Call for AI Faculty Champions

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Apply to be an AI Faculty Champion

Overview

The Office of Innovation & Digital Excellence for Academic Success (IDEAS) is seeking faculty champions to lead AI integration in teaching across in-person, online synchronous, and asynchronous modalities. Champions will promote AI literacy, pedagogical innovation, and student engagement while ensuring ethical and accessible AI use in collaboration with the IDEAS team members.

Goals

• Advance AI literacy among faculty and students.
• Develop best practices for AI integration across modalities.
• Support AI-driven tools to enhance student engagement and learning.
• Foster collaboration and ethical AI adoption.
• Ensure AI-driven strategies support accessibility and inclusivity.

Faculty will:

• Apply AI tools to enhance teaching and learning.
• Design AI-enhanced activities for various modalities.
• Evaluate AI’s impact on student engagement and success.
• Implement AI-driven assessments and feedback mechanisms.
• Advocate for responsible and ethical AI use in higher education.

Program Deliverables

In collaboration with the Office of IDEAS - AI Faculty Champions will:

• Contribute and facilitate an AI Institute. 
• Faculty Development: Lead at least one AI workshop per semester.
• AI-Enhanced Materials: Share lesson plans, assessments, or strategies.
• Research & Assessment: Collect and analyze feedback on AI’s impact.
• Ethics & Accessibility: Promote responsible AI use and UDL principles.
• Affordable Learning: Support the adoption of low to no cost course materials.

Eligibility & Application

Open to faculty with experience or interest in AI-enhanced teaching. Selected champions receive up to $2000 in 2025-2026 professional development support.

You can apply HERE and include:

• A short statement (max 500 words) on your AI experience and vision.
• A sample AI-enhanced activity or proposal you have used in your teaching.

Application Deadline: April 7, 2025| 📩 Questions? Contact the Office of IDEAS