Learning, Not Shortcuts: Centring Growth in AI-Supported Classrooms Workshop

Online workshop, 15 January 2027, 10-11:30 am ET This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we examine the risks of efficiency-driven AI use and explore how to reframe AI as a tool for learning, reflection, and deeper engagement. Join us for strategies […]

Hidden Costs: AI’s Environmental and Infrastructural Impact on Education Workshop

Online workshop 10 November, 2026, 3:00-4:30 pm ET This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we critically examine the material, environmental, and infrastructural dimensions of AI (e.g., energy consumption, data storage, hardware demands), and what this means for responsible pedagogy in a […]

AI Assessment Futures: Creating Assignments That Withstand and Integrate AI Workshop

Online workshop 17 September, 12:00-1:30 pm ET This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we explore practical strategies for creating assessments that either minimize the risk of AI misuse or purposefully integrate AI tools to support transparent, ethical, and meaningful student learning. […]

AI and Education (Online – 21 Sept.-23 Oct., 2026)

Looking to get some hands-on time as you respond to LLMs and other AI technologies in your teaching? Join us for a fully online course in the practical pedagogy of technology-enhanced teaching in the age of artificial intelligence. We will explore a range of topics and resources to determine what this technology might mean for […]

Human Teaching in an Age of AI (Online – 7 July, 2026, 11:00-12:30)

This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we will critically reflect on how AI changes our roles as educators—from feedback to content delivery—and how disciplinary norms shape these shifts. Participants will discuss how institutional and student expectations are evolving and explore strategies […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Intensive

Theme for 2026: AI and Assessment Dates: April 14, 15, & 16Location: Fully Online via Zoom. Links will be provided to registrants via email the week before the Intensive. Designed to take educators through the process of making deep, substantive, robust changes to assessment practices in light of the challenges and affordances of AI, this […]

Dialogues: AI in the Classroom (In-Person – Jan. 20, 2026, 11:00-1:00 ET)

This event brings York faculty and students together in informal collegial dialogue to discuss how AI is being incorporated into post-secondary education. Conversation will address student and faculty experiences of AI in teaching and learning at York. We will begin with time for the two groups to discuss key issues separately, followed by facilitated time […]

Course Workflows: Streamlining Teaching with AI Support (Online – Jan. 28, 2026, 9:30-11:00 ET)

Join us to review current best practices for ethically embedding AI into postsecondary course workflows, and to explore how instructors are using AI for prep and how students might engage with it across a term. Participants will engage with practical and responsible strategies that can make use of AI tools while staying true to educational […]

Not Just a Tool: AI, Access, and the Ownership of Student Work (Online – March 11, 2026, 3:00-4:30 ET)

In this workshop we will investigate how AI tools mediate access and equity for students—especially in writing-rich contexts—while also raising new ethical concerns about digital divides, data ownership, student consent, and commodification. How can we meet student access needs and preserve IP and data ownership in the AI-saturated environment? Learn more and register with our […]

The AI-Enhanced Writer: Supporting Process, Product, and Academic Integrity (Online – April 30, 2026, 11:00-12:30 ET)

In this workshop we will consider how AI is reshaping writing and research workflows, and what that means for teaching and assessing in writing-focused disciplines. Participants will learn about existing strategies, explore practical frameworks, and discuss case scenarios. Learn more and register with our registration form.