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What Faculty Told Us About AI

What Faculty Told Us About AI

This post concludes a 3-part series that drew teaching and learning insights from the Fall 2025 CSU Systemwide AI Survey led by SDSU. The first post reviewed selected responses from the student survey, and the second post reviewed selected responses from professional staff participants. Participation rates neared 50% for each of these groups, individually, and […]

What Staff Told Us About AI

What Staff Told Us About AI

In a recent blog post, we shared some results and insights about student responses to the CSU systemwide AI survey in Fall 2025. With this post, the Teaching and Learning Innovations team reviewed responses from CSUCI staff. We felt that this focus was timely: Earlier this month, Anthropic (one of the more well-known AI companies) […]

What Students Told Us About AI

What Students Told Us About AI

In Fall semester 2025, CSU Channel Islands participated in a systemwide AI perception and usage survey designed by researchers at San Diego State University. Remarkably, over 2,000 CSUCI students responded to the survey (CSUCI had similarly strong participation rates among faculty and staff). The full AI Survey Dashboard, with results from all participating campuses, can […]

Preparing for Title II Compliance: Resources for Faculty

Preparing for Title II Compliance: Resources for Faculty

At the Spring 2026 Division of Academic Affairs Kick-off in January, it became clear that many people are still learning that an important deadline is approaching: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations become enforceable on April 24, 2026. Currently at CSUCI, Title II compliance does not reside in a particular office or unit—it […]

2025 TLi Top 10 List

2025 TLi Top 10 List

Although the academic year is only halfway through, the Teaching and Learning Innovations team spent some time reflecting on things we are proud of in 2025! Together with campus and community partners, we accomplished a lot behind the scenes and in the digital spaces at CSU Channel Islands, so it was challenging to narrow them […]

Spotlight: Channeling AI Newsletter

Spotlight: Channeling AI Newsletter

In November 2025, the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics launched its first issue of Channeling AI: A Newsletter of AI and Business Analytics for the CI Community. To spotlight this achievement and provide some context, we had a Q&A with Minder Chen, Professor of Management Information Systems, and Nicholas Bridgman, Graduate Assistant […]

Rising Star: Michael McGarry

Rising Star: Michael McGarry

Well-deserved recognition was recently bestowed upon Teaching and Learning Innovations’ very own, Michael McGarry, who received the “Rising Star” Award from one of the major professional organizations for higher education IT and Academic Technology Leaders. EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit higher education leadership organization, has a membership of over 2,000 higher ed institutions and 100,000 people. The […]

[Repost] Learning Design as an Act of Servingness

[Repost] Learning Design as an Act of Servingness

At CSU Channel Islands, we have long espoused servingness as an institutional value that extends beyond enrollment, demographics, labels, and statistics. It’s a celebration of our community, and as Gina Ann Garcia describes, intentional cultivation of institutional structures, practices, and outcomes that ensure Latine students (and, by extension, all students) thrive.   In celebration of HSI […]

Legends of Academia

Legends of Academia

The Call to Adventure In Spring 2025, many educators are still grappling with how to deal with AI diffusion and, in particular, how to position students to authentically demonstrate their learning. At the same time, students seek clarity in what counts as acceptable use and what skills they may need to develop to achieve their […]

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