Growth Mindset Meets Generative AI: Reimagining AI Use Through Student-Centered, Ethical Practice

Seminar participation is limited to 25 people.

This interactive seminar will explore how growth mindset and generative artificial intelligence (AI) can reinforce one another to promote ethical, reflective, and student-centered learning. Led by faculty and an administrator from the City University of New York (CUNY) system, the session will draw on two system-wide initiatives: the CUNY Mindset Initiative and the Building Bridges of Knowledge faculty fellowship program. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to explore key mindset principles and apply them to the design of low-stakes assignments or AI prompts using a customizable template. No prior experience with growth mindset or AI is required. The session is relevant for faculty, advisors, instructional designers, administrators, and others interested in AI literacy, student motivation, and cross-institutional collaboration. Participants will leave with practical strategies, ready-to-use materials, and a conceptual framework to guide ethical and innovative use of AI in classrooms and cocurricular settings—grounded in a mindset that values persistence, curiosity, and responsible learning.