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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: Building Welcoming Learning Experiences via Syllabus Language
DESCRIPTION:Sparkshops are 15 minute mini-workshops\, facilitated by CFE staff.  Sparkshops are meant to start exploration of a chosen topic with continued support from the CFE as requested. \nEach Sparkshop provides: \n\nAn introduction or re-imagined approach to an evidence-based teaching practice\, or productivity strategy\nPotential reasons faculty or staff might incorporate the practice in their course(s) or work flow\nExamples of how the practice can be implemented\nResources for further investigation of the practice\n\nLEARN MORE ABOUT SPARKSHOPS \nREGISTER FOR SPARKSHOP CONNECTION INFORMATION \nYou only need to register once for any one Sparkshop as the connection information is the same for all Sparkshops. \nAttending three Sparkshops makes you eligible to receive the “Change One Thing” Certificate.  \nTo earn the certificate\, participants will:✔ Attend at least three Sparkshops.✔ Implement a small but impactful change in one of their courses.✔ Submit a brief reflection on the change and its anticipated or observed impact. \nLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHANGE ONE THING CERTIFICATE \nLocation\nVirtual – provide your information for connection information. \nAudience\nAll Faculty
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/sparkshop-building-welcoming-learning-experiences-via-syllabus-language-2/
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SUMMARY:"Playing with AI" session
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND \nTOPIC: AI and Prompt Crafting \nOverview: Explore how to communicate with large learning models (ChatGPT\, Gemini\, CoPilot\, and others) with frameworks for effective prompts. Leverage prompt crafting to create classroom materials. Consider how to introduce prompt crafting to students. \n“Playing with AI” is a series of interactive virtual sessions designed to introduce faculty to innovative AI tools and applications that can enhance teaching and research practices. Led by AI Faculty Fellow Dr. Mark Mabrito\, Professor of English\, each session features hands-on exploration of AI tools\, with guidance on how to effectively incorporate them into your academic work. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to experiment with cutting-edge technologies in a supportive\, collaborative environment. \nLocation\nVirtual via Zoom. Register for connection information. \nAudience\nMeetings are open to all PNW faculty and staff.
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/playing-with-ai-session-7/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T123000
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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: Help Students Stress Less and Learn More
DESCRIPTION:Sparkshops are 15 minute mini-workshops\, facilitated by CFE staff.  Sparkshops are meant to start exploration of a chosen topic with continued support from the CFE as requested. \nEach Sparkshop provides: \n\nAn introduction or re-imagined approach to an evidence-based teaching practice\, or productivity strategy\nPotential reasons faculty or staff might incorporate the practice in their course(s) or work flow\nExamples of how the practice can be implemented\nResources for further investigation of the practice\n\nLEARN MORE ABOUT SPARKSHOPS \nREGISTER FOR SPARKSHOP CONNECTION INFORMATION \nYou only need to register once for any one Sparkshop as the connection information is the same for all Sparkshops. \nAttending three Sparkshops makes you eligible to receive the “Change One Thing” Certificate.  \nTo earn the certificate\, participants will:✔ Attend at least three Sparkshops.✔ Implement a small but impactful change in one of their courses.✔ Submit a brief reflection on the change and its anticipated or observed impact. \nLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHANGE ONE THING CERTIFICATE \nLocation\nVirtual – provide your information for connection information. \nAudience\nAll Faculty
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/sparkshop-help-students-stress-less-and-learn-more-2/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: First Impressions Matter: Designing a Homepage that Welcomes & Engages
DESCRIPTION:Sparkshops are 15 minute mini-workshops\, facilitated by CFE staff.  Sparkshops are meant to start exploration of a chosen topic with continued support from the CFE as requested. \nEach Sparkshop provides: \n\nAn introduction or re-imagined approach to an evidence-based teaching practice\, or productivity strategy\nPotential reasons faculty or staff might incorporate the practice in their course(s) or work flow\nExamples of how the practice can be implemented\nResources for further investigation of the practice\n\nLEARN MORE ABOUT SPARKSHOPS \nREGISTER FOR SPARKSHOP CONNECTION INFORMATION \nYou only need to register once for any one Sparkshop as the connection information is the same for all Sparkshops. \nAttending three Sparkshops makes you eligible to receive the “Change One Thing” Certificate.  \nTo earn the certificate\, participants will:✔ Attend at least three Sparkshops.✔ Implement a small but impactful change in one of their courses.✔ Submit a brief reflection on the change and its anticipated or observed impact. \nLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHANGE ONE THING CERTIFICATE \nLocation\nVirtual – provide your information for connection information. \nAudience\nAll Faculty
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/sparkshop-first-impressions-matter-designing-a-homepage-that-welcomes-engages/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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SUMMARY:The Gray Area: Faculty Dialogues on AI session
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND A FACULTY DIALOGUES ON AI SESSION \nTopic: AI Detection & the Pedagogy of Trust \nPre-Dialogue Readings: \n\nTeaching Against AI\nDetection of AI-generated Writing in Students’ Assignments: A Comparative Analysis of Some Tools’ Reliability\n\nAs generative AI becomes a common tool in academic writing\, educators are grappling with how (and whether) to detect its use in student work. Join us as we explore the promises and pitfalls of AI detection tools\, drawing on recent research and classroom approaches. \nWe’ll discuss the reliability of current detection technologies\, consider their pedagogical implications\, and reflect on whether building a culture of transparency and trust might be more effective than relying on surveillance. What does it mean to teach with AI or against it? What do you say? \nLocation\nVirtual via Zoom. Register for connection information. \nAudience\nMeetings are open to all PNW faculty and staff.
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/the-gray-area-faculty-dialogues-on-ai-session/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: Enhancing Courses with Generative AI
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is for registered participants in the Fall 2025 offering of the Enhancing Courses with Generative AI Community of Practice (CoP). Facilitated by AI Faculty Fellow Dr. Mark Mabrito\, Professor of English\, this CoP provides participants with skills/ideas for incorporating GenAI in their courses.  \nLocation\nAll meetings will be virtual on Mondays from 12:30-1:45 p.m. See below for dates: \n\nMeeting 1\, Sept 22\, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.\, virtual\nMeeting 2\, Oct 6\, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.\, virtual\nMeeting 3\, Oct 20\, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.\, virtual\nMeeting 4\, Nov 3\, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.\, virtual\n\nParticipants will receive an email communication and Outlook invitation with location information and Zoom link to join virtually. \nAudience\nAny Faculty or Instructor teaching a course in the Fall 2025 semester is eligible to apply to participate.
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/community-of-practice-enhancing-courses-with-generative-ai/2025-09-22/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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SUMMARY:"Playing with AI" session
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND \nTOPIC: Use AI to Find Research \nOverview: Learn how to use AI resources to find research. Consider how to introduce students to AI-enhanced research. \n“Playing with AI” is a series of interactive virtual sessions designed to introduce faculty to innovative AI tools and applications that can enhance teaching and research practices. Led by AI Faculty Fellow Dr. Mark Mabrito\, Professor of English\, each session features hands-on exploration of AI tools\, with guidance on how to effectively incorporate them into your academic work. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to experiment with cutting-edge technologies in a supportive\, collaborative environment. \nLocation\nVirtual via Zoom. Register for connection information. \nAudience\nMeetings are open to all PNW faculty and staff.
URL:https://www.pnw.edu/center-faculty-excellence/event/playing-with-ai-session-8/
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