Generative AI is reshaping the way educators teach, and students learn, bringing both challenges and unparalleled opportunities to higher education. The Teaching with AI Seminar at Harvard Business School is a special in-person faculty event designed to provide both hands-on experience and big-picture discussions on the role of AI in higher education.
Led by Mitchell Weiss, an award-winning educator and faculty member at Harvard Business School, this 1.5-day immersive program blends interactive faculty-led sessions, expert insights, and peer collaboration to help educators confidently integrate AI into their courses.
Participants will explore:
- AI-powered course design, class facilitation, and assessment strategies.
- Live demonstrations and hands-on experimentation with AI tools for educators.
- Peer discussions on real-world challenges and best practices.
- An expert-led session on the evolving role of AI in higher education.
Who Should Attend:
This event is designed for faculty members who want to actively shape their teaching practices for the AI era. Whether you’re experimenting with AI in your classroom or just beginning to explore its possibilities, this faculty-focused experience will provide practical takeaways, new ideas, and a network of peers committed to innovation in teaching.
Join us at Harvard Business School for this interactive and forward-thinking seminar on AI-powered teaching.
Seminar at a Glance:
- June 19 - 20, 2025
- 1.5 days of instruction
- $1,195 per instructor
- Certificates of Completion will be awarded (requirements on registration form)
Registration Requirements: This seminar is offered only to teaching faculty at degree-granting institutions. Registrations will be cancelled for corporate trainers, government employees, and teachers in other non-degree-granting programs. We welcome up to 10 faculty from each participating university.
Registration Deadline: Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and closes at 11:59 am Eastern Time, Friday, May 16, 2025.
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Tentative Schedule
- Deep Dive into AI-Enabled Teaching12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Break2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
- Assessment and Evaluation in the AI Era3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Q&A and Preview of Day 24:30 PM - 5:00PM
- Exploring AI Tutors: What Works, What Doesn’t9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
- Break10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
- Navigating AI Together: A Peer Learning Exchange10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
- Lunch12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
- Leveraging AI in Case-Based Instruction1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
- Break2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
- Getting Hands-On: Applying AI in Real Time and Sharing What We’ve Made3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Seminar Concludes5:00 PM
Facilitator

Mitchell Weiss is the Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and the Chair of the school’s first year program. He is an award-winning case-method teacher and a prolific case writer. He created and teaches the school’s course on public entrepreneurship and was for several years the course head for the required first year course, The Entrepreneurial Manager. Mitch is the author of “We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve our Most Urgent Problems” from Harvard Business Review Press (2021).
Lodging

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston – Cambridge
400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134
Telephone: (617) 783-0090 or (800) 222-8733
The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square
1 Bennett St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 864-1200
Harvard Square Hotel
110 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 864-5200
Hotel Veritas
1 Remington St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 520-5000
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Cambridge
777 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139
Telephone: (617) 492-7777
Studio Allston Hotel Boston
1234 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston, MA 02135
Telephone: (617) 206-1848
Sheraton Commander Hotel
16 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 547-4800
Residence Inn Boston Watertown
570 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472
Telephone: (617) 929-4500
Hampton Inn & Suites Watertown Boston
25 Bond St, Watertown, MA 02472
Telephone: (617) 926-0005
*Metro Cab services greater Boston can be reached by phone at (617) 782-5500.