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Workshops

Navigate the shift to
AI-responsive learning.

Workshop Offerings

Practical, evidence-based workshops that help educators navigate the challenges and opportunities of teaching in the age of AI.

See What a Session Looks Like

Sessions range from 60 minutes to half-day intensive formats, available in person or remote.

AI-Resistant

AI-Resistance

Stop playing "AI Detective."
Start requiring human engagement.

Learn to design assignments that meaningfully reduce the ability for students to earn high marks via AI without doing the actual learning. This session focuses on protecting academic integrity while freeing you from the constant search for AI-generated content.

Design AI-resistant assignments across any discipline
Reduce time spent detecting AI-generated work
Protect academic integrity without constant surveillance
AI-Inclusive

AI-Inclusivity

Embed AI use as part of the learning journey.

Intentionally integrate generative AI as a powerful learning aid. We will explore how to guide students to use AI responsibly for ideation, critique, and iteration, all while sharpening their discipline-specific skills.

Guide students to use AI as a learning tool
Design AI-inclusive assignments that enhance learning
Build student AI literacy and responsible usage

Grade the Human, Not the Homework

Grade student understanding, not the submission itself.

Shift the "weight" of your grading toward student-led reflection and live demonstrations of mastery. This workshop provides templates for capturing the authentic voice of the student, ensuring that even in an AI world, you are assessing real human growth.

Create assessment templates for authentic student voice
Shift grading focus to process and demonstration
Measure real learning outcomes in the AI era

Custom Topics for Your Team

Customized topics tailored to your goals and context.

Need a session beyond the standard workshop tracks? I regularly design custom presentations based on your faculty, discipline mix, institutional goals, and current AI challenges.

Tailored to your institution's immediate priorities
Built for your audience, discipline, and format
Designed around practical next steps your team can apply

Ready to Transform Your Teaching?

These workshops can be customized for your institution,
department, modality (in-person/virtual), or conference.
Sessions range from 60 minutes to half-day intensive formats.

What Educators Are Saying

Anonymous feedback from educators who have attended my AI teaching strategy workshops focused on resistant and inclusive approaches.

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Wake Technical Community College

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
September 4, 2026
“Excellent workshop with workable strategies from a professor who knows what she's doing and the challenges that professors face.”
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Wake Technical Community College

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
September 4, 2026
“Ashley provides practical ideas to get you started with the different ways to assess students’ knowledge and also has good, applicable solution ideas for common problems. She is organized and clear in her presentation. She also researched our institution in advance to give us proctoring and research models using the tools we and our students have access to.”
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Wake Technical Community College

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
September 4, 2026
“Informative, relatable as it comes from an actual instructor with experience who knows what we're dealing with, student outcome focused”
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Wake Technical Community College

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
September 4, 2026
“AI is not going away. Take the opportunity to make it work for your classes. This session offers critical thinking opportunities to help students prepare for their future - not just how to pass the class.”
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Wake Technical Community College

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
September 4, 2026
“The most practical tools I’ve encountered.”
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St. Lawrence University

Full-Day Strategies Workshop
August 24, 2026
“This workshop was inclusive of multiple approaches to AI. It included multiple practical strategies to modify assignments, assess the learner and use AI to enhance learning. The presenter was excellent, poised, helpful, knowledgeable, experienced, engaging and spoke from her own experience in ways that invited thoughtful consideration of altered pedagogy.”
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St. Lawrence University

Full-Day Strategies Workshop
August 24, 2026
“The speaker is very knowledgeable about use of AI in pedagogy of many disciplines. She has practical and actionable suggestions for using AI in pedagogy, or alternatively making your pedagogy AI resistant. A very useful workshop!”
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Wright State University

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
August 10, 2026
“She provided concrete, hands on strategies to incorporate into your classroom immediately. I liked how she didn’t get stuck on theory or background of AI and dove in!”
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Wright State University

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
August 10, 2026
“Ashley is a wonderful educator! She has great teaching and learning strategies!”
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Teaching with AI Conference

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
June 12, 2026
“It was wonderful! Here is a different approach that's actually useful...”
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Teaching with AI Conference

Grade the Human, Not the Homework
June 12, 2026
“This was very informative. I left with thoughts on how to start implementing these strategies immediately.”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - Austin, TX

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 19th, 2026
“It was a flawless presentation. I would recommend all faculty at my university take this seminar.”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - Austin, TX

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 19th, 2026
“Great session with practical tools you can use to come up with AI resistant assignments”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - Austin, TX

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 19th, 2026
“You will learn practical ideas to apply to your course about how to make student's thinking visible”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - Austin, TX

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 19th, 2026
“Amazing job. Very applicable content. I have several ideas to use. Some small, some large. Thank you!”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - Austin, TX

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 19th, 2026
“You could do an entire day workshop!!! You are awesome. Great nuggets to implement, try, modify.”
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National Geographic Society

Building AI Strategy Workshop
April 12th, 2026
“Thank YOU Ashley. You were fantastic. Your knowledge and expertise gave us all a lot to think about.”
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Point Loma Nazarene University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
February 16, 2026
“This is a great way to learn how to create assignments incorporating AI and also having the students reflect on it and do work with the product that AI produces.”
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Point Loma Nazarene University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
February 16, 2026
“This was an excellent workshop and the online materials gives me the ability to go back and work on assignments at my own pace.”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - San Diego

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 9, 2026
“EVANS gave a very pragmatic training on AI - Resistant assignments! This session over delivered as I am walking away with some concrete ideas to implement into my own classes. Excellent, simply excellent content and delivery!”
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ITLC Lilly Conference - San Diego

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 9, 2026
“Clear strategies presented to support benefits and drawbacks of AI in the classroom. Thank you for the examples - this is the most helpful!!”
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International Studies Association

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 6, 2026
“This is essential. Everyone should take it. Ashley's presentation style is riveting and I learned several new strategies. The interaction with other attendees in the chat (since we all have the same challenges) was also hugely valuable.”
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International Studies Association

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 6, 2026
“Honestly, this has been the absolute most helpful AI-related workshop I have yet to attend. It wasn't overwhelming (so many of them try to pack so much into the presentation) and it had such practical advice that I'm going to be able to immediately implement some of these into courses that start in two days.”
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International Studies Association

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 6, 2026
“Excellent and clear presentation and specific ideas for developing AI resistant assignments.”
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International Studies Association

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 6, 2026
“It's very informative and a great way to get you started thinking of AI use in teaching.”
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International Studies Association

AI-Resistant Workshop
January 6, 2026
“Very helpful. I picked up some great ideas, both from Ashley and from the chat. I'll be more thoughtful about assignment design and will incorporate several of the ideas I learned today. Thanks Ashley!”
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Eastern New Mexico University

AI-Resistant and AI-Inclusive Workshop
November 11, 2025
“BEST WORKSHOP EVER! Full of real-world examples and actionable content. Finally.This was a game-changer for this paradigm shift we're in. I am completely redesigning my online class and will adjust the AI inclusive assignments in my on-campus classes.”
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Eastern New Mexico University

AI-Resistant and AI-Inclusive Workshop
November 11, 2025
“This workshop is not just about how to stop our students from using AI, it's more about teaching them to use it appropriately as a tool rather than a replacement for work. I am going to incorporate AI into more of my assignments to help with digital literacy.”
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Eastern New Mexico University

AI-Resistant and AI-Inclusive Workshop
November 11, 2025
“She brings insightful information and great ideas for alternative assignments. Very innovative! Because of this workshop, I will break my assignments into smaller parts and make them more specific.”
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Eastern New Mexico University

AI-Resistant and AI-Inclusive Workshop
November 11, 2025
“Very informative and good examples on how to AI proof your class! I will make changes to pretty much every aspect of my class based on this workshop”
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Eastern New Mexico University

AI-Resistant and AI-Inclusive Workshop
November 11, 2025
“Would definitely recommend.”
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Skidmore College

AI-Resistant Workshop
October 28, 2025
“I learned many practical ideas for AI-proofing assignments and she had good examples. I am going to try the assignment interviews next semester!”
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Skidmore College

AI-Resistant Workshop
October 28, 2025
“This is hugely helpful for figuring out how to change assignments so they are more AI-proof. She packed so much helpful information into one hour.”
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Jefferson College

AI-Resistant Workshop
October 14, 2025
“The best workshop in a very long time.”
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Jefferson College

AI-Inclusive Workshop
October 14, 2025
“The best part of this workshop was the specificity. Examples were awesome and helpful!”
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Jefferson College

AI-Resistant Workshop
October 14, 2025
“I seem to fight a constant battle against academic dishonesty in papers. I think some of these ideas may help. Looking forward to trying some of the techniques out.”
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Jefferson College

AI-Inclusive Workshop
October 14, 2025
“This is a great starting point for ideas for improving assignments. The examples are very helpful.”
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Jefferson College

AI-Resistant Workshop
October 14, 2025
“Some excellent ideas of how to implement or avoid the use of AI in several different curricular areas and through multiple types of assignments”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 25, 2025
“The workshop helped me to create assessments where students can demonstrate what they learned, whether the assessment is AI inclusive or not.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 25, 2025
“The workshop is a good starting point for folks that haven't begun to address adjusting their assignments for AI resistance.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 25, 2025
“This session helped me reflect on how to create better assignments that address AI concerns.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 25, 2025
“Perspective-changing, innovative and forward thinking! Comprehensive (many resources shared)! Fantastic examples!”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 25, 2025
“Great to get ideas on how to adjust assignments to prevent them from being done 100% with AI by students”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 24, 2025
“The workshop offered excellent strategies that can be built into assignments to make them AI resistant and are easy to implement.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 24, 2025
“This is the most informative and engaging workshop you could attend on how to create assignments that students cannot use AI for.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 24, 2025
“Brilliant presenter who has thought A LOT about how AI can be used to support student learning and also how it can be kept out (to the extent possible) of assignments as students acquire foundational skills.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 24, 2025
“This, and Professor Evans' AI session last week, are the first AI-oriented presentations I've attended in the past few years that actually offer clear, detailed examples of AI-inclusive and -exclusive assignments that are practical, that tangibly measure outcomes, and that are assignments students and instructors will benefit from. Fabulous work.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Resistant Workshop
September 24, 2025
“Ashley gave practical, actionable tips for building assignments that limit student use of AI.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 16, 2025
“This workshop provides a good overview of getting started with incorporating AI into assignments. The presenter provides multiple specific, practical examples across a range of subject areas.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 16, 2025
“Exceptional content, the speaker was brilliant.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 16, 2025
“This is one of the first talks I have gone to about AI that provides concrete examples for how we can actually USE AI to enhance learning, not how to prohibit its use or catch students in the act to penalize them. It offered a simple, generalizable framework and many creative examples of how to use it.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 16, 2025
“This workshop provided outstanding ways to incorporate Generative AI into a class and still ensure learning.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 15, 2025
“Very informative workshop, you can't miss this one!”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 15, 2025
“Must attend! Excellent direct ideas that move beyond the 'feels' people have about AI to figuring out how to incorporate it into your classroom.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 15, 2025
“SUPERB PRESENTER! My most important takeaway is that we can use assignments to help students develop the skill of reworking and evaluating what they get from AI, so that it is more of a learning tool.”
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New Mexico State University

AI-Inclusive Workshop
September 15, 2025
“Highly recommend. Shares strategies of how to better create assignments that are engaging and inclusive for AI.”
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University of Central Florida

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 2025
“It was very nice to meet you at the AI Conference! Your session was definitely one of the best I attended. Thanks for sharing your extremely necessary information.”
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University of Central Florida

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 2025
“I attended your presentation at the Teaching and Learning with AI conference and thought yours was the best. Thanks for a great session!”
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University of Central Florida

AI-Resistant Workshop
May 2025
“I am very deeply engaged in AI and love your work on AI-resistant assignments.”
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Valencia College

AI-Resistant Workshop
November 2024
“I was so thankful for your insight and hands-on approach. To date, I have been an AI-skeptic, but I am gradually becoming more open and appreciative of educators like yourself who are shedding light on the topic. You shared practical insight and useful ways to stay vigilant and ahead. Thank you again!”

Interested in Hosting a Workshop?

Bring these proven AI teaching strategies to your institution. Contact me to discuss customized workshops, keynote presentations, and faculty development opportunities.

“The question isn’t whether students will use AI, it’s whether your assignments require them to think beyond it.”