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Engineering : 102

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September 14, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

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Are you finding that a single, blanket AI policy for your entire syllabus isn't working for the nuanced ways you teach? Because the core objectives of a brainstorming activity differ vastly from a...

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View Event Details for AI on Your Terms: Tailoring AI Policy for Every Assignment √ §

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Engineering : 102

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September 9, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

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Kick off the semester by connecting with your peers to share real-world experiences from the trenches of AI-impacted classrooms. In this candid, faculty-led discussion, colleagues across...

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Engineering : 102

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September 2, 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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Come join us to meet the Faculty Development Center (FDC) Director, Dr. Matthew Trevett-Smith and celebrate our next chapter! You’ll have an opportunity to learn about the resources that the...

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Online

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June 1, 2026, 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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This session practically demonstrates how generative AI can support course design when embedded within a backwards‑design workflow. Rather than isolated prompting, faculty will learn to use AI...

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View Event Details for Using Generative AI to Support Your Course Design: A Faculty Workshop

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University Center : 312

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May 8, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

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Join this celebration to learn more about the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) program at UMBC. Participants in the current FLCs have spent the year exploring and discussing the topics of...

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View Event Details for Faculty Learning Communities End of Year Celebration

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Online

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May 4, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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Building on Gen AI & Teaching I, this interactive session highlights applied skills and practical use cases. Faculty will practice effective prompting, explore discipline-specific scenarios,...

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View Event Details for Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

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Online

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April 27, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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This session introduces the basics of generative AI and its implications for teaching and learning. It focuses on AI literacy by examining what these tools are, what they can and cannot do, basic...

View Event Details for Generative AI in Teaching I: Basic Critical Literacy and Foundations

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Online

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April 23, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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Faculty navigate political conversations in their classrooms whether they plan to or not. When we understand politics broadly as the processes through which we figure out how to live together,...

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Online

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April 15, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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How do you actually move students beyond surface-level recall toward genuine analysis, evaluation, and original thinking? Not in theory — in your classroom, with your assignments, right now? How...

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Online

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April 7, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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You don't have to overhaul your entire course to experiment with ungrading. This session is designed for faculty who are curious about moving away from points-based assessment but aren't sure...

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AI on Your Terms: Tailoring AI Policy for Every Assignment √ §

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Successes, Failures, and Grading in this Age of AI √ §

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Open House: Meet the FDC Director!

Celebrate our next chapter & connect with colleagues!

Using Generative AI to Support Your Course Design: A Faculty Workshop

Use AI iteratively to align course objectives & activities.

Faculty Learning Communities End of Year Celebration

Learn about the current FLCs work & proposed 2026-27 topics!

Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

Part II of Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series

Generative AI in Teaching I: Basic Critical Literacy and Foundations

Part I of Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series

From Disagreement to Discovery: Using dialogue to teach through tension √ §

Discuss navigating these pedagogically important moments.

Bring Your Best Idea: Critical Thinking √ §

How do we encourage students to dig into difficult concepts?

Small Steps, Big Shifts: Trying Out Alternative Grading in Your Classroom √ §

Curious about moving away from points-based assessment?

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An FDC Workshop

An FDC Faculty Roundtable

Celebrate our next chapter & connect with colleagues!

Use AI iteratively to align course objectives & activities.

Learn about the current FLCs work & proposed 2026-27 topics!

Part II of Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series

Part I of Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series

Discuss navigating these pedagogically important moments.

How do we encourage students to dig into difficult concepts?

Curious about moving away from points-based assessment?

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