AI on Campus

AI is already happening across CU Boulder - in labs, classrooms, and everyday campus operations - supported by a growing set of initiatives, events, and communities of practice. Together, these campus efforts help people learn from one another, develop shared practices, and expand responsible use in ways that fit CU Boulder’s needs and values. Whether you’re just getting started or already deep in the work, there’s a place for you to participate and contribute.

AI Strategic Steering Committee

This a campus-wide AI strategic steering committee has representation from research, teaching and learning, administrative and operational disciplines. Members assist with the creation of resources and guidance to campus users. Learn more about our members and activities so far.

Colorado AI Lab

The is a hub for AI research and teaching at CU Boulder. Meet the faculty advancing the state of the art of the field, explore academic programs and courses, and learn how multidisciplinary AI research is shaping campus and beyond.

AI Literacy Foundations Course

The , developed through a cross-campus collaboration between OIT, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Office of Academic Learning Innovation, is available to all CU Boulder faculty,staff and, as of March 2026, all students too!

The AI Literacy Foundations Canvas course is a self-paced course designed specifically for CU Boulder community members with little prior experience with artificial intelligence. The goal is to increase access to AI literacy resources across campus, empowering educators, learners, and administrators to confidently discern whether or not, and how, to use AI tools.

This one-hour course is accessible to all CU faculty, staff and students through CU Boulder’s instance of Canvas. You will be asked to authenticate into the Canvas LMS using your IdentiKey credentials. Once enrolled, learners can locate the course by clicking “Courses” in the left navigation panel of Canvas, then clicking into the “AI Literacy Foundations” course. Those who complete the course can be awarded a CU Boulder-issued digital recognition badge.

For questions or issues, please contact the .

Campus Events and InitiativesĚý

There are countless in-person and virtual events promoting the responsible adoption of AI on campus. Here is a short list of opportunities to get involved so check back here often for events such as AI showcases, workshops and recordings of those events. If you have an upcoming campus AI event, complete our AI contact form to have your event added below!Ěý

There is a great need to think about how generative artificial intelligence (AI) integrates with and impacts teaching and learning in higher education.

The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and Continuing Education (CE) each host their own AI Literacy Ambassador programs to bring together educators from colleges across campus and teaching modalities that represent diverse disciplines and who are moderately experienced to advanced thinkers around teaching, learning and AI. Cohort mentors and participants will:

  • Explore how departments, instructors, and students interact with, respond to, and accept, ignore, or reject uses of generative AI.
  • Create information sharing support structures (e.g. live cohort sessions, listservs, repositories) for participants to gain key skills and support each other's gen AI investigations and innovations.
  • Support one another in developing a discipline specific innovation associated with gen AI, which can focus on pedagogy and/or instigating related unit level dialogue about gen AI.Ěý

Interested in joining a future cohort at either the CTL or CE cohort? Contact Blair Young, the CTL's innovation catalyst, at byoung@colorado.edu.

AI Literacy Ambassador Spring Innovation Project Showcase

This event will provide you with the opportunity to hear first-hand how 2025-26 participants, including educators from diverse disciplines across our campus, are addressing and/or integrating AI Literacy into their classroom and their assignments.Ěý

  • Tuesday, April 7
  • 5:00-6:30 pm

CE AI Literacy Ambassador Spring Innovation Project Showcase

CU Boulder’s AI Ambassador program sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education brought together CE faculty for a series of discussions and then they each designed an AI Innovation for their class. Attend this showcase to learn how participants redesigned their courses and assessments to meet the challenges and opportunities that GenAI tools have brought to the classroom.
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  • Friday, April 17
  • 10:00-12:00 pm
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Join Blair Young for an engaging session in the Teaching & Learning with AI Community of Practice (CoP). These events are designed for educators interested in exploring the evolving role of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Together, we’ll delve into practical applications, ethical considerations, and strategies for integrating AI tools effectively in the classroom.

Click on the links below to learn more:

The Center for Teaching and Learning invites you to the 3rd annual AI Summer Design Studio on May 7 & 8, 2026. At this year's event, we’ll explore the theme: [Re]Shaping Your AI Narrative. We’ll dive into substantive discussions about the future and consider practical strategies to shape your personal and professional narratives around AI, no matter your feelings on this technology.

Throughout the two days, there will also be dedicated time and support for you to design, build, and refine your own materials or strategy for the classroom.

Due to the hands-on nature of the AI Summer Design Studio, this is primarily an in-person event. in the 2-day event by Friday, April 17, 2026.

The event will open with a keynote and workshop with , Director of Digital Learning at the Center for New Design in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) at Georgetown University. ĚýThe keynote, Pedagogy & Purpose: Centering Voice, Identity, and Agency in the Age of AI invites us to consider how we can foreground our core values to define our practice while withstanding pressure to rapidly adapt. Following the keynote address, Molly will deliver a workshop on creating shared agreements and open dialogue with students.

We’ll also feature a talk by CU Boulder’s very own Nathan Schneider, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Director of MEDLab (Media Economies Design Lab) focused on reclaiming the AI narrative in hyperlocal educational spaces.

Additionally, participants will have a chance to hear directly from students and to partner with student designers throughout the event. This is your chance to integrate the student perspective as you shape the future of learning in your courses and assignments.

If you are unable to attend in person, with Molly Chehak (9:30-10:30 am on May 7) and Nathan Schneider (9:15-10:15 am on May 8).

Email ctl@colorado.edu for questions or inquiries.

The Students as Partners program pairs equity-minded students with faculty or staff members who are interested in integrating a learner’s perspective into their teaching practice. Attend this showcase to learn more about the program and the unique qualities of each partnership from past and present participants of our fall 2025 and spring 2026 cohorts on Tuesday, April 14, from 3:30-5:00 pm in CTL E390. Walk through our gallery and talk to each pair about their projects - including those that focus on critical AI literacy and use of AI to meet learning objectives. ĚýWe hope you’ll drop in, grab a bite to eat, engage in dynamic conversations, and leave inspired. RSVP is not required but greatly appreciated.

  • Tuesday, April 14
  • 3:30-5:00 pm
  • The Center for Teaching & Learning workshop space (E390) in the CASE building

The Division of Continuing Education’s Learning Design Group hosts a virtual Course Design Series on timely topics related to teaching and learning.

Spring 2026 Session Topics:

  • April 7 -

For full details, past session recordings, and resources, visit the Course Design Series page.

Explore the intersection of compliance and artificial intelligence in this session. This talk featuring Conor Waladay, OIT's AI Program Manager, will highlight emerging risks, responsibilities, and opportunities in the context of AI in higher education.

  • Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • 12-1 p.m.
How CU Boulder innovators are using AI to win major grants

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) invites faculty, staff and students to a special virtual event showcasing how CU Boulder researchers are successfully using artificial intelligence to enhance proposal development and secure major grants.

This session will highlight practical, real-world strategies for integrating AI into idea generation, narrative framing and proposal refinement—offering attendees actionable insights they can use immediately.Ěý

AI Unlocked: Empowering Higher Education through Research and Discovery

This two-day event will provide a unique opportunity for researchers, educators, and students to learn how to integrate AI tools in research and classroom settings. Registration is free and the event is sponsored by the and the University of Colorado Boulder. Space is limited to 150 participants.

This working group is open to faculty from across disciplines to address salient gen AI topics that impact faculty, students, and teaching and learning. In Fall 2024, the working group developed new AI Use Syllabus Guidance which was released in January 2025. In Spring 2025, the working group will address honor code considerations including best practices for grading and gen AI (plagiarism detectors, student privacy, intellectual property) and communicating with students about classroom gen AI policies and practices as they relate to the honor code. The group meets online every other Friday from 12-1pm. Please email Shelly Miller, at shelly.miller@colorado.edu, to participate.

The CU Generative Futures Lab on campus is an informal and experimental space for faculty, staff and students to interact with generative text, voice, image, and knowledge-management and research tools. Hosted by CU faculty, the lab is open to the campus to learn more about the possibilities and considerations surrounding AI use.

If you have questions about the lab, email Diane at Diane.Sieber@colorado.edu.

When: 12-3 p.m., Monday - Friday
Where: Discovery Learning Center, Room 1B10

Please join the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Community of Practice for the AI @ CU Boulder Spring Showcase. The showcase will discuss the state of AI on campus today and highlight three unique ways that AI is being utilized within teaching, research and administration on campus.

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This showcase highlighted three ways that AI is being utilized in teaching, research and administration on the CU Boulder campus. Here are the presenters and the topics they discussed:

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AI in the classroom: Socratic tutor

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AI in research: Using AI to analyze large data sets

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AI in operations: Microsoft 365 Copilot & GenAI capabilities

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This session covered Microsoft Copilot foundations, prompt-crafting tips and tricks, and what Copilot offers compared to other Gen AI tools.

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Join the AI Community of Practice

All CU Boulder faculty and staff can join the AI Community of Practice. This community uses as the hub for community and collaboration. To join,Ěýclick the + AICoP Microsoft Team button below. A moderator will have to approve your request to ensure that you are a current CU Boulder faculty or staff member.

AI Use Case Repository

We are evaluating campus requests for AI functionality in order to best inform our future roadmap and possible tool pilots. Understanding how CU Boulder faculty, staff and researchers wish to incorporate AI tools and functions into their work can help determine campus focus and priorities. Share your request via the AI Use Case Repository request form.

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