Setting AI Expectations and Crafting Your AI Syllabus Statement
A 60-minute session for Columbia instructors.
How can you clearly communicate your expectations for AI use in your course– and set a tone that supports trust, transparency, and learning?
Join the CTL for a hands-on workshop where you’ll explore example syllabus statements, discuss effective ways to explain your reasoning for allowing or restricting AI, and develop language that aligns your expectations with your course goals. You’ll leave with a draft AI policy ready to include on your Spring 2026 syllabi, along with early-semester talking points and strategies for helping students understand and engage with your approach to AI.
Session objectives:
- Articulate a rationale for your approach to AI use in your course that supports transparency, trust, and alignment with learning goals
- Draft and refine syllabus language and talking points that clearly communicate your AI expectations to students.
Lunch provided.
Unable to join us for this session? Schedule a consultation to discuss your teaching questions, explore our on-demand on the Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI site, or find other workshops on our CTL events calendar.
Join us for related sessions on December 9, 2025:
- Experimenting with AI to Support Your Teaching, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Register
- Engaging Students with AI Purposefully, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Register
Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Contact [email protected] or 212.854.1692 for accommodations.
This event may be photographed. Note, if this is an online event, CTL staff may take screenshots. For concerns, contact [email protected].
