Ready to supercharge your teaching with AI? Our September lineup is here to ignite your creativity! We're thrilled to share a range of AI-focused initiatives, events, and resources designed to enhance your teaching and technological skills.

Join the LIFT AI Community on Microsoft Teams for weekly discussions about AI's impact on education. This virtual space allows faculty and staff to share experiences and connect with colleagues, regardless of your AI expertise.

We're launching a new AI in Teaching and Research Pilot program! Apply AI tools in your courses and evaluate their impact. Choose from tracks including Teaching Innovation, Research Enhancement, Focus on Equity, Accessibility, or Wild Card. Participants will engage in hands-on experimentation, receive a stipend, and present findings at Digital Equity Day in Spring 2025.

Did you know that the CSU is presenting webinars on Teaching and Thinking with AI, led by José Antonio Bowen? These sessions will cover topics such as AI Literacy, Grading, Detection, Policies, and Assignments

We're excited to welcome two new AT team members: Dr. Deone Zell, our Academic Technology Fellow with 27 years of teaching experience, is reimagining courses to incorporate AI-powered learning. Kari McCoy joins as our 2024-25 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow, focusing on promoting educational equity through technology.

Don't miss our Spook-TECH-ular Open House on October 9th in the University Library's Garden Level. We're also participating in the global "Move Your Content Day" on October 3rd, an initiative to create more accessible digital learning content.

Expand your teaching toolkit with our Fall workshops! Learn to create infographics with Adobe Express, ensure Word and PowerPoint accessibility, and master AI prompt engineering with the CARE system.

Take advantage of these exciting opportunities to innovate your teaching this fall!

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Join the Learning Initiative For Teaching and Artificial Intelligence (LIFT AI) community—a vibrant virtual space for faculty and staff at CSUN! Dive into weekly discussions about AI’s impact on education, share your experiences, and connect with colleagues who share your curiosity, regardless of your AI expertise. Ready to enhance your understanding of AI? Join us on Microsoft Teams today! Discover, collaborate, and unlock AI's potential in your work. Don’t miss out—join LIFT AI!

Join our pilot program to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into your teaching practices! Whether you're an AI novice or a seasoned user, this is your chance to apply AI tools in your courses and evaluate their impact. Choose a track—Teaching Innovation, Research Enhancement, Focus on Equity, Accessibility, or Wild Card—engage in hands-on experimentation, and present your findings and strategies at Digital Equity Day in Spring 2025. Learn more and sign up for the pilot.

Academic Technology has partnered with Faculty Development and the Faculty Senate Office --- in the Garden Level of the University Library on Wednesday, October 9th from 12 to 2pm for our annual Spook-TECH-ular Fall event! Bring your questions and work with our experts, meet critical support staff, TECH or TREAT to learn about technology resources available to faculty on campus, enjoy some candy, and have fun! Sign up for the Spook-TECH-ular event.

The CSU is presenting a series of webinars on Teaching and Thinking with AI, led by José Antonio Bowen, on select Tuesdays this fall. Topics include AI Literacy, Grading, Detection, Policies, and Assignments. Bowen, an award-winning educator and author, will guide participants in adapting teaching practices to the evolving role of AI in education and improving critical thinking skills. Register for the webinar series.

Join us in welcoming our new Academic Technology Fellow, Deone Zell! Dr. Zell is a Professor of Management in the Nazarian College of Business & Economics, with 27 years of teaching experience at CSUN. She currently teaches over 300 students in an introductory management course, which is being redesigned to incorporate AI for enhanced learning. Read more about Deone Zell.

The Office of Academic Technology is excited to  announce Kari McCoy as the 2024-25 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow. Kari is passionate about promoting equity through technology integration. She aims to bridge the digital divide in education by engaging AI experts with local schools to equip students with essential skills in an AI-driven world. Read more about Kari McCoy.

Join "Move Your Content Day" on October 3, 2024, as part of a global 24-hour initiative to create more accessible and inclusive digital learning content. Contribute by simply moving or archiving your unused content to your Box folder. This action sets the stage for targeted accessibility improvements in the future so you can focus on current files. Learn more about Move Your Content Day.

Discover the intersection of AI and accessibility! Learn how AI tools can serve as assistive technology, enhancing learning experiences for students with disabilities, while also recognizing the importance of ensuring AI's own accessibility. Explore how AI can facilitate universal design, and understand the considerations when utilizing AI in your courses.
Read more about AI, Accessibility & Accommodations.

Revolutionize your presentations with our Adobe Express infographics workshop! Learn to transform complex research and data into visually stunning, easily digestible infographics that will captivate your audience.

Unlock the power of inclusive communication with our Microsoft Word accessibility training! Learn essential techniques to create documents that are accessible to all, mastering key structural elements and universal design principles.

Elevate your AI skills with our Prompt Engineering workshop! Learn the art of crafting prompts for AI models like ChatGPT using the innovative CARE system, and learn how to harness generative AI for creating dynamic lesson plans, assignments, and learning activities.

Unlock the power of inclusive presentations with our PowerPoint accessibility training! Learn to create slides that are accessible to all, master the art of converting presentations to tagged PDFs and alternate formats, and discover key structural elements for universal design.

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