Last time we wrote about Mahi, “Meet Mahi“, we were introducing you to the persona “Mahi” (the helpful dolphin fish), as we launched Mahi-Bot to support students 24/7 through our web-based AI virtual assistant. Jump ahead to today: with two years of data, we have been listening to students through Mahi, AI SMS text messaging, […]
As AI tools become more common in our daily work, one thing is becoming clear: the quality of what you get depends on how you ask. Prompts, the instructions or questions we input into a generative AI tool, directly influence the caliber and content of the response you will get. If the prompt entered is […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
This semester, we had the privilege of watching our first cohort of MS Business Analytics students at CSU Channel Islands step into a learning experience unlike anything we have attempted before. What began as a partnership between the CSUCI new MSBA program, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and the Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) grew into […]
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 […]
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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 […]
As an educator, you are likely familiar with this feeling: a new semester is about to begin, and you are handed a blank Canvas shell and a syllabus that needs to be filled out for your course(s). At first, you feel genuine excitement as you envision the topics you’ll explore and the engaging discussions you’ll […]
When we first envisioned Legends of Academia, we knew we wanted it to be different. This wasn’t going to be just another online course for faculty development, it had to feel like an adventure. Our goal was to create an experience that was infused with the nostalgic spirit of 8-bit video games, where each module […]
