Live Workshops
Live Workshops
Multi-week, hands-on training where faculty and researchers build their own AI-native tools — not prompt courses. Every cohort finishes with a working, documented artifact. Below is the workshop currently in delivery, followed by the archive of past workshops and training.
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+In Delivery · CEDIA Fondo AVANTE 2026 · EcuadorVibe Coding for Research and Education40-hour national faculty development program, 10 Sep – 13 Oct 2026. Curriculum, live session calendar and the session hub.
Construya sus propias herramientas de investigación y docencia con IA
“Build your own AI research and teaching tools” — a workshop, not a prompt course.
A 40-hour national faculty development program delivered for CEDIA, Ecuador’s national research and education network, under its Fondo AVANTE 2026 award. Forty selected faculty from Ecuadorian universities each build a working AI-native digital tool — a data instrument, a simulation, an analysis pipeline or a teaching application — fitted to their own practice. No programming experience is required. Every lesson is narrated in both Spanish and English, and the cohort finishes with a documented, validated artifact rather than a certificate of attendance alone.
Instructor: Dr. Ali Keyvanfar, Kennesaw State University — A² Learning Studio, with Dr. Arezou Shafaghat.
Lead host: Universidad UTE, Quito — organized by Dr. Majid Khorami.
Co-host: Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) — organized by Dr. Pablo Torres-Carrión.
Funder & certifying body: CEDIA, Fondo AVANTE 2026. Tuition-free for selected participants; certificate endorsed by CEDIA.
Module 1 · 180 min · 4 lessons
Foundations — generative AI and its potential
A conceptual tour of generative AI, the course toolbox configured step by step, clear instructions and responsible use, and a first end-to-end artifact built with AI.
Module 2 · 360 min · 5 lessons
AI for literature search and research ethics
Scopus AI for discovery and synthesis, STORM from topic to cited draft, verifying AI output for citations and bias, academic ethics and accountability, and a complete worked literature synthesis.
Module 3 · 360 min · 5 lessons
Research-focused applications
Vibe coding — describe, generate, test, improve; a guided build of a weighting model with visible rules; dashboards and reports on reviewable data; grey-box human–AI architecture; and validation for accuracy and edge cases.
Module 4 · 360 min · 5 lessons
Education-focused applications — teaching and learning apps
An interactive activity that teaches a decision, AI voice narration with ElevenLabs, a bilingual micro-lesson with coherent meaning across languages, Moodle and Canvas integration paths, and accessibility and inclusive design with AI.
Module 5 · 180 min · 3 lessons
Final project — integration into your workflow
Prepare the bilingual final presentation with evidence and stated limits, record the English and Spanish narration, and document the method so the tool can be maintained.
All times are Quito time (UTC−5) — add one hour for U.S. Eastern. Sessions run on Microsoft Teams. Group assignment (G1–G5) is confirmed at the opening session.
Enrollment for this cohort is closed. Registration ended 8 September 2026 and all 40 seats are filled. The agenda, calendar and course content stay open to browse; graded lessons and the certificate require enrollment.
+Workshop ArchivePast Workshops & TrainingPreviously delivered workshops, facilitated training and faculty development sessions, most recent first.
Facilitated Workshops & Training
April 24, 2026 · Invited Workshop Presenter
NSF AI-Ready TRACE Workshop
“The Missing Layer — Making Science Callable” · University of Maryland, Baltimore County + AOK Gallery, Baltimore
February 2024 · Workshop Facilitator
KSU Research Foundation (KSURF) — Campus-wide Workshop
“Harnessing AI for Enhanced Research Communication” · View agenda (PDF)
June 2020 · International Invited Webinar
Post-COVID-19 Urban Planning International Webinar — RUBI & IAP, Indonesia
“COVID-19 and Urban Planning Challenges”
Faculty Development Sessions
May 6, 2026 · Invited Panelist
KSU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning — Pre-Tenure Faculty Success Panel
University-wide pre-tenure faculty cohort
November 2024 · Invited Panelist
KSU Celebration of Teaching Day — “Teaching with AI” Panel
KSU Kennesaw Campus
December 2021 · Research Conversation Speaker
Research Conversation with Dr. Ali Keyvanfar — KSU
“Your Future Research Life: Lessons Learned in Past 15 Years”
Available for cohort-based AI training
These programs are delivered for universities, national research networks and professional bodies, in English or Spanish, virtually or on site. Formats run from a half-day facilitated workshop to a multi-week cohort with mentoring and a certificate pathway.
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