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College of Alameda
Region: Bay Area
At a glance
College of Alameda's Academic Senate, led by math faculty Farzan Riazati, began reviewing AI tools in late 2023, though no college-specific policy has yet emerged; the district's 2025–2028 Distance Education Plan frames AI as disruptive and calls for balancing academic integrity with workforce preparation. The college held a student-led AI session at its January 2026 FLEX Day and participates in the Bay Area Community College Consortium's AIDA initiative for AI curriculum and faculty development. Adoption remains nascent, with policy deferred to the Peralta district level.
Updated Scan Findings
3 new 🆕· 5 source-verified findings from the updated web scanAI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines · 2
- 🆕Spring 2026 FLEX Day session: students speak on AI. College of Alameda's Spring 2026 professional development FLEX Day (Friday, January 16, 2026, in Building H), organized by the Professional Development Committee, included an opportunity for employees to 'Hear directly from students on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI).' Reported in President Melanie Dixon's report to the PCCD Board of Trustees on January 13, 2026. 2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕District-wide AI in Higher Education debate at Berkeley City College (open to CoA faculty). A Peralta district cross-campus event, 'AI in Higher Education: A Bay Area Insight Debate & Dialogue,' is scheduled for April 9, 2026, 4-6pm at Berkeley City College, free and open to all faculty across the four Peralta colleges (including College of Alameda), focused on equitable, AI-resilient pedagogy. Hosted by Berkeley City College, not College of Alameda specifically. 2026 · medium confidence — source
AI Policies · 1
- 🆕District (Peralta) Distance Education Plan addresses AI/gen AI. The Peralta Community College District 2025-2028 Distance Education Plan (covering College of Alameda) names AI and generative AI as 'the most disruptive technologies affecting educators today,' frames the need to balance students submitting 'original, authentic work' with preparing them 'for an AI-powered workforce,' and discloses that a generative AI chatbot (claude.ai) was used to check the committee's trend list. It does not set a specific college-level AI policy. 2025 · high confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 2
- Participant in BACCC AIDA (AI & Data Analytics) consortium. College of Alameda is explicitly listed as one of the participating colleges in the Bay Area Community College Consortium's Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) initiative, which creates model AI curriculum and faculty professional development with industry partners (Intel, AWS, IBM, Alteryx, Google). The page does not specify College of Alameda-specific programs or a join date. undated · medium confidence — source
- 24/7 AI chat link on website (2022 redesign). A 2022 announcement of College of Alameda's redesigned website stated it included 'a 24/7 Artificial Intelligence (AI) chat link' on the Home page plus AI and live chat on Student Services pages. A 2026 fetch of the current homepage did not surface an AI chatbot, so current status is uncertain. 2022 · low confidence — source
Spring 2025 baseline
AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
V2030: People
Team/Lead: CoA/Farzan Riazati
- Dec 2023 AI Tools raised by member Farzan Riazati (Math) and set for spring meeting
Team/Lead: PCCD/CoA/Farzan Riazati
- Per District, College Senates are reviewing and taking differing approaches.
AI Policies
V2030: Policy
Team/Lead: PCCD/CoA
- Per District, College Senates are reviewing and taking differing approaches.
- College policy not yet found.
AI Courses, Tools & Resources
V2030: Resources
Team/Lead: PCCD/CoA
- Not yet found.
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college: College of Alameda