Your Syllabus, Supercharged: Build Your Own Classroom AI in 15 Minutes [LFCoB Faculty Corner]

In this hands-on session, she will demonstrate how faculty can transform existing course materials into an interactive AI assistant. Using a simple syllabus as a blueprint, you’ll see how a custom GPT can answer student questions, explain project requirements, and provide 24/7 course support — all without programming.

Featuring: Yiwen Chen
Assistant Professor of Marketing | AI-Driven Pedagogy Innovator

Yiwen Chen specializes in AI curriculum integration and has designed several popular ChatGPT-hosted classroom chatbots at SFSU to enhance student engagement and administrative efficiency.

Key Questions She’ll Address:

• How can faculty quickly build a custom classroom AI without technical expertise?
• What course materials work best for creating an AI assistant?
• How can AI reduce repetitive student emails and administrative workload?

🗓 March 13, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM Pacific Time
🔗 Link: https://shorturl.at/gWiLi
💻 Meeting ID: 897 6336 5654
🔑 Passcode: 199670