Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice (CoPs) are ongoing, collaborative networks where faculty come together to share experiences, exchange strategies, learn from one another, and solve problems together as they interact regularly. The idea is to create a supportive environment where we can reflect on our own practice, experiment with new approaches, and build a shared body of knowledge.
Spring 2026 Communities of Practice:
AI in Teaching at AU
This CoP will focus on generative AI and teaching at AU, from curating teaching resources about AI, to developing strategies that keep students away from AI, to exploring ways to instill responsible AI use and its documentation, to fostering AI literacy among students and faculty.
Fill out the interest and availability form for this CoP.
AI in Research at AU
This CoP will focus on generative AI and research at AU, from exchanging practices about conducting research with AI, to heeding AI guidelines in developing proposals, reporting results, and publishing findings, to exploring common areas of AI research at AU.
Fill out the interest and availability form for this CoP.
AI in Service at AU
This CoP will focus on sharing ways in which generative AI can assist our faculty’s internal and external service and leadership at American University, and what faculty need for AI to support administrative responsibilities.
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Teaching Statistics to Non-STEM Students
This CoP, which started in the fall, incorporates informal discussions, short workshops focused on practical strategies, and sharing of teaching resources that participants can adapt to their own classrooms. The group will collectively select topics to focus on.
Fill out the interest and availability form for this CoP.
Suggest a new Community of Practice
If you have an idea for a topic for a new Community of Practice related to your work at AU, we welcome proposals and will help connect you with other faculty interested in joining, as well as support the logistics of running the CoP.