Notre Dame Teaching Well with AI Academy
Introduction to NDTWAA
The Teaching Well with AI Academy (NDTWAA) is designed to empower Notre Dame instructors with the knowledge and resources to lead the University through this generative AI transformation, fostering innovation while maintaining ethical and pedagogical integrity. This initiative aims to build and empower a cohort of faculty who will collaborate to address the University’s Generative AI Task Force (GAIT) Committee’s three core teaching and learning recommendations:
- Assess, inform, and train faculty and students on AI tools for teaching and learning
- Develop discipline-specific guidelines and pedagogical best practices
- Convene cross-disciplinary discussions on the benefits and risks of generative AI in teaching and learning
The Notre Dame Learning team will facilitate a series of meetings to engage faculty across disciplines in exploring the intersection of AI and teaching at Notre Dame. In each session, participants will learn principles of AI use, practice and apply that knowledge, and reflect on implications for disciplinary best practices and curricular alignment.
Outside of the weekly sessions, participants will engage with the program in several ways. Each participant will contribute to their school/college’s AI integration strategy, participate in small group work, think more broadly about what Gen AI means for their discipline, and develop practical applications for courses where appropriate.
Faculty will document their learning journey through brief reflective assignments, earn digital badges for completing challenges that they can display on their social media profiles and Canvas sites, and ultimately present their findings to the cohort.
More Information About the Academy
Workshop Leaders
- Alex Ambrose, Director of the Lab for AI in Teaching and Learning, Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence
- Steve Varela, Director, Teaching & Learning Technologies (OIT)
- Kevin Abbott, Academic Tech Specialist, Teaching & Learning Technologies (OIT)
- Ardea Russo, Director, Office of Academic Standards
- Invited guest experts
Did You Know?
Notre Dame Learning offers a variety of video and written resources through our Lab for AI in Teaching and Learning (LAITL), including four “get started” links to help you decide where to begin. You can also contact us for instructional consultations and assessment support.