Office of IDEAS
Training Opportunities
Below you will find our upcoming workshops and training opportunities. Please register
to attend the sessions that interest you.
Don't see what you need or can't attend during the scheduled time? Let us know and
an Instructional Designer can meet individually with you.
Department Chairs: The IDEAS Instructional Designers are available to come to your next department meeting (or other scheduled time) to train your faculty. Here's a list of potential topics we can present to your group: Project Based Learning; Active Learning Tools (options include Flip, Perusall, Jamboard); any and all aspect of Canvas including course building, mobile app, templates, new quizzes; What's New with Zoom; Academic Integrity; Digital Badging; and, Panopto (recording, uploading, Zoom integration, adding quizzes and additional content).
Interested? Shoot us an email at ideas@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Fall 2025 Workshop Opportunities
Overview
Sign up for our fall Workshops! You have opportunity to learn about AI from our AI Faculty Champions and Instructional Designers, as well as learning about making your course content accessible and why this is important.
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AI Fridays with the AI Champions
Date: Friday, September 5, 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
This hands-on session invites faculty to explore how ChatGPT can support instructional development. Participants will experiment with AI tools to revise existing course materials, generate new ideas, and deepen content exploration. Attendees are encouraged to bring at least one syllabus, one lecture, and one assignment. The workshop is designed as an open playground—drop in, experiment, and leave with practical ideas for your teaching.
Requirements: Laptop or device with internet access. No additional software is required—just a browser and an OpenAI account if you have one (we can assist with setup if needed).
Creating Imaginative Bridges with Google Gemini - J. Ashley Foster
This interactive faculty workshop explores how AI can be incorporated into digital projects to increase creativity and student connection to the material being taught and discussed. We discuss several practical prompts and modes of assessment for final projects that can supplement or replace a final exam that draws upon and demonstrates students’ critical understanding of course readings.
Requirements: A laptop or tablet.
This engaging 50-minute workshop introduces university faculty to practical ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can streamline and enhance academic research—while also addressing key ethical considerations. Designed for scholars from all disciplines and levels of AI experience, the session offers a guided overview of tools, techniques, and responsible practices for AI-assisted research.
Key Topics Include:
- Ethical Use of AI: Explore crucial topics such as authorship attribution, bias in AI models, data security, academic honesty, and transparency in methodology.
- Literature Reviews: Use tools like Elicit and Scite Assistant to rapidly discover, summarize, and compare research findings.
- Qualitative Analysis: Transcribe, tag, and analyze interviews or open-ended data using AI tools
- Academic Writing Support: Leverage GrammarlyGO, Wordtune, or ChatGPT for drafting, editing, and organizing scholarly writing.
This 50-minute interactive workshop introduces faculty to Google’s Teachable Machine, a browser-based, no-code platform for building image, audio, or pose recognition models. Participants will learn how machine learning classification works in real time and explore instructional and research applications in their own disciplines. This session is ideal for faculty looking to experiment with AI without needing to code.
Platform: https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com
Requirements: Laptop
When AI Detection Tools Fail to Prevent Student Misuse: Brainstorming Alternatives - Amber Hammons
Date: Friday, October 24, 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
This is an opportunity for faculty to come together and share what is and what is not working in the classroom with regard to AI integration. It provides a space for faculty to share challenges, ideas, and strategies.
Developing Student Support Materials with Google Notebook LM - Scott Sailor
Date: Friday, November 14, 11:00 -11:50 a.m.
In this workshop we will examine various tools that can easily be developed in Notebook LM to help students grasp course material.
Requirements: Laptop or tablet
Office of IDEAS AI Workshops
Creating Learning Content with AI
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 9:30 - 10:20 a.m.
Location: UL2134
Learn strategies for creating a variety of learning content to enhance courses and
training programs, including: quiz questions, case studies, and assignments.
AI & Universal Design for Learning
Date: Thursday, October 16, 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Location: UL2134
Explore AI tools that support the integration of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
principles into your learning design to foster accessibility, engagement, and personalized
learning experiences.
Preparing Students for an AI-Enabled Future
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Location: UL2134
Explore how to prepare students for a world shaped by AI, focusing on career readiness,
critical thinking, and lifelong learning. Gain practical strategies to integrate AI
literacy into your teaching and empower students for success.
Navigating the Intersection of AI & Equity
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Location: UL2134
Examine how AI can perpetuate bias and how it may address systemic bias in higher
education. Strategize how to leverage AI responsibly while keeping equity and access
at the center of education.
Accessibility Workshops
Prepare for Title II with the Canvas Accessibility Report/TidyUp
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Location: UL2134
Learn how to identify and fix accessibility issues in your Canvas course using the
Accessibility Report and TidyUp tool. This hands-on session will show you how to interpret
results, prioritize fixes, and align your course content with Title II requirements
for digital accessibility.
Prepare for Title II with Document Accessibility Basics
Date: Monday, September 15, 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Location: UL2134
Get the essentials for making files accessible before adding them to Canvas. In this
session, you’ll learn practical steps to create documents that meet Title II accessibility
requirements and support all learners.
Learning with AI is a self-paced course for students to learn about responsible and ethical use of AI as a learning aid in their academic career.
DISCOVERe Essentials is a self-paced online training required for faculty who wish to be certified to offer DISCOVERe-tagged classes.
The training features online modules with some flexible in-person sessions required.
Self-Enroll in DISCOVERe Essentials
Open Educational Resources is a self-paced course to introduce faculty participants learn to create, reuse, remix, redistribute, revise, and retain open-licensed content to combat course material costs and improve content relevance for students.
Growing with Canvas is a self-paced online tutorial for faculty who are new to using Canvas LMS who prefer to learn on their own, can't attend face-to-face workshops, or would like to review how to accomplish a certain task.
You may also want to enroll in the Faculty Toolbox to get the latest information and suggestions from the Office of IDEAS: https://fresnostate.instructure.com/enroll/CLR7ER
Organizational Development (HROD)
Organizational Development, a sub-unit of HR, creates and leads organizational and professional development programs designed to nurture a culture of change, continuous improvement, and innovation and build organizational and individual capacities within the Fresno State community. They support efforts to pursue excellence as a learning organization committed to innovation, improvement, workplace quality and wellness. HROD is a collaborative partner with the Office of IDEAS.
Fresno State is committed to developing our employees by providing training opportunities that will help participants LEARN personal and professional leadership skills, IMPROVE Fresno State and reduce administrative burden, SHARE ideas for improvements, innovations, and best practices, and CELEBRATE accomplishments, years of service, and success stories.
- CSU Learn
- CSU Learn is Fresno State's one-stop shop for on-campus and cross-campus learning
opportunities.
- CSU Learn is Fresno State's one-stop shop for on-campus and cross-campus learning
opportunities.
- Microsoft 365 Training Library
- Access tutorials and templates for a range of Microsoft Office products such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and One Note.
- Fresno County Public Library
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Anyone with a Fresno County address can sign up for a Fresno County Public Library card electronically, to get immediate access to electronic resources and ebooks. To check out physical items, you will need to visit an FCPL branch to activate your account.
FCPL digital resources include Mango Languages, Kanopy, Overdrive eBooks, Peterson's Test Prep (online test prep/practice tests including GRE), and several digitized local history collections. If you don't live in Fresno County, check your local public library system's online resources. All libraries in the San Joaquin Valley Library System (SJVLS) allow residents of their services areas to sign up for an electronic card online, and many offer access to their online resources.
FCPL Resource Spotlight: LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online tutorial service available through FCPL. It offers thousands of videos teaching everything from Adobe Photoshop to Microsoft Word & Powerpoint to Business and Finance.
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