All events are online and in Eastern time unless otherwise noted.

Welcome to AI Fundamentals

Monday, August 4 | 12 - 1 pm

Learn the basics of generative AI, its strengths and limitations, and how to use it effectively. Explore tools available through Duke and discover how to craft better prompts for optimal AI results.

Duke’s Suite of GenAI Tools

Tuesday, August 5 | 12 - 1 pm

Explore generative AI tools available to the Duke community, with an overview of key platforms, features, costs, and privacy considerations. Learn how to choose the right tools for your academic, research, or administrative needs.

Responsible AI Use

Wednesday, August 6 | 12 - 1 pm

Examine how students, faculty, and professionals use AI, and explore key challenges like academic integrity, privacy, bias, and citation. Leave with strategies for setting policies, modeling responsible use, and supporting student AI literacy.

Boost Your Workflow with AI: Productivity Tips & Strategies

Thursday, August 7 | 12 - 1 pm

Discover how generative AI can simplify daily tasks like summarizing notes, drafting emails, and brainstorming. This hands-on session features tools available to the Duke community.

Building an AI Assistant with MyGPT

Friday, August 8 | 12 - 1 pm

Learn to build a custom AI assistant using MyGPT on DukeGPT. This hands-on session covers prompt design, knowledge base setup, and practical use cases in academic, administrative, and research settings.

GenAI Open Office Hours

Wednesdays from 10 - 11 am

In addition to our usual open office hours for instructors, LILE is now offering open office hours dedicated to discussing generative AI and teaching. Our consultants are knowledgable about the newest AI models available to the Duke community and can help you brainstorm how to use it in your teaching and professional life.

No registration is necessary; simply join us at the following Zoom link at the posted time: duke.zoom.us/my/dukelearninginnovation

Designing Your Canvas Course Site for Student Success

Monday, August 11 | 12 - 1:30 pm

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to design a course site with the learner experience in mind. Whether you're starting from scratch or customizing a Duke-provided template, we’ll walk you through the key steps to creating a course that’s easy to navigate. You’ll learn how to create a welcoming, functional homepage; design a clear module structure using instructional design best practices; and add content to your modules so you can begin building your course right away. You’ll have dedicated time to start applying what you’ve learned to your own course site.

Assessing Student Learning in Canvas

Tuesday, August 12 | 12 - 1:30 pm

This hands-on session introduces key tools in Canvas that you can use to assess student learning. Participants will learn how to create assignments, build quizzes, and effectively manage the Gradebook to view and assign grades. Designed for those new to Canvas or looking to build confidence with its assessment features, this session will provide a solid foundation for integrating assessment into your course site. You’ll also have time during the workshop to build a short draft of your first assignment and quiz, with Canvas experts available to support you.

Accessibility in Canvas

Thursday, August 14 | 12 - 1 pm

This workshop will help you create a more inclusive and accessible learning experience to support every student in Canvas. You’ll learn what accessibility means in an educational context, why it matters for all learners, and how to set up your course site to support accessibility from the start. The workshop also introduces tools available within Canvas to identify and resolve common accessibility issues, giving you practical strategies to improve your course design and meet the needs of your learners.

Join a Faculty Learning Community this Fall

Teaching in the Age of AI

Deadline to apply: August 15 at noon

Join a multidisciplinary faculty cohort to explore teaching with generative AI. Participants will design a genAI-informed assignment or learning experience in the fall, implement and assess it in Spring 2026, and share outcomes and reflections with their departments.

Open Educational Resources

Deadline to apply: August 18

The Open Educational Resources (OER) Community of Practice seeks to bring together Duke instructors who are interested in making their courses more accessible and affordable for undergraduate students by using openly available, low- or no-cost teaching materials. Participants who meet program expectations will receive a stipend of $1,000.

Code+ 2025 Final Presentations (Online)

Thursday, July 24 | 9 - 11:30 am and 1 - 3:30 pm (schedule)

Code+ is a 10-week co-curricular summer program that provides Duke undergraduates with a unique opportunity to develop a software product or solution in a team-based environment led by IT professionals. From AI tools and cybersecurity defenses to campus-friendly chatbots and research dashboards, these teams have tackled real-world challenges with creativity, determination, and teamwork. Please join via this Zoom link for the teams' final presentations.