Getting Started with AI Community of Practice, Spring 2026 Meeting #2

Practicing Ethical AI in Teaching: Applying Design Principles for Developing AI-Integrated Assignments

Facilitators: Dr. Naushad Kollikkathara, SofB, and Dr. Lorraine Shikapwashya, SHNS

This interactive workshop supports faculty in designing AI-integrated assignments that emphasize ethical use, transparency, and student accountability. Participants will review a practical AI assignment design checklist that helps ensure alignment with learning objectives, encourages critical thinking beyond AI output, and promotes responsible AI use. Faculty will then share current assignments or assignment ideas and receive peer and facilitator feedback. We will also discuss strategies for documenting AI use in the learning process. Participants will leave with concrete tools, clearer guidelines, and actionable ideas for purposefully integrating AI into their courses.

All Mercy faculty are welcome to attend this event! Please visit the Center for Teaching and Learning’s (CTL’s) Blackboard Organization or check your email for messages from CTL for updated event information and registration links to attend either in-person in the CTL Hub (Main Hall, Suite G5) or virtually via Zoom.