Authentic Assessments in the Age of Generative AI

• When: Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 p.m., in person. 
• Description: Generative AI is here to stay. How can instructors prioritize learning, critical thinking, reflections, and conceptual understanding in the age of generative AI? In this panel discussion, we will discuss the impact of generative AI and current opportunities for leveraging generative AI to support authentic learning and assessments. Join us as we share examples of how generative AI is being implemented across Cornell and connect with colleagues from diverse disciplines. Together, we will examine strategies to assess student learning in this evolving digital age. Panelists include Steve Jackson (Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, Information Science & Science & Technology Studies, Cornell Bowers CIS), Ellie Duan (Animal Science, CALS), and Justin Clark (History, A&S).

Empowering Faculty and PIs with AI: Cornell’s Secure SandboxAI for Education and Research Innovation

• When: Held Friday, November 22, 2024, from 3:00-4:00 p.m., on Zoom. 
• Description: In this online workshop, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage SandBoxAI, Cornell’s open Gen AI platform, to enhance their teaching and research practices. Faculty will learn to integrate AI tools to create more interactive and personalized learning experiences for students, and to assist with tasks such as generating quiz questions and other instructional materials. Additionally, researchers will discover how to leverage AI to automate data analysis, streamline workflows, and accelerate the pace of their projects.

Bovay Seminar Series: Generative AI for Teaching and Learning Community of Practice

• Held Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

• Description: We invite instructors across disciplines to come together as a community of practice to build expertise around teaching in the age of generative AI. These monthly lunches will provide an opportunity to learn more about GAI as it applies to multiple disciplines, hear what other instructors have tried, ask questions and share ideas. We’ll learn about the interests of those thinking about, teaching with (or against), and researching GAI at Cornell. At this second meeting, we hope to continue discussing instructors’ needs and share experiences. Refreshments will be provided.

  • This series is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Program in the History and Ethics of Professional Engineering.

Cultivating Student Learning with Online Peer Reviews

• Held Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
• Description: In this hands-on workshop, you will engage in an online peer review activity as a student. You will go through the steps of the review cycle, including submitting work, giving feedback, reviewing and reflecting on the feedback. Along the way, we will discuss and apply best practices for effective feedback strategies and for developing student feedback literacy skills. You will have the opportunity to set up a peer review activity as an instructor, leaving the workshop equipped with specific next steps to integrate a formative peer review activity in your course. Please bring a laptop to fully participate in this workshop.

Introduction to Podcasting

• Held Friday, October 11, 2024, and Friday, October 18, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• Description: Podcasting is becoming an increasingly popular alternative assignment type as well as a way to communicate to a wider audience. This workshop is a two-part introduction to podcasting. Part one will cover the basics of planning and recording a podcast. Part two will cover ways to edit a podcast. 
  
  Note: The goal of this set of workshops is not to provide an extensive introduction to how to design a podcasting assignment. Rather, it is meant to give instructors an idea of the steps and considerations that they, or their students, will need to take when creating a podcast. 

  This workshop is a two-part series. However, participants are free to attend just one workshop, depending on their needs. If you plan on attending both workshops, please register for both.

Bovay Seminar Series: GenAI for Teaching and Learning Community of Practice

• Held Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 12:00–1:00 p.m.
• Description: We invite instructors across disciplines to come together as a community of practice to build expertise around teaching in the age of generative AI. These monthly lunches will provide an opportunity to learn more about GAI as it applies to multiple disciplines, hear what other instructors have tried, ask questions and share ideas. We’ll learn about the interests of those thinking about, teaching with (or against), and researching GAI at Cornell. At this first meeting, we hope to better understand participating instructors’ needs and schedules, in order to set the dates for monthly series and gather topics of interest. Refreshments will be provided.
  • This series is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Program in the History and Ethics of Professional Engineering.

AI and Coursework: Consider When AI May or May Not Be Used in Your Course

• Held Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 11:00–12:00 p.m., on Zoom. 
• Description: In this workshop, we revisit the discussion on how A.I. can affect teaching and learning – primarily how it can impact your students’ learning activities and assessments. We’ll also discuss how you can re-examine your assignments to better align tasks with higher level learning outcomes and – as we review current concerns about the use of A.I. – we’ll consider where A.I. use is not recommended, as well as sharing some recent examples of appropriate use of A.I.

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education and Pedagogy: An Introduction and Review

• Held Friday, August 23, 2024, from 11:00–11:45 a.m.
• Description: This 45-minute session offers a foundational introduction to Generative AI, with a focus on large language models (LLMs) in educational settings. Participants will also revisit Cornell's 2023 committee report, “Generative Artificial Intelligence for Education and Pedagogy,” to refresh and reinforce key recommendations and best practices for integrating AI into classroom instruction.

3D Scanning to Augmented Reality: A Mobile Device Production Workflow for Bringing Spatial Learning to Your Class

• When: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 p.m., in person. 
• Description: Attendees will learn the workflow for capturing objects and scenes with a mobile device (smartphone or iPad). Then, they will create a lesson plan for a small in-class activity surrounding one of the 3D captures prepared for a spatial computing/AR application.

Digital Storytelling as a Form of Alternative Assessment

• Held Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Description: Digital storytelling allows story creators and their audiences to transform and engage through the power of narrative. They are also becoming an increasingly popular alternative assignment type. This 90-minute workshop is an introduction to designing and assessing digital storytelling assignments. Whether you’d like to explore providing students with options for making and demonstrating knowledge, or want to help students communicate complex ideas in meaningful and creative ways, understanding how to assess these assignments is an important part of the process.

Canvas Grading: Using Canvas Rubrics

• Held Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 p.m., on Zoom.
• Description: Explore the technical aspects of setting up and using the rubrics tool in Canvas, including recent rubric enhancements.

Consult to Completion: Implementing Virtual Reality for Teaching and Learning

• Held Monday, September 30, 2024, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., on Zoom. 
• Description: We are excited to offer this workshop and invite instructors and teaching staff to explore new ways to visualize concepts and manipulate and reimagine learning environments, while affording space for meaningful collaboration and connection. This online workshop will focus on application of such immersive technologies as virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality in teaching and learning. We’ll discuss when and how these technologies may support education in a classroom and review use cases from the Cornell community. Finally, participants will review specific steps to implement immersive technologies in their curricula. This will be a one-hour interactive discussion with plenty of room for Q&A and an opportunity to sign up for a personalized demo.

Canvas Grading: Unique Grading Setups

• Held Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 p.m., on Zoom. 
• Description: Examine using Canvas to achieve unique grading setups. We will delve into real-world grading scenarios and explore how they can be accomplished using Canvas. Additionally, we will provide participants with an opportunity to share their own grading situations in Canvas and engage in group problem-solving to explore possible solutions.

Getting Started with Online Peer Reviews

• Held Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., on Zoom. 
• Description: The workshop will begin by introducing examples of how student peer review and group member evaluation activities can be implemented in teaching. Then, we'll pass it over to our FeedbackFruits representatives to demonstrate how to set up these activities using the FeedbackFruits tools. We will then discuss the best practices and available resources to help make these peer learning activities effective for student learning. Participants will be able to ask questions and discuss use cases with CTI facilitators and the vendor.

Introduction to Storylab

• Held Friday, September 13, 2024, from 1:00–2:00 p.m.
• Description: Many instructors turn to digital storytelling as an inclusive teaching practice, to offer assignment choices that move away from the traditional 5-10 page paper, to help students develop the skills to communicate ideas that are important to them, and even to encourage original thought and authentic assessment in the face of AI-generated content.
  
  The Creative Technology Lab’s Storylab aims to help instructors design meaningful digital storytelling assignments for students, and to help students develop the skills they need to complete these assignments. Come to this short presentation and learn about the services the CTL provides and some of the classes we've worked with in past semesters.

Getting Started with iClicker 

• Held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, from 3:00-4:30 p.m.
• Description: Learn how to use iClicker, a classroom polling tool that is available for all Cornell instructors, support staff, and students. This workshop will offer demonstrations of iClicker's main features, including how to set up the iClicker instructor software and launch polls. The workshop will also cover how to connect iClicker to Canvas courses alongside hands-on activities. For more information about this workshop, visit Getting Started with iClicker. 

Getting Started with Poll Everywhere

• Held Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
• Description: Learn how to use Poll Everywhere, Cornell’s polling tool that's available for free to all instructors, support staff, and students. This workshop will offer demonstrations of the main features, including how to create and launch polls and how to connect Poll Everywhere to your Canvas courses, as well as hands-on activities. For more information about this workshop, visit Getting Started with Poll Everywhere.

Getting Started with Online Peer Reviews

• Held Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Description: The workshop will begin by introducing examples of how student peer review and group member evaluation activities can be implemented in teaching. Then, we'll pass it over to our FeedbackFruits representatives to demonstrate how to set up these activities using the FeedbackFruits tools. We will then discuss the best practices and available resources to help make these peer learning activities effective for student learning. Participants will be able to ask questions and discuss use cases with CTI facilitators and the vendor.

What's New in Learning Technologies

• Held Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., on Zoom. 
• Description: Attendees will learn about new learning technologies and updates to existing learning technologies.