentation materials on the AI and Academia: Riding the Wave page.
Possibilities and Implications of AI for University Labor: Will it increase efficiency, reduce workload, or replace faculty?
- Friday, April 11, 2025, 12:00-1:30pm
A detailed description is coming. This will be a hybrid event held on Zoom and in PLN-420.
Ethics of Using AI for Scholarship & Tenure Application
- Friday, May 2, 2025, 12:00-1:30pm
A detailed description is coming. This will be a hybrid event held on Zoom and in PLN-240.
Teaching and learning with AI: Opportunities & Risks
- Friday, May 9, 2025, 12:00-1:30pm
A detailed description is coming. This will be a hybrid event held on Zoom and in PLN-240.
AI LinkedIn Learning Pathways (Online and Asynchronous)
New to LinkedIn? Read this
article on how to access LinkedIn Learning
with your CSUF username.
Explore the fundamentals of generative AI, its applications, and the ethical considerations surrounding bias in this 2.5-hour LinkedIn video series designed for staff and faculty. (2.5-hour certificate credit)
Advance your skills in generative AI with this intermediate 3-hour LinkedIn video series, designed for staff and faculty to enhance aptitude, communication, and critical thinking with AI. (3-hour certificate credit)
