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Teaching with GenAI: Office of the Provost Summer Cohorts

Call for Applications

Teaching with GenAI: Office of the Provost Summer Cohorts

Faculty across West Virginia University are invited to apply for one of three cohorts on implementing changes to teaching practice in the era of Generative Artificial Intelligence. Facilitated in a virtual format, faculty members will complete a series of five weekly asynchronous online modules and join a weekly one-hour conversation with their cohort via Zoom. Faculty members will leave with a tangible instructional asset that can be used in their course, along with documentation of their instructional improvement efforts for inclusion in Digital Measures.

Faculty Participant Outcomes

By participating in this summer five-week cohort, you will…

  • Develop (or revise) a course activity – such as an assignment, project, or assessment – as you navigate the shifting GenAI landscape with colleagues from WVU (synchronously) and across the world (asynchronously).
  • Document this change to your teaching practice, and the impact on student learning, for inclusion in Digital Measures.

Faculty Eligibility

Tenured, tenure-track, teaching-track, clinical-track, service-track, extension-track, or librarian-track faculty member affiliated with a West Virginia University campus.

  • West Virginia University;
  • WVU Online;
  • WVU Potomac State College;
  • WVU Institute of Technology;
  • WVU Health Sciences Campuses, including those in Charleston, Martinsburg, and Bridgeport.

Time Commitment

Approximately 10-hour commitment over summer in a 5-week format.

  • One-hour weekly Zoom meetings with your cohort of WVU-affiliated faculty members.
  • Self-paced asynchronous online modules ( developed by Auburn University) with faculty members across the world.

Obligation

Accepted faculty members are expected to participate in the program and complete the assigned activities. Those who complete the program will receive a letter of recognition from the Office of the Provost, suitable for inclusion in Digital Measures. Full, complete participation includes:

  • Attending 4 of the 5 synchronous Zoom sessions
  • Submission of your revised assignment (or project, assessment, etc.) to your cohort leader

Optional: Faculty members may choose to fulfill Auburn University’s requirements to earn an additional badge.

Cost

  • There is no cost to participate in these cohorts, but faculty are required to apply as a limited number of seats were purchased.

 

Application

Due to the limited number of seats purchased, faculty members are asked to apply for this opportunity. Applicants will select the cohort(s) for which they would like to be considered. These dates are outlined in the table below.

  

Cohort 1
May 18 - June 19, 2026
Cohort 2
June 15 - July 17, 2026
Cohort 3
July 6 - August 7, 2026
This cohort works asynchronously for five weeks from May 18 – June 19.
This cohort works asynchronously for five weeks from June 15 – July 17.
This cohort works asynchronously for five weeks from July 6 – August 7.
Cohort meets synchronously each Tuesday from 12 – 1 p.m. via Zoom. You must attend at least 4 of the 5 Zoom meetings.
Cohort meets synchronously each Thursday from 10 – 11 a.m. via Zoom. You must attend at least 4 of the 5 Zoom meetings.
Cohort meets synchronously each Tuesday from 9 – 10 a.m. via Zoom. You must attend at least 4 of the 5 Zoom meetings.
Your revised assignment (or project, assessment, etc.) is due to the cohort leader on Friday, June 19.
Your revised assignment (or project, assessment, etc.) is due to the cohort leader on Friday, July 17.
Your revised assignment (or project, assessment, etc.) is due to the cohort leader on Friday, August 7.

This cohort is led by Challice LaRose.

This cohort is led by Makenzie Keepers.

This cohort is led by Melissa Marra.
If you wish to be considered for this first cohort, please apply by Sunday, May 10.
If you wish to be considered for this cohort, please apply by Sunday, May 31.
If you wish to be considered for this cohort, please apply by  Sunday, May 31.


About the Program

The Teaching with GenAI: Office of the Provost Summer Cohorts are sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the WVU Teaching and Learning Center. Cohorts are facilitated by a WVU faculty member, who will lead synchronous weekly discussions via Zoom. We identified Auburn University’s asynchronous modules on Teaching with AI as the curriculum for this summer’s program. 

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Funds are managed by the WVU Foundation. Chartered in 1954, the WVU Foundation is the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University. Those who are selected to join this community may participate at no cost.

Questions may be directed to tlc@mail.wvu.edu.