1. Office of Distance Learning
  2. Faculty Development
  3. Faculty Learning Communities (FLC)
  4. Communities

Communities

This year's Faculty Learning Community is open to up to 12 UL Lafayette instructors who are assigned to teach in the Spring 2026 semester, in any modality — online, hybrid, or face-to-face. 

Each member is expected to participate, attend meetings, and contribute to the core deliverables of the community. The DL Liaison is a representative from the Office of Distance Learning Instructional Support Team who serves as an additional community member and resource.

Teaching with AI: From Ideas to Implementation 

Over the course of the academic year, participants will engage in collaborative exploration of effective strategies for teaching with AI.

During the fall semester, members will examine current practices, share ideas, and develop a detailed project proposal that outlines how students will engage meaningfully with AI tools through a new lesson, activity, or assignment. In the spring, participants will pilot their projects in a course of their choosing and, along with their students, take part in an IRB-approved evaluation of the experience. 

The community will conclude with participants sharing their outcomes and lessons learned through presentations and materials distributed to the broader campus community, helping advance AI literacy and instructional innovation across the University.

Commitments & Expectations

Those selected for the Teaching with AI: From Ideas to Implementation learning community will:

  • Be assigned to teach in Spring 2026 in any modality (online, hybrid, or face-to-face).
  • Attend the FLC orientation and meet regularly with the community during the fall semester to explore strategies, exchange ideas, and develop a detailed project proposal for a lesson, activity, or assignment that meaningfully engages students with AI tools.
  • Pilot the proposed project in a spring 2026 course of their choosing and continue to meet with the FLC to share updates and discuss issues.
  • Participate, along with their students, in a formal IRB-approved evaluation of the experience during the Spring 2026 semester.
  • Share project outcomes and lessons learned by presenting at the FLC Showcase in the Spring and developing materials that will be made available to the broader campus community.

Participants who successfully complete the program will receive a $500 stipend in recognition of their work.

At-a-Glance Timeline  

This timeline reflects the expectations listed above. 

Fall 2025: Explore & Design

  • Attend the FLC orientation
  • Meet regularly with the FLC (at least eight times throughout the academic year)
  • Discuss strategies and share ideas
  • Develop a detailed project proposal

Spring 2026: Pilot & Evaluate

  • Implement your project in a course of your choosing (online, hybrid, or face-to-face)
  • Participate with your students in an IRB-approved evaluation
  • Continue to meet regularly with the FLC to share updates and discuss issues

End of Spring 2026: Share & Reflect

  • Present project outcomes and lessons learned at the FLC Showcase
  • Share resources with the campus community 

Membership Application

The 2025-2026 Membership Application for Faculty Learning Communities will be open Wednesday, Sept. 17, through Wednesday, Oct. 1.

FLC Cohorts