The Center for Instructional Design and Educational Technologies, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence, is pleased to announce a continuation of AI Mini-Grants for Course Integration to faculty for the 2026-2027 academic year.
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Ten stipends of $500 will be awarded to faculty as an incentive to develop student-facing instructional units that integrate AI into existing courses, thereby enhancing student "AI Literacy" within their discipline. The instructional unit may include lessons, activities, and/or projects that require the use and/or critical analysis of artificial intelligence. Faculty are expected to disseminate the insights and outcomes from their work, promoting a campus-wide community of practice that improves AI understanding and teaching methods.
See below for project reports from all AI mini-grant recipients.
Information on Call for Proposals for AI Mini-Grants.
Important: Click on the PDF document below, "AI Mini-Grant for Course Integration: Call for proposals", below for important information about the AI Mini-Grants, including eligibility, timeline, criteria, due dates and resources.
Applications for Spring 2027 Courses will open November 16, 2026.
Submission form
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Note: Faculty members who were previously awarded an AI mini-grant are not eligible to receive an AI Mini-grant award for the 2026-27 academic year. The application will open on Monday, Nov 2 and close on Friday, Nov 20.
Project reports contain summaries and links to images and assignments. Files are not publicly viewable. Ithaca College credentials required.
Self-Regulation, Legal, and Ethical Issues and Risks Associated with Using ChatGPT and Generative AI in Advertising Ann Marie Adams, TVPDM Project Report
Lessons in the Creation and Ethics of AI-Generated Music Colleen Countryman, Physics & Astronomy Project Report
Ethical Use of AI Tools in Journalism Allison Frisch, Journalism and Documentary Studies Project Report
Understanding What ‘Reasoning’ in Large Language Models Encompasses Venkata S Govindarajan, Computer Science Project Report
Decoding Bias: Blackness, Ethics, and Social Companionship M. Nicole Horsley, Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) Project Report
AI Tools for Social Media Management Yvette Sterbenk, Strategic Communications Project Report
Project reports contain summaries and links to images and assignments. Files are not publicly viewable. Ithaca College credentials required.
Utilizing AI for Instructional Design and Technology Dennis Charsky, Strategic Communications Project Report
The Implication of AI for Actors Robin Guiver, Theater and Dance Performance Project Report
Roleplaying with AI. What can be learned about climate skepticism using an LLM? Eric Leibensperger, Physics and Astronomy Project Report
My Classmate Copilot Stephen Sweet, Sociology Project Report
AI vs DIY: Exploring Tools for Effective Research Susan Swensen, Biology Project Report
Project reports contain summaries and links to images and assignments. Files are not publicly viewable. Ithaca College credentials required.
Use of Agentic AI in Finding and Fighting Fraud Anu Goel Ghai, Accounting Project Report
The Option to Opt Out: Teaching Critical AI Literacy in Polarized Times Mary Lourdes Silva, Writing Project Report
Transforming Writing Assignments to Use AI Critically as a Thinking/Research Partner Aaron Weinberg, Mathematics Project Report
Speech Sound Disorders in the Age of AI: Comparing Traditional and AI Approaches to Assessment and Treatment Planning Matt Zellner, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Project Report
Contact
For information about this mini-grant, please contact Dr. Jenna Linskens, Director, Center for Instructional Design & Educational Technology.
