CUNY SPS Faculty Fellowship: Teaching and AI

May – August 2025


Description

As AI use has become increasingly prevalent in teaching and learning, faculty are considering how to adapt their courses to harness its potential while maintaining academic integrity and fostering deep learning. CUNY SPS faculty participants in this fellowship will examine AI’s impact on pedagogy, assessment, and student engagement. Participants will review current practices and develop a project to integrate or manage AI use in their courses or programs. While some projects may incorporate the use of AI tools in the classroom, other potential projects could modify coursework to account for AI’s impact, create materials around the appropriate uses of AI, educate students about AI, or develop methods for faculty to use AI for teaching, among other possibilities. Participants will also share their project experiences with other faculty and staff to help establish a collaborative learning community for further exploration of AI in education.

Outcomes

  • Development of a new or revised course module, activity, or assessment; educational or policy materials for programs, or other pedagogical applications of AI. 
  • Piloting of the project in the Fall 2025 semester. 
  • Knowledge-sharing with program faculty and with the CUNY SPS community in the 2025-26 Academic Year.

Schedule and Participation

Exact dates TBD with participants

May 2025

  • Introduction to the cohort and to projects
  • Kickoff meetings for participants to determine discussion topics, additional outcomes, and support resources
  • Check-in for specific project needs and planning

June 2025

  • Weekly discussions x 4 weeks
  • Week 3 project check-in

July – August 2025 

  • Individual work, OFDIT support available

August 15, 2025

  • Project ready for piloting in Fall semester course or program
  • Reflection

Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

  • Share-out of project to program
  • Presentation of project to CUNY SPS community

Successful completion

  • Participate in meetings and peer discussions
  • Develop project to be ready for piloting in Fall 2025 semester 
  • Complete a project reflection
  • Draft a plan to share project experience with program
  • Agree to present to the CUNY SPS community in 2025-26 AY 

Participants who complete the above by August 15 will receive $500 via a stipend (full-time faculty) or NTA appointment (adjunct faculty).

Facilitation

While Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology (OFDIT) staff will help organize and facilitate the program, the fellowship is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to research and develop their projects in a collaborative peer environment. In the initial meetings, participants will articulate how the group would like to achieve outcomes within the framework outlined, including determining topics for peer discussion, identifying needed support, and deciding on communication channels. 

Application

Full- and part-time faculty who will be teaching in the Fall 2025 semester are eligible to apply. CUNY SPS adjunct faculty must not be at the maximum workload limit for the Summer 2025 semester in order to take an additional NTA appointment. Applicants will submit a brief proposal outlining their intended project to be piloted in the Fall semester. Priority will be given to proposals with the potential for wider impact—those that can be replicated across multiple courses or serve as models for others. This ensures that the program’s outcomes extend beyond individual classrooms, fostering a broader culture of AI-informed teaching innovation. 

Projects should be discussed with the program AD since the project will need program approval for piloting in Fall. 

Please apply here by April 15. Selection will be communicated by April 30.

For questions or further information, please contact ruru.rusmin@cuny.edu.