Live webinar air date: August 26, 2025, 1 p.m., Eastern time
Date
CE credits
2
Exam items
12
Description
This hands-on webinar empowers educators to confidently integrate AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude into their academic workflows. Designed for beginners and intermediate users alike, participants will explore real-world applications, master essential prompt engineering, and engage in guided exercises tailored to teaching, research, and service tasks. From redesigning assignments to generating custom AI tools for students, this session offers actionable strategies to save time, reduce burnout, and enhance productivity—no technical background required.
Learning objectives
- Apply prompt engineering techniques to streamline common faculty tasks such as assignment design, syllabus updates, and proposal writing.
- Design simple, AI-enhanced instructional materials using Custom GPTs or similar tools for use in classroom settings.
Presenter
Joseph J. Slade, MS
Slade is a PhD student at Oregon State University studying the intersection of AI, teaching, and learning. He serves as the director of Project FAILSafe (Fostering AI Learning Safely), a collaboration between the departments of psychology and computer science developing AI educational tools and testing their efficacy through controlled experiments and classroom applications. His work focuses on identifying how educators can make best use of large language models to improve student engagement and learning outcomes."
