Instructional Innovation
The Instructional Innovation and Transformation team engages faculty and departments in exploring and integrating innovative practices within courses and programs of study.
Evolving offerings focus on harnessing Generative AI and active and experiential learning to support student success, retention, and broader impacts. Faculty can access services and resources through individual consultations, group workshops and customized programming.
Start a Conversation
2/7/25Great teaching evolves through exploration, collaboration, and innovation. Whether you’re interested in integrating AI, developing new teaching strategies, or designing a customized workshop for your department, our team is here to support you. Fill out the form below to start a conversation, and let’s explore what’s possible together.
Meet the experts of the Instructional Innovation and Transformation Team who are passionate about serving UB’s faculty as they work toward successful student outcomes.
Explore: Engaging with Innovation in Teaching
Innovation starts with exploration. Whether you're exploring how generative AI can enhance teaching and learning or seeking innovative ways to engage students, we provide opportunities to experiment with AI-driven strategies in a supportive environment. Through hands-on experience with AI tools—guided by our instructional consultants—and engagement with faculty innovators who are leading the way, we help you explore what’s possible and find inspiration for your own teaching.
Want to bring AI exploration or instructional innovation directly to your department? We offer customized Explore AI workshops and office hours tailored to your faculty’s needs. Let’s collaborate.
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Generative AI at UB
2/7/25The proliferation of generative AI is transforming the educational landscape. Explore the ways in which CATT is working to support faculty, departments and programs as they incorporate and leverage Generative AI for transformative impacts.
Through Explore AI, CATT actively supports faculty by offering hands-on opportunities to engage with leading generative AI tools.
Stay at the forefront of AI in teaching and learning at UB! This ongoing series of events is designed to keep faculty and staff informed about the evolving role of AI in education. Each forum features insights from campus leaders, presentations from AI Faculty Fellows, discussions on innovative AI applications, and opportunities to engage with cutting-edge AI tools.
Learn: Build Your Skills, Elevate Your Teaching
Effective teaching is always evolving, especially with the rise of generative AI. We’re here to help you grow—whether you need quick, actionable strategies or deeper professional development. Our learning resources cover both practical applications and foundational knowledge of AI and other key instructional topics. From self-paced courses to interactive webinars and weekly insights, we provide ongoing, expanding opportunities designed to fit your schedule and enhance your teaching.
- AI Literacy Course (Coming Soon!) – A foundational course to help instructors understand and integrate AI into teaching.
- Workshops & Webinars – Timely professional development on instructional strategies, emerging technologies, and best practices.
Looking for targeted training for your department? We offer customized presentations, workshops, and webinars designed to align with your instructional goals and faculty needs. Let’s collaborate.
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Monday Morning Mentor
2/6/25Kickstart your week with the Monday Morning Mentor program, designed specifically for higher education instructors. This unique professional development series offers fast, dynamic, and convenient learning opportunities that address some of the most pressing issues in academia today.
Innovate: Transform Your Teaching with Expert Support
Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation—it thrives in a collaborative ecosystem where faculty explore, experiment, and scale new ideas. We partner with instructors and departments to move from early exploration to implementation, showcasing faculty-driven innovation, providing seed grants and consulting support, and helping to integrate and scale effective AI and instructional innovations across the university. Our goal is to make innovation both accessible and impactful, ensuring that emerging technologies enhance student learning in meaningful ways. Here are some ways we can help:
- Aligning Innovation with Learning Outcomes – Ensuring instructional innovations support measurable learning goals.
- Syllabus Review & AI Clarity – Providing guidance on defining AI use in course policies.
- Curriculum & Program Alignment – Supporting instructional innovations that align with program and UB Curriculum outcomes.
- AI in Teaching Consultation – Helping faculty integrate AI in ways that enhance learning.
- AI Literacy Training Modules – Providing structured training to build confidence in AI integration.
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AI Seed Funds Initiative
11/26/24The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs has dedicated funds to enable faculty across the campus to integrate generative AI into course and curricular redesign.
Connect: Let’s Build Innovation Together
Innovation is strengthened through collaboration. We help faculty connect through communities of practice, collaboration sessions, and shared learning experiences. Whether you’re looking to exchange ideas, explore new teaching approaches, or find partners for grants and outreach, our team can support you in building meaningful connections—within the university and beyond.
Collaboration Sessions
3/20/24Are you interested in collaborating with our learning designers on a project for your course? The CATT teaching transformation team can help to facilitate the collaborative process with you and your colleagues to bring your ideas to develop your ideas.
Communities of Practice
3/12/24The Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation hosts Communities of Practice where you can share your best practices, tips and tricks to help create new knowledge to advance your teaching pedagogy and create inclusive learning environments for all.
Start a Conversation
2/7/25Great teaching evolves through exploration, collaboration, and innovation. Whether you’re interested in integrating AI, developing new teaching strategies, or designing a customized workshop for your department, our team is here to support you. Fill out the form below to start a conversation, and let’s explore what’s possible together.