In an age when artificial intelligence is reshaping how we interact with information, how can we help students engage more deeply with course readings and each other? 

That’s the question at the heart of “Reading in the Age of AI: Introduction to Perusall,” a CRTLE virtual webinar featuring Dr. Peggy Semingson and Dr. Katie Welch with Dr. Sarah Shelton. Together, they unpack how the tool Perusall can be integrated into Canvas courses and support active reading, social learning, and academic integrity in a world of generative AI. 

Watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/9lqmkU7u8Rw 
 

Setting the Stage: Reading, Writing, and AI (Dr. Peggy Semingson) 

Dr. Peggy Semingson, Director of CRTLE, opened the webinar by framing the broader context of how AI is reshaping students’ reading behaviors. She discussed the increasing reliance on AI tools that summarize or interpret texts, which can lead students to bypass the kind of active, reflective reading that supports deep learning. 

Rather than viewing this shift solely as a threat, Dr. Semingson encouraged faculty to think about how we might respond by reimagining reading assignments in ways that make engagement more visible and collaborative. Tools like Perusall, she noted, can help instructors shift from passive to participatory models of reading that align with the realities of AI-enhanced learning environments. 

Using Perusall to Support Social Annotation (Dr. Katie Welch) 

Dr. Katie Welch shared how she uses Perusall in an asynchronous course as part of a backward design approach where her goal is for students to be able to read and present on a scholarly article by the end of the semester. To prepare them for this, she assigns articles in Perusall throughout the course and uses the platform’s social annotation features to scaffold reading skills and build confidence. Students engage with the text together, ask questions, and respond to one another’s insights, laying the groundwork for independent analysis and a final poster presentation. 

Throughout her conversation with Dr. Sarah Shelton, Dr. Welch focused on several key benefits of Perusall: 

• Social Annotation: Students highlight and comment directly in readings, responding to peers and instructors. 

• Engagement Tracking: Instructors can see who’s reading, when, and how actively. 

• AI Integration: Perusall’s new features offer automated scoring and feedback, but faculty retain full control. 

The conversation, full of ideas for using Perusall in both online and face to face classes, emphasized that reading—like writing—is not immune to AI disruption. But rather than fight AI, faculty can respond by designing reading experiences in Perusall that: 

• Require curiosity, connection, and context 

• Encourage peer-to-peer learning 

• Reward student engagement and growth  

• Allow for differentiation 

• Support accountability through transparency, not surveillance 

Watch the video for the full conversation and more ideas. 

Teaching Tips: 

• Start with short, low-stakes readings to build familiarity and reduce stress (for instance, Perusall has a built-in assignment for reading and annotating the course syllabus).  

• Do the annotations before or with students to provide a model annotation to guide their future independent or group work. 

Resources 

• Learn more about Perusall: https://perusall.com 

• Support and Resources Page from Boston College: https://cteresources.bc.edu/documentation/perusall/ 

• Community of Instructors Using Perusall: https://www.perusall.com/perushall-community 

• Perusall Blog and Podcast: https://www.perusall.com/blog 

Join the Conversation   

We’d love to hear from you! Are you using Perusall or other social annotation tools? How are you rethinking reading assignments in your classes this fall? Share your thoughts, questions, and experiences in the comments below. Let’s keep the conversation going!  

The CRTLE Summer 2025 Webinar Series continued with an engaging session titled “AI in Action: Exploring Khanmigo for Smarter Teaching in Canvas,” featuring Melissa Roach and Joseph Rutledge from UTA’s Center for Distance Education (CDE). This session introduced faculty and staff to Khanmigo, an AI-powered teaching assistant developed by Khan Academy and now integrated into Canvas. 

As Melissa and Joseph showed us, whether you’re teaching online or face-to-face, Khanmigo offers tools designed to make your teaching life easier. From building lesson plans and rubrics to generating quizzes, assignment instructions, discussion prompts, and SMART goals, the platform provides a user-friendly AI environment tailored specifically for educators. 

Watch the full webinar recording here:  

Key Takeaways 

• Easy Integration: Khanmigo can be added to your Canvas course menu with just a few clicks. Log in with your Khan Academy account (or quickly create one the first time you log in inside Canvas), and you’re ready to go. 

• Designed for Teachers: The tools are instructor-facing only. Students cannot see or access them. It includes lesson planning formats like UDL, a Leveler tool to adjust text complexity, and even a letter of recommendation generator. 

• Customizable AI Support: Users can edit AI-generated content, engage in conversation with the tool to refine outputs, and export materials to Word, PDF, Google Drive, or OneDrive. 

• Safe and Private: Khanmigo has been vetted by UTA’s Information Security Office and Accessibility team. It does not train on your data and keeps your content private. 

• Canvas-Compatible: While Khanmigo doesn’t yet “slurp” rubrics or quizzes directly into Canvas, it gives you a strong starting point for fast copy/paste or upload. 

• Bonus for Faculty Developers: Use Khanmigo not just for course planning but also to generate SMART goals or refresh your knowledge on course topics. 

Explore the Resources

• Canvas Resource Page :

• Canvas Partner Page:  

• Khanmigo Training Course:   

• Khanmigo Website:  

• AI “Nutrition Facts” PDF: Khanmigo_Teacher_Tools_Nutrition_Facts.pdf 

Try It Yourself 

From rubric writers to real-world context generators and even personalized student feedback comment tools, Khanmigo is a versatile AI co-teacher. Explore the features at your own pace. Many attendees noted how much time it can save while improving clarity and alignment in course design. 

Have Questions?  

Contact us at CRTLE@uta.edu or connect with Melissa Roach and Joseph Rutledge directly. 

Join the Conversation  

We’d love to hear from you! How are you using AI tools like Khanmigo in your teaching, course design, or faculty development work? What excites you—or concerns you—about integrating AI into higher education? Share your thoughts, questions, and experiences in the comments below. Let’s keep the conversation going! 

What does it mean to truly engage students in a world shaped by multimodal communication, generative AI, and growing demands for transferable skills? In our recent webinar, Create. Engage. Inspire: Leveraging Adobe Express, Firefly, and Beyond, faculty from across UTA explored this question with Adobe’s Todd Taylor, Pedagogical Evangelist and longtime English professor. 

Watch the full webinar recording here:

What We Covered 

In this session, Todd Taylor and Steven Watson from Adobe introduced UTA’s growing Adobe Creative Campus initiative and focused on Adobe Express, an accessible and powerful creative platform that makes it easy for instructors and students to build infographics, portfolios, posters, presentations, podcasts, and more. Paired with Adobe Firefly, Adobe’s generative AI tool, Express becomes a gateway to authentic, inclusive, and scalable learning experiences. 

Key Takeaways 

• Start with Aspiration, Not Tech. Todd opened by asking participants to share aspirations for their courses—not tech goals, but educational ones. These included increasing student agency, shifting from product to process, and creating learning that connects to real-world futures. 

• Authentic Assessment Made Easy. Through Adobe Express and Firefly, instructors can move beyond traditional tests and papers toward projects that showcase student voice, creativity, and skill. Think: infographics that replace final essays or portfolios that tell a student’s professional story. 

• Plug-and-Play Resources Are Here. Todd shared a “leave-behind library” of remixable templates, models, and assignments for Express projects like research posters, dynamic portfolios, and presentations. Bonus: These will soon be available as plug-in modules in Canvas, complete with tutorials and microcredential options. 

• Adobe Tools Support Accessibility and AI Literacy. Adobe Express includes built-in accessibility checkers, alt-text tools, and ethical AI features. Firefly’s image generation respects copyright, offering a safe way to bring generative AI into the classroom while sparking teachable moments on intellectual property and design ethics. 

• It Scales! Whether you’re teaching a class of 25 or 250, Adobe tools can support smaller activities like “vision boards” or more robust podcast, video, or group presentation projects, all within the Express platform. 

Want to Get Started? 

Here are the resources shared in the webinar to help you dive in: 

• How to access Adobe Express and Firefly at UTA  

• How to access Adobe Creative Cloud at UTA   

• Todd’s Presentation Webpage

• Creative Use Cases for HED Educators with Adobe Express and Adobe Podcast 

• Adobe Express Tutorials  

• Adobe Firefly Tutorials   

• Content Authenticity: www.contentauthenticity.org (a movement that Adobe started with consideration for respecting intellectual property and building content provenance details) 

• Doing Collaborative Work with Express

• Make the most of Adobe Express with our short, self-paced course

Final Thoughts 

As Todd reminded us, authentic assessment is about students creating something they want to put on a résumé, something they’re proud of. With Adobe Express and Firefly, those opportunities are just a few clicks away. 

Join the Conversation

We’d love to hear from you! How are you using Adobe tools like Adobe Express or Adobe Firefly in your teaching, course design, or student engagement strategies? What opportunities—or challenges—do you see in adopting authentic, multimodal assessment practices? Share your thoughts, questions, and experiences in the comments below. Let’s keep the conversation going!

Forget struggling with clunky course design and say “hello” to Design Smarter, Not Harder: Supercharging Your Canvas Template with DesignPLUS! On July 2nd, UTA’s Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence, in collaboration with Dr. Jess Kahlow from the Center for Distance Education, hosted a dynamic session all about transforming your Canvas courses from basic to brilliant. We dove into the powerful DesignPLUS suite from Cidi Labs, a fantastic set of tools integrated right into Canvas that empowers instructors to craft visually appealing, accessible, and perfectly organized courses — no coding required! If you’re ready to leave behind bland Canvas shells and embrace engaging, student-friendly learning experiences, keep reading for a recap of the essential DesignPLUS tools that will make your course creation faster and easier than ever before.

Design Smarter, Not Harder: Recap

On July 2nd, we hosted Design Smarter, Not Harder: Supercharging Your Canvas Template with DesignPLUS. This practical session, led by Dr. Jess Kahlow from UTA’s Center for Distance Education, focused on demonstrating the fastest and easiest ways to build and improve a Canvas course.

UTA has DesignPLUS from Cidi Labs, a suite of powerful design tools integrated within Canvas. It helps instructors build visually appealing, accessible, and well-organized courses without needing to know advanced coding. The DesignPLUS tools make it faster and easier to turn a plain Canvas shell into an engaging, student-friendly learning experience.

Your Five DesignPLUS Tools

1. Key Action Items: Shows hidden messages from CDE about why the page is there, what you should update on the page, and how the information on the page helps meet Quality Matters standards.
   1. Where to find it: Select the green button in the bottom-right corner.
   1. When to use it: Anytime you’re editing a template page in Canvas.
2. QuickStart Wizard: Add pre-designed, accessible content to any blank Canvas page in just a few clicks.
   1. Where to find it: Look for the blue QuickStart Wizard button on new, empty pages.
   1. When to use it: Anytime you’re adding a new page to a course.
3. MultiTool – Due Date Modifier: Allows you to set all of your due dates and availability dates all in one place.
   1. Where to find it: Look for the MultiTool link in your Course Navigation menu.
   1. When to use it: Before you publish your course.
4. MultiTool – Module Builder: Allows you to use existing pages to build all the pages and assignments for your modules, utilizing pages within the course.
   1. Where to find it: Look for the MultiTool link in your Course Navigation menu.
   1. When to use it: Use this tool when you’re building a course from scratch.
5. Sidebar: Add pre-designed content, do advanced editing, and build interactive pages — all without leaving Canvas.
   1. Where to find it:
      1. Navigate to the Canvas page you want to edit.
      1. Select Edit and put your cursor in the rich content editor.
      1. Use these shortcuts while in edit mode:
         • Windows: Ctrl–1 or Alt–Shift–D
         • Mac: Control–1 or Option–Shift–D
      1. The Sidebar stays open until you close it or exit the page. To change this, go to user settings and choose to have the sidebar open automatically.
   1. When to use it: When you’re comfortable with Canvas and the UTA template and are ready to use more advanced editing tools when making pages. You can use it to add interactive…
      1. content structures (e.g., accordions, tabs, expanders, columns, cards).
      1. elements (e.g., pop-ups, dialog boxes, embeds, accordions).
      1. quick-check questions (e.g., true/false, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, or flip cards).
6. Upload/Embed Image: Easily add, resize, and manage images. Pick high-quality visuals from Unsplash or Pexels, or upload your own.
   1. Where to find it: Look under Apps in the Rich Content Editor.
   1. When to use it: When you’re adding images to your course.

UTA’s Template

The session focused on showcasing how each of these tools can speed up the course creation process for instructors. We started with a description of the UTA Canvas Template, which is fully accessible and designed to meet Quality Matters Standards. A recommended workflow was presented that demonstrates when to use each tool, including:

1. Update the Home page and Getting Started module following the key action item instructions
2. Add more student resource pages to the Getting Started module with the QuickStart Wizard (APA, AI, Respondus, etc.)
3. Update Module Template pages using the Sidebar and Snippets
4. Use the Module Builder to quickly create pages for each module
5. Add content and set due dates with the Due Date Modifier

Course Design Days

Ready to keep building? Want to learn more? Join us for Course Design Days, a fast-paced, hands-on workshop series running August 5–8, 11 AM–12 PM on Teams. This series is designed to help you build a clear and engaging course in Canvas using the UTA template and DesignPLUS. By the end of this series, participants will be able to:

By the end of this workshop series, participants will be able to:

1.       Develop a clear, student-friendly course structure that aligns with instructional goals.

2.       Apply effective design practices that enhance clarity, accessibility, and engagement.

3.       Build the course out in Canvas in an organized, scalable, and consistent way.

4.       Prepare the course for launch by completing key setup tasks.

This series is intended for instructors teaching a course in Fall 2025 who are already familiar with Canvas basics. The series focuses heavily on the use of DesignPLUS, which requires proficiency in Canvas; due to the fast-paced nature, we won’t have time to address basic Canvas questions. Therefore, to participate in the workshop, you will need your syllabus, access to your Fall 2025 Canvas course, and a good understanding of Canvas.

Save your spot by completing this Course Design Days Registration/Application by July 25^th, 2025.The first three people to sign up win a free page makeover featured in our YouTube series!

Resources

Session Resources

• Design Smarter, Not Harder Presentation (Canvas Page): Access information about DesignPLUS from the session.
• Session Recording: Watch the recording of the session.

CDE Resources

• Mastering DesignPLUS video series: Each video in this series from CDE walks you through essential tools, features, and techniques that will make course creation smoother and more efficient.
• Self-enroll in CDE’s DesignPLUS Guide: CDE’s guide to the DesignPlus Sidebar will show you the basics of DesignPlus and prepare you to use the DesignPlus tools in your courses.
• Explore the Example Courses Course: See real examples of well-designed Canvas modules to inspire your own course.
• Work with an Instructional Designer: Learn more about CDE and how to get instructional designer support in your courses. Complete the Course Development Request form to start the process.
• Course Design Days Registration/Application: Save your spot, confirm you meet the requirements, and earn your Course Design Days badge!

UTA Resources

• UTA’s Accessibility Toolkit: Access tips and best practices to help ensure your course meets accessibility standards.

Cidi Labs Resources

• Cidi Labs DesignPLUS User Guide: Find detailed instructions, tips, and advanced features directly from Cidi Labs.
• Sign up for Cidi Labs Newsletters: Stay up to date on new tools, tips, webinars, and success stories from other educators.

Note: This workshop and the waitlist are now full.

If you were able to access the link and fill out the form, you are either registered or on the waitlist.

We will be providing resources for those who are unable to attend and are considering offering the workshop again in the fall.

UTA AI Course Redesign Institute 

Dates: August 7, 9 am-2 pm. This event is capped at 20 participants (faculty).

This event has limited capacity. A short waiting list will be formed. All ranks of faculty can apply. You must be teaching a course or courses next academic year (2025-2026).

You will be notified by Friday, August 1, 2025. 

Time-sensitive: Applications close July 31, 5 pm, CST. 

Application Link: Click here

The AI Course Redesign Institute offers a workshop-style hands-on experience for UTA faculty interested in integrating Artificial Intelligence into their courses. This one-day institute provides faculty with the tools, resources, and frameworks needed to redesign and enhance their curricula with AI, creating more engaging, effective, and inclusive learning environments. Participants will explore the latest AI technologies and pedagogical strategies from peers and resources, gaining the skills to integrate AI tools into their teaching practices. There will be time provided to work on developing your own course or courses. By the end of the institute, participants will leave with actionable next steps to incorporate AI into their teaching, fostering an innovative and forward-thinking classroom environment. Ideas for how to prepare students for the ever-changing workforce with AI will be explored. 

Speakers:

Pete Smith

Jessica Kahlow

Heather Philip

The CRTLE Team! Dr. Beth Fleener, Dr. Peggy Semingson, and Dr. Sarah Shelton

Expectations: 

1. Come prepared with a course in mind to work on to better integrate AI (policies, teaching, assessment, tutorials, etc.). Bring your laptop and a digital or printed copy of your syllabus. Make sure your laptop is fully charged.  

2. Review curricular resources relating to AI and teaching ahead of time. (A link will be provided.) 

3. Bring ideas and questions to engage with the group to foster discussion and knowledge sharing.  

4. Take learning back to your department/school/college and share information, resources, and ideas digitally (via email or other digital knowledge sharing) as you see fit, informally with peers, or in your faculty meeting or other face-to-face sharing.  

Benefits: 

1. $250 professional development funds to be used next academic year (e.g., travel, conferences/courses, etc.) 

2. Breakfast and lunch will be provided! 

3. Two books about AI and teaching. You will receive at least one AI and teaching book to build background knowledge to include: Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (2024) by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson plus an additional book on AI.  

4. Be able to redesign one more courses for the fall and/or Spring semester and have a plan for further redesign of courses and teaching. 

5. Network with colleagues about AI and teaching. 

6. Support from CRTLE, OIT, and the UTA libraries, and colleagues on the topic of AI.  

7. Participate in ongoing dialogue in a Teams-based channel 

If you have any questions, contact us at: crtle@uta.edu or Dr. Peggy Semingson, Interim Director of CRTLE at peggys@uta.edu.

🎬 Mic, Camera, Action: Multimedia Strategies for the 21st-Century Classroom
📅 Recorded June 25, 2025 | Presented by CRTLE

This post was co-authored by ChatGPT 🤖✍️

Are you looking to energize your classroom with creative, student-centered strategies that foster deeper learning and digital fluency? This CRTLE Summer Series webinar brings together UTA faculty and experts to explore how podcasting, video, and multimedia tools can prepare students for a media-driven world.

📺 Watch the full recording:

Slides: Click here

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🎙️ Segment 1: Podcasting “Practical History”

👨‍🏫 Dr. Patryk Babiracki, Associate Professor of History, The University of Texas at Arlington

Dr. Babiracki shares the story of his podcast Practical History, a niche “narrowcast” designed to showcase how historical thinking can add value to careers in business and tech.

🎙️ Intro: Dr. Patryk Babiracki – Host of the Practical History Podcast

📚 According to the New Books Network, Practical History is a special podcast series that explores the practical uses of historical knowledge in all realms of life—especially business and tech.

🧠 The series highlights how historical understanding can solve real-world problems in the here and now.

👨‍🏫 Your host:
Dr. Patryk Babiracki is a historian, researcher, writer, and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington.
🎓 PhD in History from Johns Hopkins University
📘 Faculty advisor for MA students
🌍 Expert in Russian & East European history and politics
📰 His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wilson Quarterly, and more.
📌 He is a leading voice in #AppliedHistory—applying historical frameworks to modern organizational challenges.

🎧 Explore the Podcast:
🔗 New Books Network Series
🔗 Podcast ToolKit + Episodes

🌐 Visit Dr. Babiracki’s Website:
🔗 patrykbabiracki.com

🔹 Podcasting connects academic work to real-world audiences
🔹 Minimal setup: He uses Riverside.fm + Buzzsprout
🔹 Supports student mentoring, classroom dialogue, and discipline advocacy

💡 Key Takeaway: Start small. Speak from your passion. Let the world see the value of your field.

🎧 Listen:

• Practical History on Kit
• New Books Network

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🎥 Segment 2: Video Projects for Connection

🎓 Ladonna Aiken, Multimedia Educator & Broadcast Specialist, The University of Texas at Arlington

📚 Bio:
LaDonna Aiken, M.A., is a distinguished Broadcast Specialist in UTA’s Department of Communication. A former Marine Corps broadcaster (honor graduate of DINFOS), she served as a military broadcast journalist for American Forces Radio & Television in Okinawa, Japan ratemyprofessors.com+9utsystem.edu+9uta.edu+9. After the military, she moved into award-winning corporate & event video production, earning top honors and speaking nationally on multimedia techniques utsystem.edu.
👩‍🎓 At UTA since 2013 (alumna, summa cum laude), she teaches broadcast and video production, advises student media, and champions experiential & service-learning projects—like producing training videos for the City of Arlington—through UTA’s ELF program uta.edu+3uta.edu+3utsystem.edu+3.

🎙️ Segment Theme: Audio & Video Projects to Create Connections

📌 Highlights:

• About Me Videos – strengthen classroom community
• Scavenger Hunt Projects – build media literacy and campus awareness
• Peer Mentor Interviews – enhance public speaking and connection
• Vox Pops – develop interviewing skills and evoke diverse perspectives

💡 Key Takeaway:
Focus on authenticity and connection—not polish. Personality and storytelling are the strongest media tools.

✅ Quick Links

• 🎨 Canva for Education
• 🎙️ Eleven Labs
• 🎧 Adobe Podcast
• 🧑‍🎨 Adobe Express
• 📹 Vimeo

Ladonna shares easy-to-implement, high-impact video assignments that build confidence and creativity—no experience required!

🎞️ Assignments Include:

• About Me Videos for classroom community
• Scavenger Hunts to teach composition/media literacy
• Peer Mentor Interviews for public speaking skills
• Vox Pops to analyze diverse perspectives

🧰 Tools to Try: Adobe Express, Canva, Vimeo, 11Labs, Adobe Podcast (Free or UTA-supported)

💡 Key Takeaway: Don’t focus on polish—authenticity is your greatest strength.

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📚 Segment 3: Creative Curriculum from the Library

📘 Alessia Cavazos, Experiential Learning Librarian, The University of Texas at Arlington

📚 Meet Alessia Cavazos – Experiential Learning Librarian at UTA

🎓 Alessia Cavazos is the Experiential Learning Librarian at the UTA Libraries. As both a professional and UTA alumna (M.A. in English, 2019), Alessia brings deep campus knowledge and passion for supporting student success across disciplines.

🧑‍🏫 She works closely with faculty to co-design curriculum, support multimedia projects, and build engaging, AI-resistant assignments. Alessia also collaborates with the English Department to provide supplemental instruction and learning resources for students.

🎬 Segment Theme: Creative Curriculum Support from the Library

📌 Alessia spotlights the UTA Libraries’ powerful media and tech resources—and how YOU can access them for creative teaching.

🔧 What You Can Do Through the Library:

• 🧠 Partner with the ELF (Experiential Learning Faculty Facilitator) program
• 🖥️ Redesign assignments to include hands-on, low-barrier, AI-resistant projects
• 🧑‍🎓 Create interactive learning experiences—no tech expertise required!
• 🎓 Tap into workshops, curriculum design support, and learning studios

🎛️ Explore UTA Library Studios & Tools:

• 🎙️ UTA Studios (Green Screen, Audio, Motion Capture, etc.)
• 🤝 Meet Alessia Cavazos

UTA Libraries offer more than books—they offer full creative production spaces and support for multimedia teaching.

🏛️ What You Can Access:

• Sound & recording studios, 3D printers, mocap labs
• ELF Program: Co-design experiential learning with librarians
• Workshops, assignment templates, and AI-resistant learning tools

💡 Key Takeaway: You don’t need to be a tech expert—just be open to experimenting. UTA Library staff will support you every step of the way.

🤖 AI: Creating Your Own DIY Pathway for Teaching and Learning

📅 Summer Webinar Recap
🧠 [This recap is co-authored by AI/ChatGPT.]

🎓 Presented by:
Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE)
📍 Recorded: June 11, 2025

💡 As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes higher education and the workforce, faculty face an urgent question:
👉 How do we keep up and help our students do the same?

🛠️ In this CRTLE Summer Programming webinar, “AI: Creating Your Own DIY Pathway for Teaching and Learning,” faculty and instructional experts at UTA shared:

• 🔧 Tools to build AI literacy
• 🧭 Strategies for personalized AI learning
• 👩‍🏫 Instructor-tested tips for integrating AI into teaching and learning

🎥 Watch the recording here or below:

Recap: AI: Creating your own DIY Pathway for Teaching and Learning Wednesday, June 11 
Download the slide deck: Click here for slides

Getting Started

🔗 See the UTA AI Website: Click here
🔗 LinkedIn Learning at UTA: Click here
📘 Explore the OER Book: AI-Powered Education: Innovative Teaching Strategies to Elevate Student Learning
👉 Click here for the book!

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🧠 Segment 1: LinkedIn Learning – Industry-Aligned AI Training

👨‍💻 Presented by Ron Roberson (OIT)

Ron introduced UTA’s access to LinkedIn Learning, highlighting:

• 🧩 5-tier AI upskilling framework (basic to specialization)
• 🎓 800+ AI-related courses and certification paths
• 🤖 Built-in AI coaching tools to recommend content and simulate performance

💡 Pro Tip: UTA students, faculty, and staff get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Use filters by level or certification to find the right starting point!

🔍 Get started: Click here
📘 Practical Guide to Upskilling: Click here
📊 Upskilling Framework: Download the Excel guide

📚 Segment 2: Canvas-Based AI Essentials Courses

👩‍🏫 Presented by Jess Kahlow (Center for Distance Ed)

Jess highlighted two UTA-created self-paced modules:

• 🧭 AI Essentials for Instructors
• 📘 AI Essentials for Students

These provide:

• ✅ Practical strategies for ethical AI use
• 📝 AI integration in course design, assessment, & policies
• 🛡️ UTA-specific privacy context & syllabus support
• 🏅 Badges and H5P activities for Canvas

📈 Faculty Impact: 100+ instructors enrolled. Most report plans to revise teaching practices.

🔗 Enroll (UTA only): Click here
📖 Student Guide (H5P): Click here
📝 Read more: Click here

🎓 Segment 3: Coursera Career Academy – Microcredentials for You and Your Students

👨‍🏫 Presented by Dr. Andrew Clark (CRTLE)

Dr. Clark spotlighted this UT System-supported platform offering:

• 🧠 AI certificates from IBM, Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and more
• 📦 Microcredentials easily embedded in Canvas
• 🧩 Flexible classroom use and professional development tracks

💡 Classroom Tip: Assign just one module or allow students to explore full certification tracks.

🎓 Explore Coursera (Free for UTA):
Click here

📘 Bonus Resource: AI-Powered Education (Free OER Book)

Looking for examples of AI in the classroom? This open-access book includes:

• 📑 Creating rubrics with AI (Jess Kahlow)
• 📰 AI personas in journalism (Andrew Clark)
• 📚 Discipline-specific strategies across UTA

📖 Read the book: Click here

🧭 Where to Start

😵 Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone. The key is to start small. Choose just one of the following:

✅ Take a short LinkedIn Learning course
✅ Enroll in UTA’s AI Essentials Instructor Module
✅ Try one Coursera microcredential
✅ Explore the Pedagogy NEXT blog

📌 Need help? Email us at crtle@uta.edu