Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI

Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI is a 4-week virtual course to help faculty teach effectively while navigating increasing demands on their time and attention. Designed for faculty across career stages and disciplines, the course offers practical tools to reduce the administrative burden of teaching while supporting meaningful student learning. Participants leave with clear, immediately usable strategies and greater confidence making intentional choices about how to approach AI within their teaching and institutional context.

Teaching That Works Within Real Constraints

Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI is a virtual course designed around the realities faculty face today: limited time, growing administrative demands, and unclear expectations around AI. This course prioritizes efficiency, clarity, and sustainability in day-to-day teaching work so participants can make meaningful improvements without adding more to their plates.

Through a mix of short videos, practical text-based resources, one live 60-minute webinar, and one live 60-minute workshop + Q&A, participants learn how to spend less time on grading, lesson planning, and course administration without lowering standards or sacrificing student learning.

The course also supports faculty in making intentional choices about how to address AI, whether that means resisting it, selectively integrating it, or experimenting within existing policies. Along the way, participants build momentum and follow-through with peer accountability in a dedicated Community space, plus coaching through expert facilitation and live Q&A support so they leave with clear next steps they can actually sustain.

Meet the Experts Behind the Course

Lisa Hanasono, PhD
Director of Training and Content

Area of Expertise: Faculty development, teaching practice design, sustainable teaching systems

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Lisa Hanasono is a professor at Bowling Green State University and serves as NCFDD’s Academic Director of Training and Content. She brings more than a decade of experience designing and facilitating faculty development programs focused on the everyday realities of academic work.

Lisa helped develop the original Teaching Toolkit course and specializes in helping faculty adopt practical teaching strategies that are clear, structured, and sustainable within the constraints of faculty workloads.

Derek Bruff, PhD
Teaching, Learning, and AI in Higher Education

Area of Expertise: AI in teaching and learning, instructional decision making

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Derek Bruff is a nationally recognized expert on teaching and learning in the context of artificial intelligence. He works with faculty and institutions to understand how AI is changing student learning and classroom practices, and to develop thoughtful approaches that reflect a range of comfort levels and institutional policies. His work emphasizes clarity, faculty agency, and intentional decision making about when and how AI fits into teaching

Is Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI Right for You?

Many faculty development offerings focus on teaching ideals without accounting for the realities faculty are navigating today.Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI is designed for faculty who want practical guidance they can act on immediately, without being asked to overhaul their teaching or adopt technologies that do not align with their values or context.

Participants can expect the following outcomes:

Clear Strategies for Teaching Efficiency
Learn concrete ways to reduce time spent on grading, lesson planning, and routine teaching tasks while maintaining high standards.
Intentional Approaches to AI
Develop clarity around how you want to address AI in your teaching, whether that means limiting its use, selectively integrating it, or experimenting within existing policies.
Sustainable Teaching Practices
Build systems and workflows that make teaching more manageable across the semester, not just during peak moments.
Confidence in Everyday Teaching Decisions
Gain practical judgment about what is worth your time and what is not, helping you make tradeoffs without second guessing.

What’s Included in Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI

Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI equips faculty with practical tools, templates, and strategies to teach more efficiently and effectively, while navigating the opportunities and challenges AI introduces. This course includes:

Teaching in the Age of AI

Understand how AI is changing student learning and teaching expectations, and identify approaches that align with your values, your students, and your institution’s policies.

Lesson Planning and In Class Strategies

Design lessons using active learning and engagement strategies, including AI enhanced learning where appropriate, and identify ways to reduce prep time.

Grading and Feedback That Save Time

Implement grading practices that are efficient, transparent, and fair, including options for streamlining feedback without lowering standards.

Assessments That Hold Up in an AI World

Develop formative and summative assessments using AI resistant and AI inclusive options, so you can set clear expectations and support real learning.

Live Support, Community, and Implementation

Participate in a live webinar and a live workshop with Q and A, plus a community space for peer accountability, troubleshooting, and follow through as you apply what you learn in real time.

Time Management and a Semester Plan

Create a realistic plan for the semester that supports consistent teaching work, protects your time, and strengthens work life balance.

A Practical Teaching Toolkit for the Age of AI

Faculty are being asked to make decisions about AI in their teaching without clear expectations, shared norms, or sufficient time to experiment. Teaching Toolkit in the Age of AI is a four week course that helps faculty teach more efficiently and confidently, with practical tools they can apply immediately to streamline teaching work while supporting meaningful student learning.

Build Confident Teaching Judgment: Make better decisions about what to do and what not to do as AI becomes part of everyday teaching.
Strengthen Assessments and Grading: Create AI-resistant and AI-inclusive assessments that hold up, support learning, and save time.
Streamline Lesson Planning: Use active learning strategies and AI-enhanced workflows to plan and teach more efficiently.
Sustain Your Teaching Over the Semester: Build realistic, repeatable teaching systems that fit alongside research, service, and personal commitments.

Join the many faculty looking for clarity and support as AI adoption accelerates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Teaching Toolkit Program for?

Teaching Toolkit is a program for designing, refreshing, and launching courses. This program is specifically geared to support:

Faculty who are relatively new to teaching or who are interested in more resources to supplement their teaching
Faculty who are returning to the classroom (e.g., after taking a sabbatical, completing a research fellowship, or transitioning to a position that requires a larger teaching load)
Administrators who are transitioning back to faculty positions (e.g., a Chair or Director who completed their leadership term and plans to resume regular faculty responsibilities)
Faculty who plan to design a new course

What topics are covered by the program?

Each week, participants will work through a training video and homework focused on the following key teaching topics:

structuring your courses;
efficient and effective grading;
preparing for and facilitating engaging, inclusive classes;
time management techniques.

What is the time commitment for the Teaching Toolkit Program?

The program elements include watching weekly training videos, weekly homework assignments, and biweekly live workshop(s). Considering all these components, the estimated time commitment is around 10 hours or less for the entire 4 weeks.

Will the live workshops be recorded in the event I cannot attend live?

Yes! While we recommend joining live if possible, the workshop sessions will be recorded and posted within the WriteNow platform for you to watch at your convenience.

What can I expect to get from the program?

Participants will work through and complete a draft of a course syllabus they can use in an upcoming academic term, while being equipped with valuable strategies for teaching efficiently and effectively. These strategies will allow participants to reclaim valuable time and energy needed to thrive in the academy and sustain a healthy work-life balance.

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“As someone who started university teaching more than four decades ago, I am always looking for ways to ensure I am current in my teaching abilities for today’s students. This generation requires new, evidence-based ways of learning delivery. Based on my prior experiences with NCFDD resources, I suspected the Teaching Toolkit would be helpful, and indeed it was. Some material provided a needed review, and other portions were new for me. All of it was helpful, and I was able to create a complete syllabus and a first day of class lesson plan during the program. I highly recommend it!“

Jeff Russell, PhD
Associate Professor
Ohio University