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Register for the 2025 Teaching Excellence Symposium

The event will be held on Friday, October 10 from 8:00 to 4:15 in the Gatton Student Center. All in the community are invited and registration is free. The day will feature a keynote and around 60 presentations representing 14 colleges and 45 departments or other units.

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CELT Mission

CELT advances educational excellence at the University of Kentucky through (1) collaboration with faculty, staff, and students; (2) partnerships with academic and administrative units; and (3) leadership on the challenges, opportunities, and issues impacting teaching and learning in higher education. Regardless of the form and setting in which teaching and learning take place, CELT is an expert and committed presence to foster community, collaboration, and innovation for instructor and student success at UK (and beyond). For more on our work, see our annual reports.

left third: bar chart of recommendations from students as to what institutions should do to deter misuse of AI; right two-thirds: CELT AI use scale, a 5-level chart ranging from sole author to project manager detailing AI use expectations for each role

CELT AI Use Scale & Associate Director Jill Abney on Student Perceptions and Uses of AI in Inside Higher Ed

Aug 29, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Today's Inside Higher Ed article unpacking some results from their student survey on GAI in education features insights from CELT's Dr. Jill Abney and the CELT GAI Use Scale, which is designed to facilitate conversation and clarity across a wide range of instructional settings.

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UK ADVANCE Releases Updated Instructional Guidelines for GAI

Trey Conatser

Jun 6, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

UK ADVANCE has released updated guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in instructional, research, and clinical care contexts. The instructional guidelines include up-to-date research on GAI and expanded sections on AI literacy, affordances/constraints of GAI, and instructor/student use of GAI.

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Register for 5-Part Series on Supporting First-Gen Students, 9/5-10/3

May 29, 2025

First-Generation

This five-session program will explore the unique challenges, strengths, and experiences of first-generation college students with the goal of developing and refining actionable insights for all student learning and success. Each session will be facilitated by a different individual or group with expertise that is deeply connected to UK’s educational and student success mission.

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