Generative Artificial Intelligence

This page is multipurpose, but briefly it is:

  • A record of all our GenAI programming
  • A hub for all non-workshop CTE resources related to GenAI
  • A place to share some the research and resources that inform our human-centric approach to GenAI in teaching & learning

CTE's GenAI-related Programming

Accessibility and GenAI (CTE7554)

Typical Format: Online webinar

Description: This session is designed for instructors and staff who want to create more inclusive learning environments while navigating the opportunities and challenges of emerging AI tools. 

What You’ll Learn: 

  •     Common barriers to accessibility and how AI can be used to address them 
  •     Examples for AI-supported accessible course design and implementation 
  •     Emerging issues and barriers when integrating AI into teaching and learning

Note: This webinar provides opportunities for engagement, but participation is optional. Participants are welcome to join in by listening, actively participating in some of the guided examples, and/or contributing to conversations throughout. 

This workshop description was edited for spelling, grammar, and sentence clarity with the assistance of AI. 

Assessment Redesign and Generative Artificial Intelligence (CTE7556)

Typical Format: In-person workshop

Description: Please note this is a two-part workshop.

This assessment redesign workshop explores the implications of GenAI for assessment design, offering strategies to both harness GenAI as a learning tool and address challenges. Over two half-days, the workshop provides space, time, expertise, and peer feedback to help participants create assessments that are both innovative and resilient in the age of GenAI.

Workshop Learning Outcomes:

  1. Reflect on the purpose/design/goals of the assessment in the course.
  2. Rethink assessment in light of GenAI. 
  3. Redesign the assessment. 

Great ideas often arise from conversations with colleagues. To foster these conversations within the same (or similar) discipline, we encourage you to consider attending with another instructor or a small teaching team from your department. Sharing and developing approaches for GenAI at a program level can help inform decisions you make at a course level.

Critical AI Literacy

Workshop is currently under construction! Tentative offering Winter 2026.

GenAI in Teaching Material Development (CTE7553)

Typical Format: In-person workshop

Description: This workshop explores practical ways GenAI can assist in developing a wide range of teaching materials. Focus areas include: i) course planning and design, ii) creation of lecture content and instructional materials, iii) creation of (formative) assessments, and iv) creation of interactive and creative content. To tailor the session to participants' needs, a brief pre-workshop poll will be conducted to help prioritize which aspects to emphasize.  

This workshop will follow a 60+30 format (60-minute interactive presentation followed by 30 minutes of structured AI exploration and discussion). To fully engage in the hands-on activities, please bring your laptop.  

This workshop description was edited for spelling, grammar, and sentence clarity with the assistance of AI. 

Integrating GenAI in Assessments (CTE7551)

Typical Format: In-person workshop

Description: AI capabilities are rapidly advancing, now matching or exceeding student-level work across multiple domains such as writing, coding, and analysis. These developments are reshaping teaching practices and course dynamics, prompting educators to rethink assessments, redesign curriculum, and equip students with the skills needed to effectively navigate and leverage AI in their future careers.  
 
This workshop will introduce a modified version of Perkins’ AI Assessment Scale (AIAS), designed to support transparent and meaningful conversations between instructors and students about the role of AI in course assessments. The scale outlines varying levels of AI integration, from complete restriction to full incorporation. Participants will have the opportunity to explore first-hand which AI tools and approaches may be appropriate for their classroom. To fully engage in the hands-on activities, please bring your laptop, a document (e.g., slides, PDF), and a content question (e.g., practice problem, tutorial) that you are comfortable inputting into AI tools. Some content questions will be provided for those who wish not to use their own.
 
Note: This is not an assessment re-design workshop. Please contact CTE staff for re-design support. 
 
This workshop description was edited for spelling, grammar, and sentence clarity with the assistance of AI. 

Using GenAI to Enhance Student Learning (CTE7552)

Typical Format: In-person workshop

Description: GenAI tools are transforming education by providing new ways to support, individualize, and deepen student learning. But, to unlock their full potential, educators and students must learn to prompt effectively. 

This interactive workshop introduces participants to the PLOC framework – Persona, Level, Output, and Context – a structured, low barrier-to-entry approach to crafting prompts that yields high-quality, educationally valuable responses from GenAI tools. Drawing on insights from Mollick & Mollick (2023), we will explore how AI can act as several different personas and how intentional prompting can foster critical thinking, creativity, and engagement across disciplines. Whether you're new to AI tools or looking to refine your approach, this workshop will equip you with practical approaches and prompts to make GenAI a meaningful part of your teaching and your students' learning. 

This workshop will follow a 60+30 format (60 minutes interactive presentation followed by 30 minutes of structured AI exploration and discussion). To fully engage in the hands-on activities, please bring your laptop. Bring a written response to an assignment question, essay, or project if you are comfortable inputting it into AI tools. This workshop description was edited for spelling, grammar, and sentence clarity with the assistance of AI. 

GenAI Programming Navigation

Interested in attending any of these workshops? Check the events page for their next offering. If you are interested in organizing an offering specifically for your unit/department/faculty, please contact cte@uwaterloo.ca

If you're seeking individual support, our Faculty Liaisons are often the best point of first contact.

Informing our Work

Although not comprehensive, the following represents a selection of research and resources that shape our approach to GenAI.

Learning

Assessment

Critical Perspectives

Academic Integrity and (Post)plagiarism 

Decolonial and Indigenous Perspectives