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Ventura College
Region: South Central Coast
At a glance
Ventura College has moved from early faculty exploration to a multi-layered AI integration strategy. The library maintains comprehensive guides on AI tools, classroom policy templates, and ethical use (updated February 2026), while the Tutoring Center runs recurring student workshops on generative AI ethics and the Career Center provides AI guidance for job seekers. Distinctively, Ventura launched a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Achievement in 2026—the only such credential among the three VCCCD colleges—and offers faculty training on leveraging AI in the classroom through its instructional technology team.
Updated Scan Findings
3 new 🆕· 9 source-verified findings from the updated web scanAI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines · 1
- Faculty training topic: Leveraging AI in the classroom. The Distance Education / instructional technology training schedule lists 'Leveraging AI in the classroom' among Flex workshop topics presented by Instructional Technologists and Designers, alongside Open Studios and discussions on Artificial Intelligence; no specific dates are posted on the public page. undated · medium confidence — source
AI Policies · 1
- Academic dishonesty policy explicitly names AI-generated content. Ventura College's Academic Dishonesty page lists, under the 'Cheating' category, 'Using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content and presenting it as your own' as a prohibited form of academic dishonesty. 2025 · high confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 7
- 🆕Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Achievement. The 2026-2027 Ventura College Academic Catalog lists a 'Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Certificate of Achievement' under the Computer Science department; it is the only data science/AI credential among the three VCCCD colleges (Ventura, Moorpark, Oxnard) in that catalog section. 2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕AI and Career Development guidance from Career Center. The Career Center's 'AI and Career Development' page guides students on ethical AI use in resumes, cover letters, and interview prep (referencing ChatGPT), warning against over-reliance, advising privacy protection and accuracy verification, and requiring alignment with the college's academic dishonesty policy. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Student workshop on Ethical Use of Generative AI. The Tutoring/Learning Center offers a recurring 'A.I. - Ethical Use of Generative A.I.' Student Success Workshop providing a critical-thinking framework covering privacy, authorship, copyright, accuracy, bias, and environmental impact; sessions are scheduled for March-May 2026. 2026 · high confidence — source
- Library Generative AI Information and Resources guide. The Ventura College Library maintains a 'Generative AI Information and Resources' research guide covering AI definitions, tools, classroom use, and citation; the guide was last updated February 12, 2026 and is maintained via kcasey@vcccd.edu. 2026 · high confidence — source
- Library 'AI in the Classroom' faculty guidance page. The library guide's 'AI in the Classroom' page provides faculty resources for crafting AI syllabus/policy statements (citing tools from Pepperdine, Ohio State, ASCCC, and UC San Diego), assignment redesign, and academic-integrity guidance; last updated February 12, 2026. 2026 · high confidence — source
- O'Reilly platform and library AI workshop module. The library provides VC faculty, staff, and students access to the O'Reilly platform (ebooks, videos, courses on generative AI, prompt engineering, and ChatGPT) and a self-paced Canvas Library Research Workshop Series whose Workshop 7 covers 'the basics of AI and generative AI with a focus on critical thinking'; page updated February 12, 2026. 2026 · high confidence — source
- Library directory of generative AI tools. A 'Generative AI Tools' library guide page catalogs dozens of AI tools across chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, etc.), image/art, coding, video, and audio categories, with guidance that tools change rapidly; last updated February 12, 2026. 2026 · high confidence — source
Spring 2025 baseline
AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
V2030: People
Team/Lead: Ventura College/Eric Lars Martinsen, Ph.D., English Faculty
- Fall 2023 English Department Eric Lars Martinsen, Ph.D., English Faculty sabbatical request “Critical Digital Literacy in the Age of AI: Responsible Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Transfer Level English”
AI Policies
V2030: Policy
Team/Lead: Ventura College/Faculty English
- Ventura College academic honesty policy includes reference to uncited AI as cheating:
- Using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content and presenting it as your own
AI Courses, Tools & Resources
V2030: Resources
Team/Lead: Ventura College
- PD
- Project S:AIL in STEM: This program offers professional development with a focus on equity and inclusion, incorporating modern technological tools, potentially including AI, to enhance teaching and learning. venturacollege.edu
- Courses:
- CS V09: Principles of Computing: This course introduces computing systems with topics covering computer hardware, operating systems, networking, and artificial intelligence.
Entities from the knowledge graph
college: Ventura Collegeinitiative: Critical Digital Literacy in the Age of AI: Responsible Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Transfer Level Englishinitiative: Project S:AIL in STEMinitiative: CS V09: Principles of Computingorganization: Ventura College English Departmentorganization: Ventura College Faculty Englishperson: Eric Lars Martinsenpolicy: Ventura College Academic Honesty Policy
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Contacts at this college
| Name / Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
EM Eric Lars Martinsen English Faculty | emartinsen@vcccd.edu | (805) 289-6217 |