Description:
As interdisciplinary learning and graduate research expand, students are often required to navigate inconsistent expectations, communication styles, and hidden disciplinary norms. For neurodivergent students in particular, unclear or implicit instructions can create significant barriers to learning, mentoring relationships, and academic progress.
This interactive workshop explores how generative AI can function as a learning support infrastructure that helps surface, adapt, and translate instructional expectations without relying on disclosure or reactive accommodations. Grounded in individualized mentoring practice, the session focuses on common points of breakdown—assignment instructions, research guidance, and advisor–student communication.
Participants will engage in hands‑on activities to identify hidden assumptions, adapt instructional tone and explicitness, and generate AI prompts tailored to their own disciplinary or support contexts. The workshop will provide concrete examples and suggested prompt language, supporting clearer communication, cross‑department collaboration, and accessibility‑first learning support at scale.
About this event:
Presenters:
- Dr. Christin Monroe, Educational Research Associate, CITL
Track:
The Next Generation of Learning Support — Work across departments to empower teaching and learning.
Experience Needed:
All Levels
Learning Outcome:
Participants will:
1) Understand how generative AI can be used as a learning support infrastructure to reduce hidden barriers for neurodivergent and interdisciplinary learners.
2) Identify common hidden norms and communication breakdowns in instructional and mentoring contexts, particularly in graduate education.
3) Gain practical strategies for adapting instructional tone, structure, and explicitness to match individual learner needs without requiring disclosure.
4) Develop and leave with reusable, context‑specific AI prompts that support clearer communication, accessibility‑first instruction, and cross‑department collaboration.
Maximum Capacity:
50 or less
Additional Keywords:
Generative AI; Neurodivergent‑Inclusive Learning; Instructional Clarity; Interdisciplinary Learning Support
Where and When:
June 4, 2026 from 10:00 am to 11:45 am- Alma Mater