Summer Teaching Institute

Summer 2025 Opportunities

Generative AI and Syllabus Policy Workshop

Overview

Weds June 11, 20205 12:00-2:15 (includes lunch)
In-person, KEL 2413
Training stipend $150 for up to 12 eligible faculty

Description This interactive workshop will explore the key elements and considerations for creating a generative AI policy for your syllabi and assignments. We will discuss how to determine appropriate use cases to maintain disciplinary integrity and foster students' critical thinking and digital literacy. Additionally, we will provide strategies for clearly and effectively communicating your AI expectations to students.

Time Commitment and Compensation   This training session will be held in-person on Wednesday June 11 from 12:00-2:15 PM in KEL 2413. Faculty will receive $150 training stipend for attending the training and developing and/or revising their AI syllabus and assignment policies. Syllabi policy language created during this workshop must be submitted to the Associate Director of Teaching & Learning Dr. Ruoxi Li over email at rli@csusm.edu no later than June 13, 2025.

Who Should Apply?  

Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with Unit 3 faculty appointments at �� in Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 are welcome to apply.
Priority consideration will be given to eligible faculty who have not participated in a Faculty Center paid training opportunity in the last calendar year. 
This workshop is not open to faculty who have already completed a “Future of Teaching” workshop (April and June 2024) or learning community (AY 2024-2025) through the Faculty Center.
Space will be limited to 12 eligible faculty participants

For questions about the training or application, please contact Ruoxi Li at rli@csusm.edu �į 

Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity are eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status as a faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty who will be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters. This means you must have had been on contract as a Unit 3 faculty employee in Spring 2025 and be scheduled for Fall 2025 Unit 3 faculty work to be eligible for this June 2025 professional development opportunity. FERP faculty are not eligible for training stipends.

Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit.  

All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.  

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Mini Teaching Institute: Cultivating Information Literacy and Critical Thinking in the Age of AI

Overview

Thurs June 12 and Friday June 13, 2025 9:00-11:00 AM (includes coffee & light continental breakfast)
In-Person, KEL 2413
Training stipend $300 for up to 12 eligible faculty

Description This hands-on workshop is designed for instructors with a basic understanding of generative AI who are interested in developing classroom strategies to cultivate GenAI literacy among students. Rather than introducing entirely new challenges, GenAI often amplifies existing gaps in students’ information literacy and critical thinking skills, making it a useful entry point for cultivating these essential skills. Through examples, guided exercises, and peer feedback, participants will design classroom activities and assignments that help students develop information literacy and critical thinking skills by assessing the accuracy, completeness, and quality of GenAI outputs. The workshop will also address the ethical dimensions of AI use in higher education. Participants will leave with ready-to-use materials tailored to their courses, ready for implementation in the upcoming semester.

Time Commitment and Compensation   This training session will be held in-person on Thursday June 12 and Friday June 13 from 9:00-11:00 AM in KEL 2413. Faculty will receive $300 training stipend for 1) attending the training session in their entirety both days, 2) completing homework both days. Required homework from this workshop must be submitted to the Associate Director of Teaching & Learning Dr. Ruoxi Li over email at rli@csusm.edu no later than Monday June 16, 2025.

Who Should Apply?  

Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with Unit 3 faculty appointments at �� in Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 are welcome to apply.
Priority consideration will be given to eligible faculty who have not participated in a Faculty Center paid training opportunity in the last calendar year. 
This workshop is not open to faculty who have already completed a “Future of Teaching” workshop (April and/or June 2024) or the “Future of Teaching” learning community (AY 2024-2025) through the Faculty Cente
Space will be limited to 12 eligible faculty participants

For questions about the training or application, please contact Ruoxi Li at rli@csusm.edu �į 

All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.  

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