AI 2 Xcelerate (AI2X)
The AI 2 Xcelerate (AI2X) Program is an exciting, hands-on professional development (PD) program designed to support University of Hawaiʻi faculty and staff in integrating AI into their teaching, research, and/or professional activities. With customized focus areas tailored to each individual via proposed personalized action plans (PAPs), participants will gain hands-on AI experiences and collaboration opportunities through scheduled synchronous sessions in summer and fall, culminating in a spring showcase event. Leverage this dedicated time and space to further your AI skills while connecting with forward-thinking UH colleagues for this inspirational, practical, and impactful learning experience.
Looking for some motivation to go beyond the basic exploration of AI? The AI 2 Xcelerate (AI2X) Program is an exciting, hands-on professional development (PD) program designed to support University of Hawaiʻi faculty and staff in integrating AI into their teaching, research, and/or professional activities. With customized focus areas tailored to each individual via proposed personalized action plans (PAPs), participants will gain hands-on AI experiences and collaboration opportunities through scheduled synchronous sessions in summer and fall, culminating in a spring showcase event. Leverage this dedicated time and space to further your AI skills while connecting with forward-thinking UH colleagues for this inspirational, practical, and impactful learning experience.
Why Join AI2X?
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AI2X Program Goals
Explore trending generative AI tools and pedagogical approaches for higher education.
Engage in professional dialogue on the various implications of generative AI in higher education.
Critically reflect on the creative and productive use of AI, leveraging relevant AI standards and frameworks.
Implement the individual AI2X personalized action plan with a high-quality product that could be integrated into the UH Tenure, Promotion, and Contract Renewal (T/P) in alignment with the UH strategic plan.
Network, collaborate, and engage in the AI2X learning community to exchange ideas, share resources, and develop innovative strategies to increase UH’s impact on research, scholarship, and/or service.
AI2X Focus Areas
AI2X participants will develop and implement a personalized action plan with high-quality product(s) with one of the three focus areas listed below (aligned to the UH Tenure, Promotion, and Contract Renewal (T/P) Process). Hover or select each focus area for more information.
Application Is Now Open!
The deadline to submit the application form is Thursday, April 30, 2026. Please refer to the Program FAQs (Google Docs) for answers to frequently asked questions about the program.
Application Timeline:
- Application Open: Monday, Mar. 2 – Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Application Deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Notification of Program Acceptance: Friday, May 8, 2026
Application Are Closed
If you would like to be notified of possible future offerings or updates, please fill out the interest form. Please refer to the Program FAQs (Google Docs) for answers to frequently asked questions about the program.
Program Schedule
Phase 1: Pre-Program Preparation
May 1 – 30, 2026
- Submit a Personalized Action Plan draft.
- Meet with PD facilitators in May for 1:1 consultation.
Upon acceptance into the program, participants will receive one-year access to Google AI Pro for Education via UH ITS site license ($200+ value). The license is provided at the start of the program to support hands-on exploration, experimentation, and product development throughout AI2X (continued access is contingent upon active participation and successful completion of program milestones and requirements).
Phase 2: AI2X Synchronous Sessions
Week 1 – Mon., Wed., Fri. (June 15, 17, 19)
Week 2 – Tue., Th. (June 23, 25)
- Attend required synchronous sessions (9 a.m. –noon with the last 30-min being Q&A/Open Lab).
- Actively participate in interactive and hands-on activities.
- Complete milestone activities in the AI2X Synchronous Sessions portion of your Personalized Action Plan.
Phase 3: Engage & Implement
Sep. 2026 – May 2027
- Complete and implement the remaining goals and milestones of your Personalized Action Plan; stay connected with the community.
- Engage in monthly sync. sessions with cohort peers.
Share highlights, successes, and experiences at the AI2X showcase.
AI2X Badge Pathway
The AI2X program provides a structured badge pathway that formally recognizes participants’ sustained engagement with AI integration across teaching, research, and professional activities.
Participants begin working toward the foundational AI Explorer badge, followed by choosing a focus area in Phase 2. These badges are awarded upon the successful completion of the respective criteria for each badge.
Participants who earn both badges and fulfill all program requirements will receive the culminating AI 2 Xcelerate badge, which serves as a formal recognition of their achievements in the program.
Foundational Badge
Choose one or more Focus Area Badge(s)
Program Completion Badge
