AI Teaching and Learning Symposium
- Monday, August 10, 2026
- 8:00AM - 12:00 PM
- Lory Student Center Theater
A half-day symposium exploring how CSU faculty and instructional staff are engaging with AI in teaching and learning.
Overview
This half-day event features a remote keynote by Professor Stuart Selber (Penn State), a faculty panel, and interactive Engagement Stations showcasing teaching strategies and innovations. Professor Selber’s work on digital literacy frames AI competency as a balance of technical skill, critical thinking, and responsible use. Hosted by the Provost’s Office, CSU Libraries, the College of Liberal Arts, and TILT, the Symposium also launches Fall Faculty Ramp Up professional development activities beginning immediately after the event.
What you'll take away
Participants will leave with practical tools they can apply right away: strategies for assignment design and assessment in the age of AI, ways to think about academic integrity in evolving contexts, and shared perspectives on the broader questions AI raises for teaching and learning.
The Symposium is designed for anyone who touches teaching and learning at CSU, including faculty, instructional staff, and administrative professionals who work in student success.
Schedule at a glance
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Doors Open |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Networking |
| 9:00 – 9:10 AM | Welcome – TILT & Provost |
| 9:10 – 10:10 AM | Keynote and Audience Q & A - Professor Selber |
| 10:15 – 10:55 AM | Engagement Stations - LSC 300, 304/306 & 324 |
| 11:00 – 11:50 AM | Faculty Panel |
| 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 1:00 PM | AI Online sessions begin as part of RampUp |
Keynote
Professor Stuart Selber, Penn State University
The AI Teaching and Learning Symposium will feature a remotely delivered talk by Professor Stuart Selber, Penn State University, whose work on digital literacy offers an invaluable framework for understanding AI competency as a balance of technical skill, critical thinking, and responsible, purposeful use.
Faculty Panel
A chance to hear from peers about how they are adapting to a teaching and learning landscape in which AI continues to disrupt and challenge the status quo.
Moderator: To be announced
Panelists:
Shari Lanning (CVMBS)
Andrew Meyer (CLA)
Marcia Moraes (CNS)
Sudeep Pasricha (WSCoE)
Rob Mitchell (CoB)
Rick Perry (CHHS)
Andrew Norton (CoA)
Rachelle Ramer (Libraries)
Engagement Stations
What to expect
Engagement Stations are 3 to 5 minute demonstrations of teaching strategies, tools, or techniques as these relate to AI. Presenters facilitate these interactive experiences and highlight adaptable practices others can apply in their own contexts. Participants move among stations and gain new insights and ideas.
Engagement Stations will be in rooms LSC 300, 304/306, and 324. See below for details.
Room 300 – AI Literacy, Research & Accessibility
- CS 245: An AI Literacy Course for Everyone
- Demystifying AI: Teaching Gradient Descent and Parameter Decomposition to Everyone
- Find Your AI Research Match: Speed Dating Edition
- Prompt, Debug, Repeat: Solving Coding Problems with AI at the Coding Support Hub
- Using AI to Improve the Accessibility of Handwritten Documents
Room 304/306 – Teaching & Learning Design
- Navigating Writing and AI Through Dialogue at the CSU Writing Center
- Using Reflective Approaches with AI-Infused Writing Assignments
- Using AI to Enhance Classroom Teaching Strategies
- Back to the Future: Using AI to Understand the Past
- Teaching Students to Navigate AI Information
Room 324 – Policy, Ethics, Governance & Creative Applications
- Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Student-Reported Use and Perspectives
- Thinking Through AI in Graduate Programs
- Driver or Passenger? Deciding AI’s Role Before You Prompt
- Constitution, Choice, Ledger: AI Framework for Interdisciplinary Seminars
- Making Music in the Age of AI – What’s Next?
Download the full Engagement Station Agenda with descriptions!
Questions? Contact Chris Geanious at [email protected].
The Day Continues: Fall Faculty Ramp Up
The Symposium is the launch point for TILT’s Fall Faculty Ramp Up. Beginning at 1:00 PM on August 10, six virtual pre-sessions run in parallel tracks through the afternoon, all focused on AI in teaching and learning. Ramp Up continues August 11 and 12 with additional sessions on Canvas, accessibility, assessment, AI in the classroom, and more.
For the full Ramp Up schedule and August 11-12 offerings, visit the Fall Faculty Ramp Up page.
August 10 AI Pre-Sessions
All pre-sessions are delivered virtually via Teams. Enroll through Bridge; the Teams link is delivered via your Bridge enrollment confirmation.
Track A
Writing, Revision, and Ethical Discernment: An Approach to AI Literacies Across the Curriculum
1:00 – 1:50 PM | Kelly Bradbury, Associate Professor, Composition
Practical, principled strategies for navigating AI in the writing you assign, drawing on Stuart Selber’s multiliteracies lens and applicable across disciplines.
Cultivating Student Growth in the Age of AI
2:00 – 2:50 PM | Asa Ben-Hur, Professor, Computer Science
An intentional approach to AI in the classroom that empowers students as learners rather than replacing the learning itself, including practical strategies like AI contracts.
AI For Faculty and Updates on RamGPT & CSU GPT
3:00 – 3:50 PM | Chris Geanious, Senior Faculty Developer, TILT
A walk through the AI landscape at CSU: what tools are approved for use with institutional data, the risks of consumer options, and a progress update on RamGPT.
Track B
Using AI for Accessibility: Tips and Tricks for Making Accessible Content with AI
1:00 – 1:50 PM | Andy Swanson, Accessibility Specialist, The Accessibility Center
An introduction to AI prompt making for accessibility, including generating heading structures, drafting alt text, converting visuals into accessible tables, and reviewing documents for accessibility barriers.
AI in Research? Strategies, Risks, and Considerations
2:00 – 2:50 PM | Kristy Nowak, Rachelle Ramer, and Khaleedah Thomas, CSU Libraries
Strategies for using AI in research, from integrated databases to specialized literature review tools, along with ethical, copyright, and publication considerations.
Insisting on Integrity: Preparing Your Courses for an Uncertain Landscape
3:00 – 3:50 PM | Joseph Brown, Director of Academic Integrity, TILT
Common-sense strategies for navigating unplanned challenges, encouraging academic integrity, and promoting learning. Participants leave with an adaptable syllabus statement and a framework for distinguishing acceptable from unacceptable AI use.
Partners
Hosted by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, CSU Libraries, the College of Liberal Arts, and The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT).
Logistics and Contact
Location: Lory Student Center Theater, Colorado State University
Registration: Register for the Symposium
Questions: Amanda Penley, [email protected]