Your Partner in Google AI Professional Development
Empower your faculty, staff, and leaders to confidently navigate the evolving landscape of higher education with our suite of Google AI workshops. Every institution has unique goals, so each session is designed for maximum flexibility. We are excited to partner with you to customize any agenda or co-create a bespoke learning series tailored to the specific needs of your department, college, or campus-wide initiatives. Sample Agenda
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A Popular Starting Point: A package of five, 1-hour virtual sessions for up to 100 participants per session. This is a great way to kickstart your AI journey.
Tailor-Made AI Training: Have a specific vision in mind? Let's bring it to life. We specialize in creating custom-crafted experiences, whether you need in-person workshops, we'll partner with you to design the perfect solution that fits your goals and budget.
Design Your Learning Pathway: Hand-pick the sessions that matter most from our expert-led workshops to assemble your ideal learning series. It’s the simplest way to create a targeted and effective training program, ensuring your team learns exactly what it needs to succeed.
To get started or to discuss a custom plan, please reach out to the friendly Rich Kiker at rkiker@kikerlearning.com.
A Kickstart with Gemini: Demystifying the Tech
Are you curious about how AI tools like Gemini work, but are you concerned about privacy and data security? This introductory session is the perfect place to start, demystifying the technology behind the hype. We will break down, in clear and simple terms, how Google AI generates content and makes decisions. More importantly, we'll guide you through the settings to show you how to take control of your conversations by managing your privacy and understanding how your data is used. This workshop is designed for beginners, providing the essential first steps to becoming a confident and AI-literate user. You will leave with the foundational knowledge to use Gemini with assurance and make informed decisions about leveraging Google AI responsibly in your work.
Putting Google AI to Work: A Practical Guide to Prompt Engineering and Productivity with Gemini
Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list of emails, lesson plans, and administrative tasks? This hands-on workshop demonstrates how Gemini can become your productivity partner, streamlining your academic workflow. We will dive into the essential skill of prompt engineering, teaching you how to craft effective commands to get the results you need, fast. You'll learn practical strategies from drafting student communications and generating creative assignment ideas to summarizing research and managing your schedule. This session is dedicated to hands-on exploration, giving you the time and guidance to discover how AI can support you professionally and personally. You will leave with a toolkit of ready-to-use prompts and the skills to confidently use Gemini to save time, spark innovation, and reclaim valuable daily hours.
Your Google AI Teaching Assistant: Streamlining Courses and Research with NotebookLM
Imagine having a brilliant assistant helping you design courses, spark student curiosity, and accelerate your research. This workshop shows you how to make that a reality with Google's AI tools, focusing on NotebookLM—a robust platform that lets you ground the AI in your specific course materials. Learn how to offload routine prep work by instantly drafting syllabi, creating versatile rubrics, and generating creative case studies relevant to fields like volcanology or Pacific history. We'll explore practical strategies to design personalized learning activities that meet every student where they are and amplify your scholarship by using AI to summarize literature and refine your writing. You will leave with a new mindset for innovation, a list of ready-to-use prompts, and the skills to make NotebookLM your trusted partner.
Google AI on Campus - A Practical Guide to Integrity, Policy, and Career Readiness
As students increasingly utilize tools like Gemini, what are the practical implications for your classroom and their future careers? This workshop provides clear strategies and resources for navigating the AI-integrated academic environment. We will equip you with techniques to guide students in critically evaluating AI-generated content and understanding its limitations. We'll tackle the tough topics head-on: how to talk about plagiarism and copyright, what to include in your syllabus, and how detection software works. The session culminates in a forward-looking discussion on preparing students for the modern job market, focusing on the skills that will set them apart in an AI-augmented world.
Google AI as a Catalyst for Creative Inquiry
This workshop examines the role of generative AI as a collaborative partner in the creative process, offering a pedagogical framework for its integration into arts and humanities curricula. We will explore how tools like Gemini can facilitate advanced ideation, support divergent thinking, and help students overcome creative stagnation. Through hands-on application, participants will learn to design practical assignments and studio prompts for disciplines including creative writing, music composition, and the visual arts, equipping students to critically and ethically engage with Google AI as part of a contemporary creative practice.
Google AI-Powered Literacy: Practical Strategies for Reading and Writing
Struggling to help students move beyond surface-level reading and develop stronger analytical writing skills? This workshop demonstrates how Gemini can be a powerful teaching partner to tackle these classic literacy challenges. We'll explore practical techniques to guide students in breaking down dense scholarly articles, strengthening their arguments, and mastering key disciplinary vocabulary. Our focus is on empowering students to use Google AI as a tool for learning, not for shortcuts. We'll show you how to design prompts and activities that foster critical thinking and reinforce academic integrity. You will leave with concrete, adaptable assignment ideas that use Gemini to deepen student engagement and improve literacy outcomes in any discipline.
Supercharge Your Workflow: An Hour with Gemini in Google Workspace
Imagine the Google Workspace apps you use daily, anticipating your needs and doing the heavy lifting. This focused session shows you how to explore the powerful Gemini features embedded directly within the tools you already know. Learn how to instantly draft professional emails and summarize long conversations in Gmail, conquer the blank page by generating a complete syllabus from a single idea in Docs, and automate data organization in Sheets using simple, natural language. We'll even cover generating custom images and building presentations from a simple outline in Slides. You will leave this high-impact hour with practical skills you can use immediately to reduce busywork, streamline your daily tasks, and focus on what you do best.
Beyond Plagiarism: Reimagining Assessment & Assignments in the Age of AI
Worried that generative AI makes it too easy for students to take shortcuts on assignments? This session reframes the challenge, moving beyond detection to focus on redesigning assessments for a new era. Just as calculators changed how we teach math, AI pushes us to evaluate higher-order thinking, not just information recall. We'll explore how to develop AI-resistant assignment designs using project-based learning and other innovative approaches. Discover how to create assessments that encourage students to use Google AI as a partner in the learning process—a tool for brainstorming, research, and revision—all while upholding academic integrity. You will leave with a portfolio of new assignment ideas and a clear framework for creating assessments that prepare students to use AI ethically and effectively.
Real or Rendered? Promoting Digital Media Literacy in the Age of AI
In a world where AI can generate realistic but false text, images, and video, how do we equip students with the skills to be critical digital citizens? This essential workshop moves beyond content creation to focus on critical evaluation. We will provide a framework for teaching students how to identify the hallmarks of AI-generated content, verify sources with greater scrutiny, and understand the societal implications of deepfakes and misinformation. We'll explore how to design assignments that challenge students to evaluate digital content and build their discernment skills critically. You will leave with practical lesson plans and strategies for embedding the crucial 21st-century skill of combating misinformation directly into your existing curriculum.
Your Custom AI Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Gemini Gems
Tired of writing the same long, detailed prompts every time you need Gemini to help with a specific task? This workshop introduces Gemini Gems, a powerful feature that lets you build custom, reusable Google AI assistants. We'll show you how to create and save personalized instructions, turning the general-purpose Gemini into a specialist for your unique needs. Learn how to build a "Syllabus Helper" Gem that knows your course format, a "Grading Feedback Assistant" pre-loaded with your rubric's criteria, or even a custom research partner trained on your specific field's terminology. We will also explore how you can share Gems with students to scaffold complex assignments, providing them with a tailored tool for tasks like refining a thesis statement or analyzing data. You will leave with the ability to create a personalized toolkit of Gemini Gems, ready to streamline your workflow and enhance your teaching.
Inclusive by Design: Using Google AI to Enhance Accessibility and UDL
Are you looking for practical ways to make your courses accessible to all learners without adding hours to your workload? This workshop explores how Gemini can help you implement the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) efficiently. We'll demonstrate how to use Google AI for practical accessibility tasks, such as generating accurate transcripts for video content, creating descriptive alt-text for images, and summarizing dense readings for varied comprehension levels. Discover how to quickly differentiate instruction by creating tiered assignments and providing multiple means of representation for complex topics. You will leave with a toolkit of AI-powered techniques for creating accessible materials, saving you valuable time while fostering a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for every student.
The Google AI-Powered Researcher: From Grant Proposal to Final Draft
Are you struggling to keep up with the demanding research cycle, from securing funding to drafting publications? This workshop showcases how Gemini can be a dedicated research assistant, streamlining every stage of your scholarly work. We'll explore practical workflows for conducting comprehensive literature searches, brainstorming research methodologies, and analyzing qualitative data. Learn how to leverage Google AI for literature review synthesis to quickly identify key themes and gaps, and discover techniques for drafting and refining sections of your work, from abstracts to the final manuscript. We'll also cover how to accelerate grant proposal development by outlining narratives and budgets. You will leave with new strategies to enhance your research productivity and dedicate more time to critical analysis and discovery.
The Researcher's AI Toolkit: Leveraging Gemini for Creativity and NotebookLM for Precision
What if you had an AI toolkit that could act as a wide-ranging creative partner and a meticulous, source-focused research assistant? This workshop demonstrates how to build a complete research workflow by strategically combining the strengths of Gemini and NotebookLM. We'll begin by using Gemini for broad ideation—brainstorming novel research questions, exploring interdisciplinary connections, and drafting initial outlines for grants or papers. Next, we'll show you how to transition to NotebookLM for deep, focused analysis. Learn to upload your articles and data to create a personalized, source-grounded AI that can accurately synthesize literature, identify themes in your qualitative data, and find specific evidence to support your arguments. You will leave with a robust and adaptable workflow, understanding exactly when to use each tool to accelerate your progress from initial concept to final publication.
Gemini for Your Campus: A Technical Guide to Deployment and Security TECHNICAL SESSION
Ready to bring the power of Gemini to your campus but want to ensure a secure and seamless rollout? This technical session is explicitly designed for IT teams and administrators tasked with deployment. Our technical trainer will walk you through the essential steps for easy access and reviewing critical security and privacy controls to meet your institution's standards. This is a hands-on workshop focused on preparing your team for a successful launch. You will leave with a clear implementation plan and the technical confidence to launch Gemini effectively across your institution, ensuring a smooth and secure user experience.
