Teaching with AI Faculty Exchange Spring 2026
The Teaching with AI Faculty Teaching Series supports faculty as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of teaching in an AI-enabled classroom. This series focuses on pedagogy, ethics, assessment, and real classroom practice—moving beyond tools to thoughtful teaching.
Through interactive roundtables and workshops, faculty will explore how AI impacts assignment design, academic integrity, and student learning. Sessions are grounded in shared conversation and practical application, offering a space to ask questions, exchange ideas, and develop responsible approaches to using AI in teaching.
Whether you are new to AI or already experimenting, this series provides a collaborative space to learn alongside colleagues and shape the future of teaching at Jax State.
Teaching With AI Canvas Course Information
Teaching with AI Canvas Course Presented by Auburn University
Date: January-April 2026
Location: Online, Self-Paced, Asynchronous Canvas Course
Description: The Teaching with AI Canvas course is a self-paced, asynchronous experience developed by Auburn University and designed to be completed in approximately 5–7 hours. Through five short modules, faculty will explore what they need to know about AI, how it impacts assignments and assessment, how students are using AI tools, key ethical considerations, and strategies for redesigning courses in an AI-enabled environment.
This course offers a practical foundation for teaching thoughtfully and responsibly with AI.
*Note, Faculty applying for the Campus Technology Leadership Grant Award must have successfully completed the Teaching with AI Canvas course, developed by Auburn University’s Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and facilitated at Jacksonville State University through Faculty Commons, prior to applying for this award.
Presenter(s): Faculty Commons and the Biggio Center at Auburn University
Meeting Locations, Dates, and Times
Presentation: Lessons in AI from the 2025 Faculty Awards Campus Technology Grant Winner
Date: February 9
Location: 208 Self Hall
Time: 12:00-12:30: Lunch; 12:30-1:30 PM (Presentation)
Description: TBA
Presenter(s): Dr. Jenna Ridlen, (Assistant Professor, Biology)
Presentation: AI in Practice: Faculty Roundtable—Designing Assignments that Remain Meaningful in an AI-Enabled Classroom
Date: February 18
Location: 208 Self Hall
Time: 2:00-3:00
Description: Guiding Question: Which of your current assignments could be completed well by AI with little student thinking—and how might they be redesigned to require authentic engagement?
Faculty will discuss how to rethink assignments so they foreground process, application, and disciplinary thinking in an AI-enabled world.
Presenter(s): This session is a faculty-led conversation, not a presentation. It will center on the Guided Question, inviting participants to reflect, exchange ideas, and collaboratively problem-solve around real classroom challenges.
Presentation: Teaching AI Fluency Through Capstone Design in Psychology
Date: March 5
Location: 208 Self Hall
Time: 2:30-3:30
Description: This presentation shares a capstone project I’m piloting this semester in History & Systems of Psychology that explores what AI fluency can look like when grounded in disciplinary analysis, transparency, and ethical judgment. I’ll share both student perspectives and my own on what seems to be working—and what isn’t—and invite conversation with colleagues about whether and how these ideas might translate to other teaching contexts and disciplines.
Presenter(s): Dr. Heidi Dempsey, Professor, Psychology, and Faculty Senate President
Presentation: AI in Practice: Faculty Roundtable— Teaching Students How to Use AI Ethically and Transparently
Date: April 13
Location: 208 Self Hall
Time: 1:30-2:30
Description: Guiding Question: What do you want students to understand about why ethical AI use matters in your field—and how explicit should your expectations be?
Participants will explore strategies for modeling ethical use and creating clear, meaningful guidelines for students.
Presenter(s): This session is a faculty-led conversation, not a presentation. It will center on the Guided Question, inviting participants to reflect, exchange ideas, and collaboratively problem-solve around real classroom challenges.
When you register for a workshop, you will receive a calendar invitation at your JSU Outlook email. Calendar invites are sent manually by Brandy Roberts, so please allow up to two business hours for delivery. Once you accept the invitation, the event will appear on your Outlook calendar. If you do not receive or cannot locate the invite, please contact Brandy Roberts at broberts@jsu.edu.
Registration is encouraged for all professional development sessions but is not required to attend. However, pre-registration is required for any session that includes lunch. Faculty are always welcome to attend without registering, but lunch is only provided for those who have pre-registered.