Five workgroups help the Commission on AI examine issues in depth and develop recommendations for the full commission. Each group connects its work to student success and the student experience.
The priorities below draw from the 2025–26 annual report and its plan for 2026–27. Workgroup recommendations move through the commission and Lane’s established decision-making processes.
Priorities at a glance
The published Google Site ranks workgroups in this order, based on the 2026 member prioritization survey:
- AI literacy, professional development, and culture (WG3)
- Governance, policy, and security (WG1)
- Teaching integrity and student assessment (WG4)
- Academic programs and workforce innovation (WG2)
- Infrastructure and operational efficiency (WG5)
Workgroup numbers identify the groups; they do not indicate priority order. Progress notes below describe the 2025–26 annual report. Contact the co-chairs for current membership and activity.
WG1: Governance, Policy, and Security
Focus: Institutional guidance, responsible AI use, and protection of college data.
- Support the employee AI use policy recommendation as it moves through governance.
- Develop recommendations for a data governance framework addressing privacy, security, accuracy, and third-party tools.
- Examine transparency, human judgment, and ethical use in institutional practices.
Connection to students: Protect student information and support trustworthy decisions and consistent expectations across the college.
Progress: Began work in spring 2026. The commission approved its employee AI use policy recommendation in May; it received a first College Council read in June. The next major focus identified in the annual report is data governance.
WG2: Academic Programs and Workforce Innovation
Focus: Curriculum, credentials, and preparation for changing workplaces.
- Explore AI-related courses, certificates, degrees, and integration into existing disciplines.
- Identify needs in fields such as healthcare, business, and other career areas.
- Work with CTE advisory groups and workforce partners to understand regional needs.
Connection to students: Help students build relevant skills and pathways into employment and continued learning.
Annual report plan: Activation in fall 2026. Contact the co-chairs for current participation and meeting information.
WG3: AI Literacy, Professional Development, and Culture
Focus: Understanding AI, evaluating it critically, and supporting informed choices.
- Refine a shared definition of AI literacy for Lane.
- Explore AI literacy within a broader information literacy institutional learning outcome.
- Identify foundational and role-specific professional learning needs with campus partners.
- Support respectful discussion, experimentation, and critical attention to bias, limitations, privacy, and environmental impacts.
Connection to students: Support students’ ability to understand and critically evaluate AI, while helping employees guide learning and provide services responsibly.
Progress: Began work in spring 2026. A candidate literacy framework has been identified; refinement and institutional learning outcome recommendations continue into fall. These remain proposals for institutional consideration.
WG4: Teaching Integrity and Student Assessment
The published Google Site notes that Faculty Council has established an Assessment of Authentic Learning Task Force.
Focus: Fair assessment, academic integrity, and evidence of student learning.
- Support faculty in designing authentic, project-based assessments.
- Examine assessment and proctoring needs in online and hybrid courses.
- Consider how assessment practices can maintain integrity and support student learning.
Connection to students: Create fair opportunities to demonstrate learning and strengthen clarity about course expectations.
Annual report plan: Activation in fall 2026. Contact the co-chairs for current participation and meeting information.
WG5: Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Operational Efficiency
Focus: College technology, access to tools, environmental sustainability, and effective services.
- Explore AI tools that support retention, accessibility, advising, and college operations.
- Examine access to college-supported tools and campus-wide memberships.
- Consider energy use, infrastructure, and the lifecycle impacts of AI systems.
- Explore assistive uses that support belonging and access.
Connection to students: Improve access to services and support systems while considering privacy, environmental impacts, and responsible use of resources.
Progress: Organized in May 2026, with summer work identified in the annual report.
How the work connects to AITF recommendations
The published Google Site maps WG1 to recommendations 3.1, 4.1.1–4.1.6, and 8.1; WG2 to 7.1.1–7.1.3 and 7.2; WG3 to 1.1, 2.1.1–2.1.3, 2.2.1–2.2.2, and 5.3; WG4 to 3.2 and 3.3; and WG5 to 1.2, 4.1.7, 5.1–5.4, 6.1, and 8.2.
Read the Presidential AI Task Force final report and recommendations (Google Drive; sign-in may be required).
Contribute to a workgroup
Students and employees can contact the co-chairs to share a perspective or ask about participation. Expertise, questions, and concerns all help shape the work.