Live Sessions & Electives

Engage in real-time with experts and peers in sessions that build a solid foundation, offer deep dives into practical applications, and explore advanced AI strategies in higher education.

Required Sessions Breakdown

• Session 1: Navigating The AI Landscape: Assessing Your Institutional Needs & Crafting A Comprehensive Roadmap
  

  Overview

  Dive into the potential of AI to transform higher education in this foundational session led by Dr. Jean Mandernach. Discover the applications of AI across teaching and administrative processes through expert-led discussions and practical activities. Participants will draft AI application plans, drawing from real-world examples and success stories, to pinpoint how AI can be integrated into their institutions effectively.

  Key Activities

  • Introduction to AI's Capabilities: Gain a foundational understanding of AI, focusing on its applications in education through an engaging overview.
  • Spotlight on Success Stories: Explore case studies where AI has been successfully integrated into college settings, offering inspiration and practical models.
  • Drafting an AI Application Plan: Participate in an interactive session to identify potential AI applications tailored to your institution's unique context.
  • Self-Assessment and Strategic Planning: Conclude with an exercise to assess your current workflows and draft a basic action plan for AI integration.

  Key Takeaways

  • A personalized AI Integration Guidebook, serving as a comprehensive roadmap for envisioning and initiating your institution's AI transformation.
  • An AI Application Plan tailored to your institution, complete with a self-assessment tool to identify opportunities and gaps in your current workflows.

  Deliverable: Participants will leave with not only a foundational understanding of AI's potential in education but also a suite of practical tools, including an implementation sketch, a self-assessment tool, and a customized guidebook, designed to facilitate immediate and strategic AI integration efforts.

  This combined approach offers a detailed, engaging narrative that highlights the session's practical outcomes and expert guidance, making it an irresistible offering for college administrators and faculty looking to pioneer AI integration in their institutions.

• Session 2: Introducing AI Into College Workflows: Integration Strategies For Improved Efficiencies
  

  Overview

  This session delves into the practical application of AI within college workflows, offering a deep dive into how AI can enhance educational administration, operations, and the learning experience. Designed specifically for faculty, staff, and administrators, this comprehensive workshop provides in-depth guidance and hands-on skills for deploying AI tools across various college processes. Through a blend of live demonstrations and guided exercises, participants will develop actionable strategies for incorporating AI into daily operations, from administrative duties to personalized learning experiences.

  Objective: Equip faculty, staff, and administrators with the knowledge and practical strategies needed to effectively integrate AI into college workflows, enhancing efficiency, innovation, and engagement.

  Key Activities

  • Integration Strategies: Gain detailed insights into embedding AI within college operations, focusing on practical, actionable strategies that can be implemented immediately.
  • Hands-on Demonstrations: Participate in step-by-step tutorials demonstrating the setup and use of AI for common educational tasks, providing a clear path to leveraging technology for improved operational efficiency and student engagement.
  • Developing Custom Guides: Learn how to create personalized AI implementation guides, ensuring that the application of AI solutions is tailored to meet the unique needs of your institution.

  Key Takeaways

  • Personalized AI Action Plan: Each attendee will leave with a detailed AI Action Plan, outlining step-by-step strategies for AI integration, ensuring immediate applicability in their specific educational context.
  • Toolkit of Templates and Resources: Access a comprehensive toolkit filled with templates and resources designed to facilitate the application of AI solutions across a range of college processes, tailored for various educational roles.

  Deliverables

  • Customized AI Guide Templates for various educational roles, providing a structured framework for integrating AI into college workflows.
  • A Comprehensive AI Integration Strategy, empowering faculty, staff, and administrators to streamline operations, enhance the learning experience, and foster a more engaging and efficient educational environment.

  This session promises to be an essential learning experience for faculty, staff, and administrators aiming to harness the potential of AI within their institutions. By focusing on practical skills, strategies, and immediate applications, participants will be well-equipped to lead their colleges through the transformative integration of AI into their workflows.

• Session 3: Creating An AI Implementation Plan: Use Cases, Ethical Considerations & Sustainable Practice
  

  Overview

  This advanced session offers a deep dive into the transformative potential of AI in higher education, tailored specifically for faculty, staff, and administrators. Engage with innovative use cases and the ethical dimensions of AI technology, exploring how AI can revolutionize learning, research, and administrative processes. Through interactive discussions and scenario-based learning, this session will provide a framework for ethical and sustainable AI integration, highlighting strategies for responsible adoption and innovative problem-solving.

  Objective: Equip participants with the knowledge and tools to explore advanced AI applications, emphasizing the creation of a sustainable, ethical integration strategy that respects privacy, promotes inclusivity, and ensures long-term success.

  Key Components

  • Innovative Use Cases: Examine cutting-edge AI scenarios that showcase the potential for transformative change in educational practices and administration.
  • Ethical and Sustainable Practices: Delve into ethical considerations, privacy issues, and inclusivity in AI use, developing guidelines for a responsible approach to technology integration.
  • Finalizing Your AI Plan: Utilize insights from the session to make final adjustments to your AI implementation plans, ensuring they are robust, ethical, and aligned with your institution's goals.
  • Next Steps and Resources: Gain direction on further learning opportunities and resources to continue your journey with AI in education.

  Key Takeaways

  • A Sustainable AI Implementation Blueprint, providing a comprehensive strategy for advanced AI applications, ethical considerations, and sustainable integration within your institution.
  • Practical insights into navigating the ethical landscape of AI use, ensuring your initiatives are aligned with best practices for privacy and inclusivity.
  • A finalized, actionable AI Implementation Plan, ready for immediate execution, to guide your institution through the innovative integration of AI technologies.

  By the end of this session, participants will have a thorough understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with advanced AI applications in education. They will leave equipped with strategic documents, a blueprint for ethical integration, and a clear pathway for implementing AI solutions that enhance learning environments and operational efficiency while adhering to the highest standards of ethical practice.

Elective Choices - Customize Your Learning Journey

Participants will choose three electives from the following transformative options, each designed to address specific facets of AI integration in education:

• : Learn to design innovative and engaging assignments.
  Takeaway: An Innovative Assignment Design Guidebook.
• : Master practical strategies for faculty, staff, and administration.
  Takeaway: A Workplace Integration Action Plan.
• : Enhance tutor effectiveness and student success.
  Takeaway: A Tutor Training Blueprint.
• : Optimize both face-to-face and online teaching methods.
  Takeaway: A Comprehensive Teaching Strategy Guide.
• : Embrace AI for an enhanced teaching and learning experience.
  Takeaway: An AI-Enhanced Curriculum Framework.
• : Ensure academic integrity with explicit policies.
  Takeaway: An Academic Integrity Policy Toolkit.
• : Create engaging, tailored syllabus content.
  Takeaway: A Syllabus Design Template.
• : Guide your institution in ethical AI practices.
  Takeaway: A Policy Framework for Responsible AI Use.

Outcomes

• Transformative Knowledge Acquisition: Gain an in-depth understanding of AI's transformative potential, moving beyond theory to grasp how AI can reshape educational practices.
  
• Practical Skills Development: Through live demonstrations and interactive tutorials, learn to apply AI tools and methodologies directly into your workflows, enhancing efficiency and fostering innovation.
  
• Visionary Leadership Formation: Become a leader who can anticipate AI advancements and strategically leverage them for the benefit of your institution.
  
• Customized Implementation Roadmap: Receive a bespoke AI implementation plan, tailored to meet the unique needs and context of your institution, ensuring relevance and applicability.
  
• Strategic Implementation Guidance: Our step-by-step approach provides actionable insights, enabling you to implement AI strategies effectively and transform your institution's operations and services.
  
• Ethical AI Leadership: Champion ethical AI use, ensuring your initiatives prioritize privacy, inclusivity, and sustainability, positioning your institution as a model of responsible AI integration.
  
• Preparation for Future Trends: Stay ahead of the rapidly evolving educational landscape with advanced AI applications and strategies, ensuring your institution remains competitive and innovative.
  
• Interactive Learning Experience: Engage directly with AI and education experts through real-time Q&A sessions and feedback opportunities, enriching your learning experience.
  
• Customizable Learning Path: Tailor your bootcamp experience with elective options that align with your institution's specific challenges and goals, ensuring maximum relevance and impact.
  
• Actionable Takeaways: Leave each session equipped with practical tools, ready-to-implement plans, and strategic blueprints, ready to bring your AI initiatives to life and achieve immediate institutional improvement.

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Why This Bootcamp?

Benefits For Everyone

• Gain Exclusive Insights: Access cutting-edge strategies and real-world AI integration examples from Dr. Jean Mandernach, enriching your institution with innovative teaching and administrative approaches.
  
• Achieve Practical Empowerment: Transform theoretical AI knowledge into actionable strategies. Develop the capability to apply AI solutions that streamline operations and enhance educational delivery.
  
• Establish a Future-Ready Framework: Embrace an ethical approach to AI, positioning your institution as a leader in responsible innovation and adapting to future technological advancements with ease.
  
• Catalyze Transformative Knowledge: Foster an environment where both staff and students benefit from AI-driven educational practices, leading to improved engagement and learning outcomes.
  
• Enhance Operational Efficiency: Directly apply AI tools to automate and optimize workflows, resulting in significant time and cost savings across administrative and academic functions.
  
• Foster Visionary Leadership: Cultivate leadership that can strategically navigate the AI landscape, ensuring your institution remains competitive and responsive to technological trends.
  
• Implement Tailored AI Solutions: Utilize a customized roadmap to deploy AI effectively, addressing unique institutional needs and maximizing the impact of technology integration.
  
• Guide Ethical AI Adoption: Set standards for ethical AI use that enhance your institution's reputation for integrity and social responsibility in technology use.
  
• Maximize Interactive Learning: Leverage expert-led sessions to solve specific challenges and inspire innovative thinking within your team, enhancing the institution's collective AI literacy.
  
• Adapt and Innovate: Choose from targeted electives to address particular institutional challenges or opportunities, ensuring the bootcamp's learning directly supports strategic goals.
  
• Translate Learning into Action: Equip your institution with a comprehensive strategy and toolkit for AI implementation, paving the way for enhanced educational experiences and operational excellence.

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