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College of the Sequoias
Region: Central Valley / Mother Lode
At a glance
College of the Sequoias' Academic Senate and District Governance Senate formed a joint task force in 2024 to establish district-wide AI use parameters after the Educational Technology Committee declined to draft policy, stating existing academic dishonesty rules already cover AI misuse. Distance Education Coordinator Elise Baker has led faculty workshops on syllabus AI policies and curated public resource kits, while the Training Resource Center now offers "AI in Action," a four-module workforce course on generative AI business tools taught by John Holling.
Updated Scan Findings
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- 🆕"AI in Action" generative-AI workforce training (Training Resource Center). The COS Training Resource Center offers "AI in Action," a four-module hands-on course on generative AI tools for business productivity, customer experience/marketing, data-driven decision-making, and AI-powered data visualization; a 2026 session runs Oct 7-28, 2026 (Wednesdays, 10am-12pm), $225 (or $30 with ETP funding), instructor John Holling. Most companies qualify for ETP funding. 2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕AI in Action listed among current Training Resource Center offerings. The COS Training Resource Center homepage lists "AI in Action" among its current open-enrollment courses, with a participant review noting it gave "great exposure to various AI platforms" and "good tips on prompts to get better results." 2026 · high confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 1
- Computer Science offerings include Python and MATLAB but no dedicated AI/ML course. The 2026-2027 catalog Computer Science (CSCI) listings include programming, computer architecture, discrete structures, MATLAB (CSCI 020) and Python (CSCI 030), but no course descriptions explicitly focused on artificial intelligence or machine learning. 2026 · medium confidence — source
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AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
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Team/Lead: College of the Sequoias/Senate, DE, ETC, District Senate/Elise Baker/Distance Education Coordinator/ Katie Beberian/English Faculty
- Distance Education Committee, Educational Technology Committee, Academic Senate, District Governance Senate
- Distance Education Coordinator began offering workshops on drafting syllabus policies on AI use and detection, curated a resource kit for the public website, and offered training on the Turnitin AI detector.
- The Educational Tech Committee began working when the Academic Senate asked them to create a policy on district-wide AI use, including policies that extend to administration.
- May 2024 Statement from the Educational Technology Committee on AI policies in your classes
- The Educational Tech Committee declined, saying it was outside of their purview.
- Academic Senate and District Governance Senate are forming a joint task for to create broad parameters for appropriate AI use in the District.
AI Policies
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Team/Lead: College of the Sequoias
- Statement of Educational Technology Committee on AI policies in your classes
- The College of the Sequoias’ Board Policy 5500: Standards of Conduct, #13 states: “Cheating, plagiarism (including plagiarism in a student publication), or engaging in other academic dishonesty. Plagiarism means presenting other people’s words or ideas as one’s own. It may include, but is not limited to, submitting material taken from the web or elsewhere as original work; failing to provide complete citations and references for all work that draws on the ideas, words, or work of others; or failing to identify the contributors to work done in collaboration.”
- With the increasing use and access to generative AI tools, both in classes, work, and private lives, some faculty have asked for guidance on how to respond to this new technology, and if the college needs a new policy. It is the opinion of the Ed Tech Committee that our Board Policy already addresses this new technology in BP5500.
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AI Courses, Tools & Resources
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Team/Lead: College of the Sequoias
Entities from the knowledge graph
college: College of the Sequoiasinitiative: AI Use and Detection Workshopsinitiative: Joint Task Force on AI Use Parametersorganization: Distance Education Committeeorganization: District Governance Senateorganization: Educational Technology Committeeorganization: Nursing Programperson: Elise Bakerperson: Katie Beberianpolicy: Statement from the Educational Technology Committee on AI Policies in Your Classespolicy: Board Policy 5500: Standards of Conduct
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Contacts at this college
| Name / Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
EB Elise Baker Distance Education Coordinator | (559) 730-3981 | |
KB Katie Beberian English Faculty | ||
EL — | eliseb@cos.edu |