Navigating the AI Faculty Development Maze

From artificial intelligence (AI) enthusiasts to skeptics who see generative AI as an academic integrity nightmare, how do you create faculty development that works for everyone? This session will share real-world insights from a year of comprehensive AI faculty development programming, revealing unexpected challenges and practical solutions for sustainable campus-wide AI teaching strategies and innovations.

Drawing perspectives from academic leadership, instructional designers, and faculty across disciplines, presenters will address critical issues of faculty autonomy, the need for innovation, and questions of academic integrity. Through interactive polling and collaborative synthesis, attendees will identify their own challenges while discovering strategies that emphasize psychological safety and respect faculty expertise.

Walk away with battle-tested approaches for navigating AI resistance while building meaningful AI literacy across your campus.