AI Tools for College Faculty Series
Join NAAIC's AI Tools for College Faculty Series, a five-part virtual professional learning experience designed to help faculty understand, evaluate, and apply artificial intelligence in higher education.
By participating in the complete five-part series, participants build a comprehensive, end-to-end understanding of AI in education, moving from foundational ethics and policy considerations to hands-on mastery of leading platforms (Google Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI ChatGPT), culminating in practical strategies for integrating these tools directly into faculty workflows.
Attending the full series ensures a balanced comparison of each tool's unique strengths, consistent skill development, and a holistic approach to enhancing teaching efficiency while safeguarding academic integrity.
Attend the complete series or select the individual sessions that best support your work.
Series Sessions:
November 5 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET | Foundations of AI: Ethics and Responsible Use for College Faculty
November 6 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. ET | Working Smarter with Google Gemini for College Faculty
November 12 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. ET | Getting Started with Claude for College Faculty
November 13 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. ET | Getting More from OpenAI ChatGPT for College Faculty
November 19 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET | From AI Tools to Faculty Practice for College Faculty
Foundations of AI: Ethics and Responsible Use for College Faculty
November 5 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Build a strong foundation for using AI responsibly in higher education. This interactive session will introduce college faculty to the ethical questions that arise when AI is used in teaching, student support, and everyday academic work. We’ll focus on practical decisions involving privacy, bias, accuracy, transparency, accessibility, and academic integrity.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Recognize common ethical concerns related to AI in higher education.
• Protect student, institutional, and research information.
• Evaluate AI-generated content for accuracy and bias.
• Establish clear expectations for responsible student AI use.
• Make informed decisions about when, and when not to use AI.
Working Smarter with Google Gemini for College Faculty
November 6 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Discover how Google’s AI tools can help faculty plan courses, organize information, explore ideas, and create instructional materials. Through guided practice, participants will work with Gemini, NotebookLM, and Google AI Studio while learning which tool is best suited for different academic tasks.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Use Gemini to brainstorm, draft, revise, and organize content.
• Create source-grounded summaries and learning materials with NotebookLM.
• Explore prompts and AI models in Google AI Studio.
• Compare the strengths and limitations of Google’s AI tools.
• Apply these tools to practical faculty workflows.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete this two-hour session will be eligible to receive a certification of completion from NAAIC.
Getting Started with Claude for College Faculty
November 12 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Learn how Claude can support writing, analysis, planning, and other complex academic work. This hands-on session will introduce Claude’s core features and show faculty how to use the platform as a thought partner for course development, document analysis, research support, and multi-step projects.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Write effective prompts and refine Claude’s responses.
• Analyze documents and synthesize complex information.
• Develop course materials, assignments, and instructional resources.
• Organize longer projects while maintaining useful context.
• Explore Claude Cowork for multi-step faculty workflows.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete this two-hour session will be prepared to complete the free certification courses online.
Getting More from OpenAI ChatGPT for College Faculty
November 13 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Move beyond basic chat and explore how ChatGPT can support teaching, administrative responsibilities, and project-based work. Faculty will practice effective prompting, work with documents and data, explore ChatGPT Work features, and learn how Codex can assist with technical and data-focused projects.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Use ChatGPT for course planning, brainstorming, drafting, and analysis.
• Improve results through stronger prompts and thoughtful follow-up.
• Work with documents, data, projects, and workspace features.
• Create reusable instructions for recurring faculty tasks.
• Understand how Codex can support coding, data, and technical work.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete this two-hour session will be prepared to complete the free certification courses online.
From AI Tools to Faculty Practice for College Faculty
November 19 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
See how AI can fit into the realities of faculty work. Led from a professor’s perspective, this application-focused session will demonstrate how tools such as Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT can support course preparation, teaching, student communication, and administrative responsibilities.
Rather than focusing on a single platform, this session will help faculty decide which tools and approaches make sense for different needs.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify realistic ways to incorporate AI into faculty workflows.
• Compare how different AI platforms approach the same task.
• Adapt demonstrated strategies to their own courses and disciplines.
• Recognize when AI can save time and when human judgment is essential.
• Leave with practical ideas they can try immediately.