About AIG

Learn more about AIG's mission, purpose, and team.

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Empowering Innovators: AIG's Collaborative Approach to Faculty Development

The Academic Innovation Group (AIG) was created to address the university's critical initiatives for enhancing teaching and learning in both traditional and online environments. This includes providing professional development opportunities to help faculty effectively incorporate generative artificial intelligence into their classrooms.

By consolidating various units related to academic innovation and faculty development, AIG is strategically positioned to offer more efficient and integrated support to faculty members. This synergy allows AIG to assist faculty in adopting innovative teaching practices, engaging with new technologies, and implementing the university's required initiatives more effectively. The unified structure of AIG enables a more streamlined approach to faculty support, ultimately improving the quality of education across the institution.

Meet our team

AIG staff work with all stakeholders across campus to promote new innovations in teaching and learning

Robert Cummings

Executive Director of Academic Innovation, Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Digital Media Studies

Marc Watkins

Lecturer in Composition and Rhetoric and Assistant Director of Academic Innovation