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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: AI Expectations Start with the Syllabus
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-ai-expectations-start-with-the-syllabus/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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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/2025-10-06/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: Creating Transparent Assignments to Support Student Success
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-creating-transparent-assignments-to-support-student-success-2/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T140000
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SUMMARY:"Playing with AI" session
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND \nTOPIC: AI Resources for the Classroom \nOverview: Explore how to leverage AI to create classroom materials\, provide feedback to students\, and for other purposes \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-9/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T113000
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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: From Static to Dynamic: Boosting Engagement with Brightspace Creator+ Elements
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-from-static-to-dynamic-boosting-engagement-with-brightspace-creator-elements/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T123000
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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/2025-10-20/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T110000
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SUMMARY:"Playing with AI" session
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND \nTOPIC: Leverage AI (Large Language Models) for “Deep Research” \nOverview: Explore how to use large language models to go beyond basic information retrieval and engage in multi-layered inquiry\, synthesis\, and analysis (deep research). Consider how to introduce students to deep research. \nAgenda \n\nExplain “Deep Research”\nIntroduce deep research techniques with Large Language Models\n\nPerplexity   \nStorm \nChatGPT    \n\n\nPLAY!\nConsider ways to introduce students to deep research\n\n  \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-10/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence
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SUMMARY:The Gray Area: Faculty Dialogues on AI session
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND A FACULTY DIALOGUES ON AI SESSION \nTopic: Rethinking Reading & Writing in the Age of AI \nPre-Dialogue Readings: \n\nThe Research Paper Is Dead. Now What?\nAI Weakens Critical Thinking. This Is How to Rebuild It\nWhat the Alarm Misses: Why AI Isn’t Ruining Student Writing—But Shallow Reporting Might Be\n\nJoin us for a conversation on how generative AI is transforming the foundational practices of reading and writing in higher education. What’s worth preserving\, what’s ripe for reinvention\, and how can we help students navigate this rapidly evolving landscape with integrity and agency? \nWhether you’re curious\, cautious\, or cautiously curious\, come ready to rethink what writing\, reading\, and research might look like next. \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-2/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T133000
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SUMMARY:Sparkshop: Grading Practices for Student Success
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-grading-practices-for-student-success/
CATEGORIES:Center for Faculty Excellence,University Calendar
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