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Antelope Valley College
Region: South Central Coast
At a glance
Antelope Valley College's AI Workgroup, led by Communication Studies faculty Dr. Norma Jones, drives campus initiatives including the recurring "AI Doctor is In" workshop series that awards faculty professional development credit. The college offers a free noncredit LAC 950 "AI Essentials" course for students and in October 2025 renewed its Invoke Learning AI analytics contract for up to $52,500 in Student Equity funds. AVC's academic honesty policy has not yet been updated to address AI use.
Updated Scan Findings
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- AVC AI Workgroup led by Dr. Norma Jones. Antelope Valley College has an AI Workgroup led by Communication Studies faculty member Dr. Norma Jones, who is identified as 'AI Workgroup Lead' and drives campus AI initiatives such as the 'The AI Doctor is In' workshops. 2024 · high confidence — source
- 'The AI Doctor is In' recurring workshop series. A recurring online workshop, 'The AI Doctor is In,' is hosted by the Learning Center with AVC Communication Studies faculty and AI Workgroup Lead Dr. Norma Jones; it is open to all AVC AI-user levels and faculty attendees earn FPD (Faculty Professional Development) Standard 1 credit. Documented dates include Oct 17 and Nov 21, 2024. Fall 2024 · high confidence — source
- TEACH For AV: AI Tools for Educators Conference. AVC's Teacher Accelerated Preparation Program (TAPP) hosts the 'TEACH For AV: AI Tools for Educators Conference' to help educators use AI tools for assignments, rubrics, and activities and to address the ethical use of AI in education, with presenters from elementary through university levels. Page references a Fall 2024 event and states 'Check back soon for new dates!' Fall 2024 · high confidence — source
AI Policies · 1
- Academic Honesty Policy does not yet address AI. As of mid-2026 AVC's published Academic Honesty Policy defines plagiarism and cheating but does NOT mention artificial intelligence, generative AI, ChatGPT, or unauthorized AI tools, indicating no formal AI-specific academic-integrity language has been adopted in this policy. 2026 · high confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 4
- 🆕Continuation of Invoke Learning AI products agreement (up to $52,500). On Oct 31, 2025 the AVC Board unanimously authorized continuation of a piggyback agreement (via the Foundation for California Community Colleges master agreement) with Invoke Learning for education-focused AI products through Oct 31, 2026, allocating up to $52,500 in Student Equity funds; Invoke serves as the data platform where Banner data feeds dashboards for 'precision learning.' Academic Senate President Hal Huntsman questioned using equity funds for the contract. 2025 · high confidence — source
- LAC 950 'AI Essentials' noncredit course. AVC offers LAC 950 'AI Essentials,' a free noncredit course for community college students to develop practical, broadly applicable knowledge of generative AI, strengthening readiness to use and navigate emerging AI technologies for college assignments and future employment. 2025 · high confidence — source
- Online Data Science & Artificial Intelligence career-training course. AVC's career-training portal lists an online 'Data Science & Artificial Intelligence' course covering Python programming, machine learning, data analysis, automation, and SQL querying to visualize data and build AI-powered applications (vendor-delivered self-paced offering). 2025 · medium confidence — source
- ed2go 'Introduction to Artificial Intelligence' online course. AVC's ed2go online course catalog includes an 'Introduction to Artificial Intelligence' continuing-education course, offered through the college's branded ed2go portal. undated · medium confidence — source
Spring 2025 baseline
AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
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Team/Lead: Antelope Valley College/TAPP
- The Teacher Accelerated Preparation Program (TAPP) is actively engaged in AI efforts at AVC. They organized the TEACH for AV: AI Tools for Educators Conference in Fall 2024, focusing on utilizing AI to enhance teaching and learning.
AI Policies
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Team/Lead: Antelope Valley College
- Not yet found. Appears to rely on the student code of conduct academic honesty policy.
AI Courses, Tools & Resources
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Team/Lead: Antelope Valley College
- Engagement in AI-related PD: AVC hosted the TEACH for AV: AI Tools for Educators Conference on October 26, 2024. This event provided educators with insights into leveraging AI to enhance learning outcomes and classroom experiences.
- Additional PD Needs: While the conference was a significant step, ongoing workshops and training sessions focusing on the latest AI developments would further benefit faculty and staff, ensuring they remain updated on emerging AI tools and methodologies.
- While specific AI courses are not listed, AVC offers resources to faculty and staff, such as a self-service captioning tool that leverages IBM's Watson AI to automate captioning from audio tracks.
- AI Tools and Platforms: AVC utilizes AI-driven platforms like EdSights, which employs artificial intelligence to enhance student engagement and communication. EdSights proactively checks in with students, identifies challenges, and connects them to appropriate resources, thereby supporting student retention and success.
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college: Antelope Valley Collegeinitiative: TEACH for AV: AI Tools for Educators Conferenceorganization: Teacher Accelerated Preparation Programpolicy: Student Code of Conduct Academic Honesty Policy
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