All workshops are 1 hour in length and held on Zoom unless indicated otherwise. Recordings of workshops will be posted for NKU educators in the Canvas Professional Development Shell.
See the schedule at a glance and full descriptions below.
| Date | Time | Speaker | Title | Registratrion Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2025 | 12 noon | Kevin Eagles | Augmenting the Academic: Leveraging AI for Dynamic Course Design and Student Engagement | Register on Zoom |
| September 23, 2025 | 12:15 pm | Denice Robertson | Teaching for Tomorrow: Applying the Next Generation Teaching Model |
Register on Zoom |
| October 9, 2025 | 12 noon | Kayla Weiglein | Microlearning for the Modern Learner | Register on Zoom |
| October 20, 2025 | 12 noon | Kelly Ritter | The Fulbright Experience: Teaching in Two Post-Communist Countries | Register on Zoom |
| November 6, 2025 | 12 noon | Mary Schilling | Building Interactive Online Worksheets with Canvas New Quizzes | Register on Zoom |
| November 18, 2025 | 12 noon | Vanessa Steele | Cognitive Load vs. Cognitive Offloading | Register on Zoom |
Speaker: Kevin Eagles
Date: September 11
Time: 12pm - 1pm
This workshop offers an in-depth exploration of how faculty can strategically integrate ChatGPT into their daily academic workflows to enhance course design, lecture planning, student engagement, and assessment. Kevin Eagles, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of History and Director of Public History at NKU, will share how he uses generative AI to build syllabi, refine lectures, develop course simulations, and create custom GPTs designed for student-centered learning and independent use.
Drawing on examples from his own work in digital and public history, Professor Eagles will also discuss how AI tools can be positioned as an integral tool in supporting intellectual labor, expanding critical thinking opportunities, and personalizing learning environments. The session aims to demystify AI integration, demonstrating its potential to empower educators rather than replace them.
Whether you’re new to generative AI or looking to deepen your implementation, this workshop will offer both philosophical framing and practical applications for integrating AI meaningfully into your pedagogical practice.
Participants will:
Speaker: Denice Robertson
Date: September 23
Time: 12:15pm
What does it mean to design a course for the next generation of learners? This interactive workshop introduces the Next Generation Teaching Model, developed at Northern Kentucky University to help faculty integrate inclusive, engaged, and AI-informed teaching practices in both online and face-to-face courses.
Participants will:
Whether you’re looking to redesign a course, make sense of AI’s role in teaching, or simply try something new, this workshop offers a flexible, grounded approach for teaching in today’s rapidly changing landscape.
Speaker: Kayla Weiglein
Date: October 9
Time: 12:15 pm
Ready to break content into engaging, bite-sized pieces? This workshop explores microlearning strategies that meet today’s learners where they are — on the go, overloaded, and craving clarity. You’ll learn how to design short, focused learning experiences that boost retention and fit seamlessly into any course format.
Participants will:
Speaker: Kelly Ritter
Date: October 20
Time: 12 noon
In this session, Kelly Ritter (formerly Moffett) will discuss her two Fulbright Scholar experiences in Poland (2025) and Romania (2020) and how teaching in two post-communist countries informed her current pedagogical approach. While her main focus was on designing new creative writing programs for the University of Warsaw and Babeș-Bolyai University, her insights could be of use for multiple disciplines. She will reserve time for questions about the Fulbright experience, including application tips or any other inquiries.
Speaker: Mary Schilling
Date: November 6
Time: 12 pm
Dr. Mary Schilling has been using Canvas New Quizzes to create interactive digital documents—no more printing, lost papers, or file cabinets full of student work. Students can work with embedded content, fill in tables, upload files, and return to saved work anytime. This will be a hands-on working session. You’ll build a complete interactive document while Mary provides step-by-step instructions and answer questions via chat.
You’ll need to have your Canvas open and two screens are helpful, but not required. This workshop is for anyone who creates documents for students – study guides, case analyses, problem sets, reading guides, etc. You don’t need any prior New Quiz experience to start. You’ll finish the workshop with a working interactive document template, detailed instructions, and techniques you can use across your courses.
You’ll learn how to:
Speaker: Vanessa Steele
Date: November 18
Time: 12:15 pm
Are your students hitting “generate” instead of hitting the books? While AI tools can enhance learning, they can also become cognitive crutches that prevent deep understanding. In this workshop, we will talk about how to design course materials that promote meaningful mental effort while helping students use AI strategically rather than reflexively.
Drawing on cognitive load theory, we’ll discuss why some learning feels effortless but ineffective, and how to create the right kind of challenge for your students. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to reduce complexity that overwhelms your students while preserving the productive struggle that helps students build long-term connections and learning.
Participants will:
