GenAI Design Studio
A half-day GenAI design studio where instructors bring a real course and work through guided activities to revise assignments, assessments, learning activities, and course expectations.
Register for the GenAI Design Studio
Overview
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is changing how instructors think about course design, assignments, assessment, and student learning. This half-day design studio is intended for instructors who are ready to move beyond introductory GenAI conversations and begin applying GenAI-related teaching decisions to one of their own courses.
Participants will bring a real course, along with a syllabus and one or two assignments, and work through guided activities focused on teaching and learning. The goal is for each participant to leave with practical revisions they can use in a future course.
Who Should Participate
This design studio is for instructors at the University of South Carolina who want to:
- apply GenAI-related teaching decisions to one of their own courses
- create or revise assignments, assessments, or learning activities in response to GenAI
- clarify course expectations for student use of GenAI
- move from general awareness of GenAI to course-level implementation
What Participants Should Bring
Participants should bring:
- a real course they plan to teach
- the course syllabus
- one or two assignments or learning activities they would like to revise
What Participants Will Do
During the design studio, participants will work through guided activities such as:
- identifying where GenAI intersects with teaching and student learning
- deciding where GenAI should be allowed, limited, or not used in their course
- revising or creating one or more assignments, assessments, or learning activities
- drafting or revising syllabus or assignment language related to GenAI
- planning how to communicate expectations for student use of GenAI
What Participants Will Leave With
By the end of the design studio, participants should leave with one or more of the following:
- concrete revisions to one or more course materials
- an updated or newly created assignment, assessment, or learning activity
- draft syllabus or assignment language related to GenAI use
- clearer expectations for student use of GenAI in their course
Format
- In-person
- 3-hour session
Two separate sessions of the same design studio will be offered on different dates.
Session Options
Session 1
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
9:05 am – 12:05 pm
In-person | 3-hour session
Session 2
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
1:05 pm – 4:05 pm
In-person | 3-hour session
Why Participate
This design studio is designed to help instructors move from learning about GenAI to applying GenAI-related teaching decisions directly to one of their own courses. Rather than focusing only on general information, the session emphasizes practical course-level work related to teaching and learning.
Eligibility
Anyone who teaches as an instructor of record on the Columbia campus, Palmetto College campuses, and the Schools of Medicine may participate. Space is limited.
Questions? Contact Gloria Washington at thomasgy@mailbox.sc.edu.