Faculty Summer Institutes
Summer 2026
June 3-5, 2026
This FSI will introduce participating faculty to theories, strategies, and evidence-based techniques needed to work through moments in the classroom or studio that are inflected by differences of ideology, experience, or values. The focus will be on methods that empower students, emphasize their learning assets, and create a shared sense of belonging and respect.
August 12-14, 2026
During this Faculty Summer Institute, Re-Imagining Critique, we will collaboratively examine these prescient questions. Through a series of presentations, conversations, discussions, workshops, and prompts, we will collectively develop toolkits and resources to clarify the meaning of critique in our classrooms, enhance our inclusive teaching, and foster environments conducive to student-centered collective learning.
August 17-21, 2026
CTMAI Foundations is a 2-day (Aug 17-18) series of intensive sessions designed for educators who want to get exposure to state-of-the art GenAI tools and technologies, establish foundational knowledge on the ethics of AI use in higher education context and draft their own AI course policy or syllabus statement.
CTMAI Explorations is an extended 3-day (Aug 19-21) series of sessions for educators with a good understanding of key AI concepts and/or previous experience with AI who want to explore topics that relate to AI in the creative and learning process in-depth through collaborative experimentation, reflection, and conversation with their peers.