AI Beyond the Network

AI Faculty Cohort Programs Collection

A growing number of institutions are bringing faculty together in sustained cohorts to navigate the challenges and opportunities of AI in teaching and learning. To better understand the range of these efforts, we invited program facilitators to share information about their programs through a brief survey.

The collection below represents contributions from 100+ institutions to date. It includes details on program structure, cohort size, faculty compensation, institutional support, activities, and more. 

Browse the collection to see what others are doing, compare approaches, and identify potential collaborators.  You can explore the collection directly (opens in a new tab). 

A Google Sheets document displays a table with columns for Institution Name, Program Name, Intended Outcomes, and High-level Description. Rows list programs from New Mexico State University, Newman University, and Northeastern University, with detailed text describing AI teaching institutes, faculty learning communities, and fellowship models. The content includes structured outcomes (e.g., AI fluency, pedagogy development) and time commitments, arranged in a grid with alternating shaded rows for readability.

Want to add your program? The collection is still growing. If your institution runs an AI Faculty Cohort Program and you have not yet contributed, you can do so by completing this form (opens in a new tab).

Register for the August Summit

This work continues. The Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research will be hosting a free 2-day summit for facilitators and faculty of AI-focused faculty cohort programs on Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday, August 12 from 10am-2pm (ET) each day.  This summit is open to faculty and staff in higher education who are interested in running cohort-based programs around AI for and with faculty.  You can register here.  

Reports from the May 2026 Convening

In late May 2026, more than 100 colleagues from institutions across higher education gathered to explore the emerging practice of AI faculty cohort programs. The resources below distill what surfaced across those conversations into practical tools for facilitators and program leaders, whether you’re launching a new cohort, refining an existing one, or looking for ideas to borrow.

  • Cohort Typologies:  This resource captures the range of programs that are represented in the collection and can be helpful as you build or change your cohort programs.
  • Faculty Cohort Design Menu:  A handout to support the practical elements of designing a faculty cohort. 
  • Learning from One Another: This resource highlights what are things you could try out fairly quickly (“Steal This”), things you might adapt (“Adapt this Term”), or that you might work towards in future semesters/academic years (“Build Toward”)