Practical AI tools and strategies for educators and researchers balancing teaching, scholarship, and family life. Learn to work smarter, not longer.
Live webinar
AI for Academic Moms, Dads, and Other Caregivers: Balancing Teaching, Research, and Life
1.5 hours via Zoom
$70 USD
Discounts available for graduate students, contingent faculty, and underemployed individuals.
Next sessions: August 2025
Advanced webinar
For previous participants ready to go deeper. Covers secure data handling, tool integration, agentic AI, and advanced workflows.
1.5 hours via Zoom
$70 USD
Discounts available for graduate students, contingent faculty, and underemployed individuals.
Next sessions: August 2025
Self-paced resources
Can’t make a live session?
Participants receive access to an updated video library covering all webinar topics plus supplementary materials.
Available with any registration.
Institutional workshops
Tailored sessions for your department, lab, center for teaching, or professional association. Content customized to your context and needs.
What we cover
• Understanding AI essentials and customizing tools to your workflow
• Exploring free and paid AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more)
• Writing enhancement and recommendation letter automation
• Teaching applications: quizzes, activities, module planning, TA guidance
• Personal productivity: travel planning, document management, decision-making
• Ethical considerations including FERPA compliance and responsible use
• Current limitations: what AI can’t do well (yet)
Testimonials
“This webinar gave me a very solid starting point to the use of AI tools with more sense of my personal agency and responsibility while doing that. It is an incredible time-saver when a specialist has already tried and rated what is out there and you can skip the phase of overcoming technophobia and fear of new things to do it on your own. The webinar has also clearly outlined the current limitations of AI tools, which helps a lot to demystify the current buzz and hype around the “omnipotent AI”.”
“This webinar really helped me see just how versatile AI can be in my personal and professional life–really jumpstarted a lot of ideation for me!”
“I’ve often told people my GenAI tools are my brainstorming partner. Now I see how they can compare what I have written to existing criteria and provide ideas for how I can better meet criteria. I also see how they can help me develop in-class activities that meet the needs of my students. I got so many ideas for how to be more efficient with my time, so I can spend time on things I enjoy.”
“Thanks for an engaging, well researched and super structured workshop! this was well worth the time and will help me navigating everything that’s new in AI moving forward!”
“This webinar was a great way for me to ease into the idea of using AI and how it could be helpful in my daily life. Since I can’t clone myself, the next best idea is using some of the tools Katy demonstrated to cut down on the time I spend on various tasks.”
About
I’m an associate professor studying communication technologies and a mother of three. My background spans tech support, international development, and teaching – which means I’ve spent years figuring out how to make technology actually work for real people with too much on their plates. These workshops grew out of conversations with fellow academic parents who wanted to use AI but didn’t know where to start, worried about doing it “wrong,” or couldn’t find training that acknowledged the realities of our lives.