On-Demand Workshop Videos

The PLAY (Pedagogy, Learning, and AI in Your Classroom) series began with this panel discussion on AI in the Classroom. Exploring the full range of positions and attitudes toward using generative AI in the classroom, the event provided time for advocates and skeptics to make their case before a facilitated discussion that discovered common ground. Particular attention was paid to the underexplored question of how to avoid penalizing students — or faculty — who are more concerned than enthusiastic about the role of AI in the classroom.

Keywords:  Generative AI, Pedagogy, Academic Ethics, Assessment

The second in the 2026 Picnic PD series, this workshop discussed how generative artificial intelligence (AI) -- specifically HopGPT, the university’s secure platform - might be used to collaborate to help guide students in their self directed learning. Capitalizing on students as individuals with personal learning styles, strengths, and goals, we developed structured chat prompts that could be used by anyone. The prompts were saved in HopGPT with open-ended variable placeholders for these personalized interests. In addition to serving students, the structured prompts can serve as models for personal or classroom use. 

Keywords: generative AI, self-directed learning, character strengths, andragogy, human-centered

This 2026 Picnic PD workshop highlighted how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can support, but not overshadow, the human judgment and expertise that remain essential to teaching and learning. Through practical, hands-on exploration, attendees learned how to determine when, why, and how to use or not use AI in their courses using the AI Sandwich Framework.

Keywords:  generative AI, teaching and learning, human-centered

This workshop was part of the AY26-27 PLAY: Pedagogy, Learning, and AI in Your Classroom series. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have made it easier than ever for students to produce essays, discussion posts, and other assignments with little evidence of their own learning. How can faculty design assessments that remain effective at measuring student learning in this new environment? To answer this question, attendees examined common AI vulnerabilities of assessments and then explored five assessment strategies that increase AI resistance.

Keywords: Generative AI, Assessment, Grading

This workshop was part of the AY26-27 PLAY: Pedagogy, Learning, and AI in Your Classroom series. Prompting is at the core of getting work done with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and HopGPT. The way prompts are written can have a significant impact on the quality, accuracy, and usefulness of AI-generated results. In this session, participants moved beyond prompting fads and one-size-fits-all advice (farewell, "Act as an expert"!) to explore techniques that work reliably across models and tools. Through demonstrations and hands-on activities, attendees learned how to craft more effective prompts for academic and administrative tasks, reduce errors and AI fabrications, and apply practical strategies to improve their productivity right away.

Keywords: generative AI, prompting, prompt writing