AI in Education
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and DALL·E are transforming higher education, offering both opportunities and challenges. These tools can generate text, images, code, and more, supporting teaching, research, and creative work. However, they also raise concerns about academic integrity, as students may use them for assignments or exams without proper attribution.
At SSU, our approach to AI is guided by research conducted by ATISS (a subcommittee of the Academic Senate) with support from CTET. Surveys of faculty and students showed a strong preference to engage with AI rather than avoid it. CTET will continue offering professional development on AI throughout the future academic years, with events listed on this page along with other SSU AI resources.
Communications to Campus
- CIO Email to Students about CSU ChatGPT Edu on March 12, 2026 "Welcome to ChatGPT at SSU – Your Account Activates Friday!"
- CIO Email to Faculty about CSU ChatGPT Edu on March 4, 2025 "ChatGPT Edu for Student Success & Equity"
- Provost & VP of Student Affairs Email to All Students from Tue, Jan 22, 2024 "Student Use of Generative AI"
- Provost Email to All Employees from Tue, Jan 19, 2024 " Sonoma State Approach to Generative AI"
Currently Licensed AI tools
SSU currently has a license for the tools below. Please do not submit SSU data, including student work, to any AI tools not listed below; doing so may violate CSU data privacy policies. If you need a tool that isn't listed here, talk to CTET about your options.
Recordings and Resources from Past Events
Demystifying ChatGPT, by Matthew Paolucci and Kyle Falbo
- AI & Academic Dishonesty, by Matthew Paolucci
- AI & Academic Dishonesty Slide Deck, by Matthew Paolucci
Teaching Research in the Age of AI, by Kaitlin Springmier & University Librarians
AI Spring 2024 FLC Teaching Showcase: In Spring 2024, a dozen SSU faculty joined a semester-long learning community on AI in higher education. They explored how AI could enhance teaching in their disciplines and shared their work and insights at a showcase event attended by colleagues across campus.
AI Spring 2025 FLC Teaching Showcase: In Spring 2025, seven faculty members participated in a semester-long learning community about AI and higher education. As part of this, they experimented with how AI could change or even enhance teaching within their disciplines. In this showcase event, they each presented their work and their thoughts on the implications of AI for their field of study.