Faculty Innovators

Join the hundreds of FSU faculty and staff who have taken advantage of Innovation Hub resources to

  • support research,

  • add innovative content to courses,

  • acquire new skills and insights,

  • connect with colleagues across disciplines,

  • and define the future of higher education.

Subscribe to the Faculty Innovators listserv at https://lists.fsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/innovators

Faculty Innovation Wednesdays

Hang out in the Hub with other Faculty Innovators on Innovation Wednesdays! Every Wednesday morning during the academic year, faculty and staff from across campus are invited to gather to share insights and discuss possibilities around academic innovation.

Kick off your Wednesday mornings with our Faculty Innovator Coffee Chats — discuss innovative ideas and technologies, build an informal, interdisciplinary community, and spark connections among faculty and staff who might not otherwise get the chance to meet! A free continental breakfast is provided at 8:30am, followed by a brief presentation at 9:00am, followed by an informal discussion until 10:00am.

  • August 27: Welcome and Academic Innovation Updates
    Paul Marty, College of Communication and Information / Office of the Provost

    September 3: Google Video / Veo 3
    Jonathan Fozard, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer

    September 10: Google NotebookLM
    Robby Fuselier, Office of Digital Learning

    September 17: Google DeepResearch (and more!)
    Paul Marty, College of Communication and Information / Office of the Provost

    September 24: FSU GOOGLE DAY!
    Google Reps in the Hub: Mini-Trainings, Q&A, and Swag Giveaways!

    October 1: Involving Faculty in Ed Tech Decisions
    Mini-Design Sprint / Design Thinking Activity

    October 8: Building a Faculty Innovation Community
    Panel Discussion of New Faculty Ideation Session Results

    October 15: Vibe Coding 101
    Yaacov Petscher, College of Social Work

    October 22: AI in Programming
    Gordon Erlebacher, College of Arts and Sciences

    October 29: AI in Composition
    Michael Neal, College of Arts and Sciences

    November 5: Research Computing Center
    Casey McLaughlin, Information Technology Services

    November 12: Innovation in Teaching Award Winners 2025
    Panel Discussion: Jessica Greil-Burkhart (College of Social Work) and Kani Diop-Lo (Anne's College) and Jason Pappas (Anne's College)

    November 19: Ralph Stair Prize Innovative Education Award Winners 2025
    Panel Discussion: Carrie Meyers, Jim Reynolds, Zaida McGinley, and Robert Hanna (LSI)

    November 26: Thanksgiving Vacation

    December 3: Rewarding Faculty Innovation in the Classroom
    Mini-Design Sprint / Design Thinking Activity

  • January 15: AI Detection Methods [Slides]
    Ken Hanson, College of Arts and Sciences

    January 29: AI in the Classroom [Slides]
    John Crow, Office of Digital Learning and Academic Technologies

    February 12: Future Sounds: AI and VR in Music [Slides]
    Jackson Anderson (Innovation Hub) and Li Yeoh (College of Music)

    February 26: AI in Teaching and Learning [Slides]
    Vanessa Dennen, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

    March 19: Microsoft Mesh and Immersive Media [Slides]
    Derek Kooi, Information Technology Services

    April 2: Digital Humanities
    Aaron Rodriguez, University Libraries

    April 16: AI Tools for Faculty Research [Slides]
    Kyung Kim and Liz Dunne, University Libraries

  • Sept 4: Gen AI and Faculty Innovators
    Paul Marty, School of Information

    Sept 18: Gen AI, Ethics, and Art [Slides]
    Rob Duarte, Department of Art

    Oct 2: Gen AI and Academic Integrity
    Joshua Morgan, Faculty Development and Advancement

    Oct 16: Gen AI and Medicine [Slides]
    Zhe He and Mia Lustria, School of Information

    Oct 30: Gen AI and Qualitative Data Analysis [Slides]
    Solveig Brown and Rashad Aziz, Campus Reimagined Initiative

    Nov 13: Gen AI and K12 Education [Slides]
    Carrie Meyers and Jim Reynolds, Learning Systems Institute

    Dec 4: Gen AI and Quantitative Research
    Yaacov Petscher, College of Social Work

  • March 28: Gen AI as a Teaching Assistant
    Paul Marty, School of Information

    April 4: Gen AI to Support Coding
    Gary Tyson, Department of Computer Science

    April 11: Student Use of AI - What Faculty Need to Know
    Ethan Forberg, Group for Artificial Intelligence Navigation

    April 18: Gen AI as a Research Assistant
    Eric Liguori, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship

    April 25: Gen AI for Image/Video Generation
    Keith Roberson, Department of Art

Supporting your research

  • We're happy to consult with you about fabricating custom lab equipment, parts and prototypes in our Digital Fablab in support of your research.

  • Interested in VR, AR, XR, or other forms of new and immersive media? Our experts can assist you in learning more about these technologies and exploring how they might serve your research interests.

  • Design Thinking and System Thinking are Important methods for understanding problems through ethnographic research and developing solutions. Our experts are happy to explore ways in which these methods could benefit your work!

  • The Innovation Hub is the place where experts from across campus meet to share their knowledge on all types of emerging technologies. If our staff can't assist you, we know someone on campus who can.

  • The Innovation Hub serves as a lab for many new forms of education. Parters in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences are studying and validating the value of our unique methods in an effort to define the future of education! Let us know if you would like to get involved!

  • Are you using Innovation Hub resources in your research? Would you like to cite the Innovation Hub in your publications or grant proposals? Find our RRID here: https://scicrunch.org/resolver/RRID:SCR_024482

Supporting your teaching

  • We're happy to consult with you about ways to inject more innovation into your courses. Many faculty have added innovation units from the Innovation Hub to their courses to teach students how to 3D design and print, or to have VR experiences.

  • As time permits, Hub faculty are happy to visit your class to provide short guest lectures on emerging technologies and design thinking.

  • Schedule some or all of your class time in the Innovation Hub, utilize our space and equipment for your classes.

Faculty Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Emerging technologies and innovative methodologies cut through academic silos and provide opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration. The Innovation Hub is home to Special Interest Groups that bring together faculty colleagues from across disciplines to share and compare insights and experiences!

Our New and Immersive Media SIG boasts 25 members from a dozen academic units. New SIGs around Digital Fabrication, and Design Thinking are being formed. Get involved!

Academic Innovation

The Innovation Hub is working with campus stakeholders to foster an environment that encourages and supports academic innovation at Florida State University. The Innovation Hub serves as a lab for many new forms of education. Faculty from colleges across campus are studying and validating the value of our unique methods in an effort to define the future of education! Let us know if you would like to get involved!