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Environmental Scan
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Spring 2025 baseline · June 2026 update

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Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 3 entries, 5 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 7 source-verified findings (3 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.

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Engaged People
  • 🆕Fall 2025 Flex Day: two 'Teaching with AI' sessions. The Oct. 23, 2025 Fall Flex Day schedule included a vendor-led 'Teaching with AI' session by Eduvators (showing AI use along a continuum from guard-railed use to AI as assistant/collaborator, with ready-to-run activities and prompts) and a separate in-person 'Teaching with AI' session by faculty member Miguel Colon ('Using AI to super charge your teaching'). Fall 2025 · high confidencesource
  • 🆕Spring 2026 Flex Day: Student AI Panel and AI action-planning session. The March 26, 2026 Spring Flex Day schedule included a 'Student AI Panel' (9:00-9:50AM, PAC) and a session 'From Student Voice to Educator Action' (Tara Mandrekar) using synthesized student insights on students' perspectives, attitudes, and uses of AI in learning/career prep to define instructional and institutional next steps. 2026 · high confidencesource
  • 🆕Spring 2026 Flex Day: AI-for-Canvas/accessibility workflow demo. A Spring 2026 Flex Day breakout 'Transfer Your STEM/TECH PDFs into Canvas' by Robert Yest demonstrated using AI (ChatGPT) with LaTeX/Overleaf to convert handwritten PDF notes into accessible, Canvas-ready pages, including AI prompts for the conversion and formatting steps. 2026 · high confidencesource
PeopleResources
Team/Lead: CLPCCD/Chabot/Senate/Mona Abdoun
  • AI taskforce at work, but not likely to reach consensus
  • Request for more AI PD resources
Policies
Policy
Team/Lead: CLPCCD/Chabot
  • Policy not yet found. Per District meetings, College Senates discussing and taking different approaches. PD requested.
Resources
  • CAS 76 teaches AI tools for network security. Computer Application Systems course CAS 76 (Wireshark, TCP/IP Network Analysis, 3 units) lists advanced topics including 'the use of Artificial Intelligence [AI] tools in recognizing hackers and malware intrusion.' undated · high confidencesource
  • PHIL 60 Ethics covers AI as a moral problem. Philosophy course PHIL 60 (Ethics) applies ethical theories to contemporary moral problems 'including those stemming from wealth inequality, artificial intelligence, the treatment of animals, and the limits of free speech.' undated · high confidencesource
  • Automotive Technology-Based Systems certificate covers AI-supported/autonomous vehicle tech. The Automotive Technology program's 'Technology-Based Automotive Systems Certificate of Achievement' (courses including ATEC 92 ADAS and ATEC 93 New Vehicle Technologies) addresses 'Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) supported systems' and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems that are 'the foundation for autonomous vehicles.' undated · high confidencesource
  • Library Computer Science guide links AI research resource. The Chabot College Library 'Computer Science Subject Guide' lists 'Artificial Intelligence' as a topic idea, linking to a Gale Opposing Viewpoints database resource for student research. undated · medium confidencesource
ResourcesPeopleSystems
Team/Lead: CLPCCD/Chabot
  • Library Guide, Citing AI
  • Chabot had faculty and classified professionals had participating representation in PlayLab in November Inaugural cohort with UC Berkeley