Think, Engage, Act: Active Learning and AI.

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Applications for the 2025 Summer Teaching Institute closed on Monday, February 17, 2025.

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Faculty Commitment

The Summer Teaching Institute requires faculty for a year-long commitment to attend the following virtual program events:

• Summer Institute
  • May 19, 20, 21,and 22 2025
  • 2-3 hour synchronous per day plus asynchronous activities
• Virtual Workshop Day
  • Friday, November 7, 2025 9:00 am – 11:00 am
• Virtual Culminating Event
  • Friday, December 5, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Eligibility and Priority Consideration

• All full-time and part-time Sacramento State faculty employed in the current academic year are eligible.
• Priority consideration may be given to tenure track and tenured professors, lecturer faculty with multi-year contracts, and applicants with compelling project proposals.

Application Questions Include

• What course or courses do you plan to redesign?
• What challenges or concerns are you experiencing that are motivating your course redesign?
• What aspects of your course are interested in changing?
• How comfortable are you with incorporating AI tools into your teaching?
• What does critical thinking mean to you? What do you want critical thinking to look like in your course?

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Technology Provided

Hardware and software instructional technologies for your course redesign will be provided to all faculty that are accepted.

• Faculty will have the choice of either an iPad Pro, a MacBook, or a Windows-Based Device
• Please check with your College ITC if you want to select a MacBook or a Windows device and specifically how it might affect your computer refresh status.

Accessibility and Accommodations

For questions about accessibility or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact Som Sayasone at least five (5) business days in advance or as soon as possible.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Sacramento State provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Sacramento State complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Sacramento State is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Sacramento State, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.