Join the League for Innovation and Strategies By Design for a series of dynamic 45-minute how-to sessions where we explore cutting-edge AI tools and their transformative applications in community colleges. Each session provides hands-on experience, live demonstrations, and best practices for ethical and responsible AI use in teaching, learning, and operations.

The following list includes free, members-only sessions. Click here to check your college’s membership status. These sessions will not be recorded.

Sessions are free to members, but registration is required. To receive registration information, log in to your account at www.league.org, select “Communication Preferences” from the “My Account” drop-down menu, and opt in to “Event Information” emails.

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February 4, 2026 – Possibilities of Agentic AI
2:00 PM ET

Most faculty and staff experience AI as a reactive tool—ask a question, get an answer. This session introduces AI agents, a more powerful and emerging model in which AI is given a goal and works semi-autonomously to plan, act, evaluate, and improve its output. Participants will learn how AI agents differ from chat-based tools, see a live example of an agent supporting a real higher-education workflow, and explore where agents can immediately support teaching, assessment, administration, and planning. The session is intended to help participants move from curiosity to informed experimentation with AI agents in their own work.

Facilitator: Peter Shea, Assistant Dean, AI Integration, Middlesex Community College

February 25, 2026  –  AI Adventures in Introduction to Psychology

This session reviews a semester-long pilot that integrated AI into an introductory psychology course through two approaches: infusing AI into course content and having students use a custom-designed AI assistant. Participants will be introduced to the general framework that guided this integration and the purpose of the course-specific tool in supporting student learning. The session also shares insights into how students engaged with AI, including perceived benefits, challenges, and shifts in learning behaviors. It concludes with key reflections and implications for future use of AI in psychology and other college courses.

Facilitator: Julie Grignon, Ph.D., Psychology Academic Chairperson, Anne Arundel Community College

March 11, 2026 – Notebook LM: The AI Scaffold for Project Success

This session will explore Notebook LM, Google’s AI-powered research and note-taking task assistant that serves as a personalized “thinking partner.” Unlike general AI models, NotebookLM grounds its responses in your provided source materials, ensuring verifiable information and minimizing inaccuracies. This session introduces The AI Scaffold, a systematic workflow for project managers to responsibly integrate Google NotebookLM across a project lifecycle, turning project materials into actionable project plans. Applicable to a variety of project types, such as committee/task force leadership to tech rollouts, this session demonstrates how AI can transform project management.

Facilitator: Lola Banks, Ph.D., Community Ambassador, Strategies by Design

April 8, 2026 – Making AI Work for You: Custom Instructions and Beyond

AI tools will continue to change, but the way you guide them will always matter. In this session, participants will learn a unique approach to maximizing custom instructions to shape responses, improve relevance, and align AI with personal or institutional goals. Participants will also explore real-world examples and actionable strategies for applying AI in their daily work as tools evolve. Attendees will leave with a clear, repeatable method for making any AI tool more effective in education, leadership, or innovation.

Facilitator: Tim Mousel, M.S., Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Chancellor, Lone Star College

May 6, 2026 – Custom AI Chatbot Tutor for General Biology: A Targeted Solution

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