Academics
At the forefront
UNC Charlotte is harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance teaching and learning—and, most important, propel the success of our students. Faculty members from all disciplines have access to resources for mastering course-appropriate AI tools and their responsible use. By taking advantage of professional development opportunities in this surging technology, full-time and adjunct faculty members gain the expertise to determine the AI tools that best support their students’ needs—and communicate clear guidance about acceptable use.
UNC Charlotte aspires to be a leading AI-enabled and AI-driven university within the next decade, leveraging AI for excellence in teaching and learning. UNC Charlotte has taken a proactive and positive approach to developing AI policy and resources with the following campus-wide initiatives.
AI Steering Committee
Providing Leadership and Institutional Direction
AI Taskforce
Shaping Philosophy and Curriculum Directions
AI Faculty Fellows
Liaisons for College-Led Curricular Innovation
UNC Charlotte is committed to the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance academic and administrative endeavors.
These guiding principles provide a flexible framework to guide university decision-making on the use and adoption of AI.
BE IN THE AI KNOW
The Center for Teaching and Learning features an array of AI Across the Curriculum resources including faculty development workshops, online teaching guides and toolkits.
AI Workshops for Faculty
AI Toolkits for Faculty
Student-Use Protocol for the Ethical Use of AI Tools
- Help students understand ethical and responsive use of AI tools
- Developed by UNC Charlotte faculty, staff, and graduate students
- Editable, to meet the needs of your course
Instructor Prompt Engineering Practice Cards
- Practice your prompt engineering skills for teaching and learning
ICYMI: The 2025 AI Summit
Over 200 UNC Charlotte faculty, staff, students, administrators, industry partners, and attendees from surrounding education institutions, convened at the Dubois Center for the 3rd Annual Charlotte AI Summit for Smarter Learning.
The Summit showcased over 30 faculty, staff, and industry-led sessions on campus directions for AI, research on AI, AI ethics, and integrating AI across the curriculum.
We look forward to the fourth AI Summit in May 2026!
how faculty use ai
Browse teaching stories collected across campus in Spring 2025 to learn what your colleagues are doing with AI in the classroom, research, and beyond.
Apply for a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant
To evaluate the impacts of AI in your teaching and learning practice!
Proposals due October 1st.
