#whiteboarding #visible-work #design-thinking #joint-concepting #genAI #workshop #in-person-work > [!summary]+ Summary > This page describes the thinking and brainstorming for a workshop to address generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) as a support for personalized learning. This was a collaboration with a colleague in faculty development. (See the bottom of this page for the results of this activity.) # Personalized learning with genAI workshop initial planning Around mid-2023, I had finalized my strategic plan for how George Washington University (GWU) Libraries and Academic Innovation (LAI) would respond to generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI). The focus was primarily on faculty, although it also included opportunities to support staff and students. A big component of the plan was the creation of a genAI workshop series. With this in mind, I wanted to start with how genAI **might** be a solution to meaningful personalized learning. ## Visual foundation for the "GenAI for Personalized Learning" workshop The below image was the initial scribbles of ideas to support a personalized learning workshop with genAI. Working with Faculty Development on this, I invited my partner to sit and talk through this with me, as well as add her thoughts on where we should go. ![[20231026_Personalized-Learning-Workshop.jpg]] In brainstorming this initial step, we wanted to establish some common viewpoints on personalized learning, show how personalized learning has traditionally been viewed, and talk a bit about how genAI might be the answer to achieving this. To be honest, it was rather messy because we were also still figuring out the possibilities. But this board was a starting point for discussions and the eventual workshop — [[2023-2024, Personalized learning]]. ## 🎯 Results This activity led to the first genAI workshop from my department. This workshop was a collaboration and helped articulate an early vision for leveraging genAI for personalized learning. Since that time, genAI for personalized learning has become a widely shared optimistic view of use potential whether learning is happening in higher-education or industry. While some of the drawn content was not used, it did provide a strong starting point for discussions about this kind of partnership within our department and with workshop participants.