Faculty Development Center for Academic Innovation and Faculty Support

Upcoming Opportunities

  • AI and ChatGPT for Instructors
    We’ve all heard the hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT. For some, this technology is a death knell for original writing, learning, critical thinking, and higher education itself. Others see it as the latest in a long line of transformational technologies for learning and knowledge production, like the typewriter, the calculator, the personal computer, … Read more
  • No Learning Wasted: Prior Learning Credit and Equitable Transfer Practices
    March 17, 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Virtual Meeting Link Credit for Prior Learning is an essential strategy for supporting adult learners and transfer students. It is based on the premise that it doesn’t matter where learning occurs; what matters is what students know and what they can do. USC Upstate recognizes a range of … Read more
  • The Implications of ChatGPT in Higher Education
    March 22, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Arts and Sciences Building, Room 117 The speed and power of ChatGPT to generate fluid text and synthesize information has taken higher education by surprise. Join this panel discussion of the implications of ChatGPT in higher education. Panelists include Dr. John Barnett, dean of the Library; Dr. … Read more