Center for Faculty Excellence

Join colleagues from across central Illinois for this session during which we will discuss the importance of actively engaging students in conversations about artificial intelligence. We will share some potential syllabus language and assignment instructions that explicitly address appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI. We will share ideas for classroom activities and assessments that engage students in using conversational AI productively and intentionally, while clarifying their role as the expert and the critic of the chatbot output. 

Join us during these sessions to ask questions about Artificial Intelligence and teaching and to work together to consider ways to engage students with AI in our courses, programs or certificates.

Join us in person or on Zoom.

Join us during these sessions to ask questions about Artificial Intelligence and teaching and to work together to consider ways to engage students with AI in our courses, programs or certificates.

Join us for an engaging session on how experiential learning is implemented at and beyond UIS in our finance-based initiatives. Dr. Serkan Karadas (Accounting, Economics, and Finance Department) and Mr.

Join us for an engaging session on Artificial Intelligence integration. Explore how AI, including ChatGPT, can be used to create engaging assignments and/or improve work efficiency. Work with other faculty, COLRS staff and Web services to increase your effectiveness in using AI productively.

Open to faculty and staff.

Part 4: Using Assessment for Improvement

Note - New date - this session has been moved 1 week later

The primary goal of assessment is improvement, and when done well, assessment benefits faculty, programs, and most importantly, students. However, figuring out how to use assessment for improvement is often the most challenging aspect of the assessment process, especially at the program level.

Part 3: Planning Assessment that Matters

Note - New date - this session has been moved 1 week later

This session will present attendees with simple, practical ideas for creating program-level assessment plans that are useful, sustainable, and relevant to their disciplines. Attendees will explore best practices for creating assessment timelines and plans, choosing assessment methods that align with the goals of their programs, and designing and embedding value-added assessment into their courses.

Part 2: Keeping the Process Simple

Assessment of learning outcomes at the program level does not have to be a complicated process. In this interactive session, attendees will learn about several “no-frills” approaches to various aspects of the assessment process. Participants are encouraged to bring copies of their program’s learning outcomes and curriculum maps to the session.

Join Carrie Allen, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment for this conversation.

Part 1: Unlearning Assessment

Ask any group of faculty members how they feel about assessment and you will likely hear words such as “tedious,” “busywork,” or “unhelpful.” Although concerns that faculty may have about assessment are real, many of their frustrations stem from misconceptions about what assessment is (and what it isn’t). The first session in this four-part series seeks to dispel common myths about assessment and reframe assessment as a value-adding experience for students, rather than as an administrative burden.