AI Tinkering and Teaching
CATE Workshops
April 15, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
Teaching Excellence Building (TEB), Room 201
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This spring, CATE invites all UIC instructors to our AI Tinkering and Teaching sessions. These participant-driven, hands-on sessions are open to any instructor who wants to understand AI capabilities, consider how students may be using these tools, and develop strategies that directly support student learning. Join the conversation, bring your questions and concerns, share what you have tried, and collaborate on solutions for your course.
Participant Outcomes:
- Build confidence to use generative AI tools equitably and ethically.
- Collaborate with peers to share ideas, tools, prototypes, and feedback.
- Discuss when to prioritize human-centric interaction and when to leverage generative AI to enhance student learning and engagement.
Learn more about CATE's AI Tinkering and Teaching Sessions.
EVENT FORMAT: This workshop will be held in person, in the Teaching Excellence Building, room 201.
EVENT LEAD: Patrick Horton, pwhorton@uic.edu
Inclusion and Accessibility Information: CATE is committed to making events accessible. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to all CATE events. The TEB is wheelchair accessible with an elevator to the second floor space. The TEB space is equipped with fixed-height tables that are moveable and can be reconfigured. There are single-occupancy, all-gender, accessible bathrooms on the second and basement levels of TEB. If you have any accessibility questions, requests, or to coordinate accommodations, please contact the CATE team at teaching@uic.edu.
Date posted
Feb 16, 2026
Date updated
Feb 16, 2026