Facilitator: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

Feeling overwhelmed by course prep? Unleash the power of AI to create engaging assessments, craft new assessments to help prevent cheating, and discover prompt writing tips that get the results you want. This first session in the “AI Made Easy” series equips you with the strategies you need for effective prompt writing to lessen your workload.

In this session, you will:

• Discover how AI can generate fresh assignment ideas and differentiated learning materials.
• Outline strategies for crafting assessments that utilize AI to prevent cheating.
• Explore formulas for writing effective prompts to get the results you want.

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Facilitator: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

Continue your AI journey in the second session of the “AI Made Easy” series, building on the foundational insights from the "AI Made Easy: Prompts for Instructors" information session. This hands-on session will guide you through the essentials of crafting effective AI prompts. Learn techniques to enhance AI-generated outputs, create engaging assignments, and develop prompts that help you streamline your course preparation. You will utilize AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot, comparing outputs to refine your skills. Join us to transform AI into a collaborative teaching ally, enhancing both efficiency and creativity in your classroom.

In this session, you will:

• Apply a prompt formula to create effective AI prompts.
• Use generative AI tools to develop course content.
• Compare and refine AI-generated outputs for improved quality.
• Share insights and best practices for prompt writing with your peers.
• Develop inclusive and unbiased prompts that enhance learning experiences.

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Facilitator: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

Have you had trouble deciding whether to incorporate AI into your classroom activities and/or assignments? Join this first session in the Learning Lounge series on incorporating AI into your instruction to explore a decision tree for determining how and when to use AI in your courses. This session will begin with a 5–10-minute presentation on the decision tree and will be followed by time to ask questions and share experiences.  

In this session, you will:

• Use the decision tree to determine how and when to incorporate AI in your courses.

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Facilitator: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

Are you interested in creating or updating your course AI Policy? Join this second session in the Learning Lounge series on incorporating AI into your instruction to explore a variety of course AI policy examples. The session will begin with a 5–10-minute presentation on course AI policies and will be followed with time to ask questions and share experiences.  

In this session, you will:

• Identify the different types of course AI policies. 
• Explore course AI policy examples. 

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Facilitators: Dr. Chelsea Chandler, Director, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) & Sally Thelen, Program Coordinator, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) 

Each academic year, the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) works with Faculty Associates and campus partners to develop and deliver innovative and timely Communities of Practice. CFE Communities of Practice include book clubs, writing groups, podcast listening clubs, learning communities, and other semester- and year-long learning opportunities. 

During this session, you will:

• Discuss the Communities of Practice being offered this semester.
• Identify what is expected of the Community of Practice participants.
• Ask any questions you may have for the facilitators of the Communities of Practice.
• Find out how you can sign up for a Community of Practice.

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Facilitators: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) & Anna Rood, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

In this workshop, you will learn how to create a New Quiz in Canvas and how to set up quiz settings. New Quizzes is an updated assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and replaces the Classic Quizzes functionality. You will explore new question types such as Categorization, Ordering, and Hot Spots as well as discuss how to manage item banks. You will have an opportunity to create questions in an item bank in one of your Canvas courses and utilize the item bank in a quiz.

In this session, you will:

• Identify question types. 
• Explore what the student sees when taking a quiz. 
• Discuss how to moderate exams for accessibility. 
• Create and utilize a New Quiz item bank. 

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Facilitators: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) & Anna Rood, CFE Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) 

Join the CFE for a tour of the Instructor Video Recording Studio. The Recording Studio is a sound-proofed space where you can record educational videos for your courses.

During this session, you will:

• Practice using the studio’s equipment, including the HD camera, screens, and lighting kits.
• Identify the different types of videos you can create using the space.

Please note: This is a drop-in tour; you may arrive anytime during the hour-long session.

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Facilitators: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) & Anna Rood, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) 

If you're new to teaching with Canvas, this workshop is for you! You’ll have the opportunity to customize your Canvas course ensuring that your courses are suited to your teaching style. We will work together to explore Canvas features and best practices in course design.

During this session, you will learn how to:

• Use global navigation and access your course.
• Customize the course settings and navigation. 
• Upload course files and documents. 
• Create and add content, assignments, and weekly modules. 
• Manage Gradebook & Speedgrader

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Facilitators: Samuel LiPuma, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Cuyahoga Community College/Adjunct Professor, BGSU & Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

Jumpstart your semester with confidence in this interactive workshop! Engage in discussions on best practices for preparing for the semester and implement course setup strategies to ensure your course is ready to go. Join us and ensure a smooth and successful start to your semester!

In this session, you will:

• Prepare for the start of the semester to set you and your students up for success.
• Customize your course settings and navigation in Canvas.
• Discuss effective communication strategies. 
• Plan different types of assessments for your courses.
• Investigate strategies to incentivize student interaction in discussion boards--both student-to-student and instructor-to-student. 
• Leverage CFE and Canvas Resources. 

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Facilitator: Dr. Chelsea Chandler, Director, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

The first two weeks of the semester are crucial for setting students up for success in your course. The first aspect of the course students will likely interact with is your course syllabus. During this first workshop in the “Setting Your Course for Student Success” workshop series, you will explore strategies for warming up your tone and improving the clarity and transparency in your syllabus. You will use a syllabus checklist worksheet as a guide to analyze your syllabus. Based on the feedback of other session participants, you will draft a plan for updating at least one area of your syllabus.

In this session, you will:

• Identify strategies for improving the tone, clarity, and transparency of your course syllabus.
• Analyze your course syllabus for tone, clarity, and transparency using a syllabus checklist.
• Draft a plan for updating at least one area of your syllabus.

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Facilitator: Holly Barber, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)

Did you know that you can use AI to help you create or modify course content, plan for instruction, and generally save you time as an educator?  Join this third session in the Learning Lounge series on incorporating AI into your instruction to explore ways to use AI to help you streamline your lesson planning and creation. The session will begin with a 5–10-minute presentation on strategies and will be followed by time to ask questions and share experiences.

During this session, you will:

• Identify how to use AI to create or modify course content. 
• Discuss ways to use AI to plan for instruction.

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