OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
September 2026
AI Fluency: Preparing for the New Academic Year
The new academic year has started — have you put thought into how you will address AI fluency in your courses? The Drake Institute, in collaboration with partners across the university, provides a range of resources and programming to help Ohio State educators understand the university’s AI Fluency initiative and make informed decisions about incorporating AI into teaching and learning.
How the College of Arts and Sciences is shaping the future of AI in learning
Drawing on the power of the arts, humanities, social sciences and the natural and mathematical sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences is shaping the future of AI, and of the world it brings into being.
Learn more about Arts and Sciences
Ohio State researchers to lead national teams exploring science, AI innovation
Ohio State continues to build momentum as a national leader in artificial intelligence research and innovation. In July, two teams led by Ohio State researchers joined a $293 million initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to harness AI for breakthroughs in energy dominance, discovery science and national security.
AI Highlights
- Inside Higher Ed: With New AI Requirements and Courses, Colleges Eye AI Fluency
- Joint Human-AI Systems Idea Lab Advances Interdisciplinary Research at Ohio State
- Ohio State establishes AI-enabled center for therapeutic discovery and development
- Transform Your Teaching: AI Literacy and Training the Future Workforce with Dr. Monique Ross
- Training for what's next: Student-athletes embrace AI lessons
Opportunities
Professional development incentive for the AI Fluency Teaching Endorsement
Don't miss out on the professional development incentive for earning the Teaching and Learning to Build AI Fluency teaching endorsement. This endorsement, which is open to all who teach and support instruction at Ohio State, helps educators understand AI and support students’ AI fluency through teaching.
Faculty and staff who earn the endorsement by August 2027 will be eligible to receive a $300 professional development incentive. Graduate students who earn the endorsement may be eligible for a transcript milestone recognizing their achievement.
Learn more and enroll in the endorsement
Join the next AI-Infused Course Design Institute
As AI continues to reshape higher education, the AI-Infused Course Design Institute (CDI) will help Ohio State instructors develop the knowledge and skills to adapt while keeping student learning at the center of their work. Registration is open for the fall CDI! If you’re interested in how AI can support your course planning, we encourage you to join us on Sept. 8, 11, 15 and 18.
Generative AI service giveaway
The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) has announced a giveaway for its Generative AI service. Now through Sept. 30, Ohio State faculty and staff will receive a one-time $20 credit in tokens for this service. Click the "Redeem my free key" button at the link below for this offer.
Explore Google skills to improve your digital knowledge
The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) has secured two distinct Google training programs for Ohio State instructors and staff. Enrollment is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
New technology tool alert
Google's Teachable Machines, a web-based tool to create machine-learning models, has now been approved for S3 data and classroom use. It will be published soon on the approved tools and software directory pages.
Upcoming Sessions and Events
- Sept. 8: Teaching AI Fluency with Authenticity and Vulnerability
- Sept. 24: Supporting Student Development of AI Fluency
- Sept. 24: Teaching AI Fluency with Authenticity and Vulnerability: Engaging with AI Tools
- Oct. 1: Teaching to Develop AI Fluency at Ohio State
- Oct. 14-16: AI in Business Conference
- Oct. 21: Steering into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and AI
AI Fluency at Ohio State archive
An archive of past editions of AI Fluency at Ohio State is now available at the link below.
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