AI Resources and Support for Instructors

Dear colleagues,

Artificial intelligence continues to reshape teaching and learning at a remarkable pace.

Across higher education, instructors are navigating complex questions: How should we address AI in our courses? How can we use it effectively and responsibly? How do we redesign assignments in an environment transformed by AI? What should we communicate to students? And where can we turn when we need help?

The University Center for Assessment, Teaching, and Technology (UCATT), along with partners across the institution, helps instructors explore the practical and ethical dimensions of AI in teaching.

The following resources are designed to meet instructors wherever they are, from those just beginning to think about AI to those already experimenting with it in their teaching.

Structured professional-development opportunities: UCATT offers a regular schedule of webinars, workshops and mini-courses on AI in teaching, with new learning opportunities scheduled this fall. More than 250 instructors took part in these sessions last year, and many attended more than one.

Consultations with instructors, groups or departments: UCATT provides consultations on AI in teaching and learning. Topics include:

• Syllabus policies and promoting academic integrity in a way that fits your courses.
• Whether and how to integrate AI to promote learning in courses.
• Using AI to enhance instructors’ work: course activities, assessments and feedback.
• Communication and transparency about AI use by students and instructors.
• Other AI-related challenges or ideas you would like to explore. 

Self-paced learning and resources: UCATT’s Teaching with AI page provides advice and resources to support instructors as they work through the complexities of AI in their courses. 

Our approach
There is no single “right” approach to AI in the classroom. Different disciplines, courses, assignments and learning goals call for different decisions. UCATT’s goal is not to prescribe one method but to help instructors make thoughtful choices that support student learning, academic integrity, accessibility and responsible engagement with emerging technologies.

As AI continues to evolve, so must we. At the University of Arizona, we are working to responsibly and strategically integrate AI and other new technologies into the way we teach and learn. We are meeting this shift head-on, adapting to the changing needs of today’s learners and keeping students at the center of every decision we make about these technologies. UCATT is here to help with that work. 

Thank you for staying engaged with AI in teaching and for the care you bring to our students.

Warm regards,

Patricia A. Prelock
Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Jenna Rickus
Senior Vice Provost

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