Initial Publication Date: April 8, 2026

Workshop – Teaching Computation with MATLAB (and GenAI)

Application Deadline: June 15th, 2026

Free educator-led, in-person workshop — October 25-27, 2026

The America-wide Educator Workshop — Teaching Computation with MATLAB (and GenAI) — will take place in October at the Carleton College campus in Northfield, Minnesota.

For more than a decade, educators have returned from the workshop to their classrooms with new curriculum and actionable approaches that improved student learning. If you're interested in doing the same, read on.

Workshop Goals

At the workshop, educators will:

  • Develop curriculum: Create and upgrade curriculum with new computational content (including AI and GenAI)
  • Learn from mentors: Participate in peer-to-peer coaching sessions
  • Publish teaching materials: Develop a teaching module to be hosted online — after a peer review — enabling reuse and citation
  • Learn MATLAB teaching tools: Learn and incorporate tools, such as MATLAB Notebooks, MATLAB Online, MATLAB Copilot, Simulink Copilot, and MATLAB Onramp

The primary goal of the workshop is to create impactful computational curriculum. To that end, the workshop will cover the newest trends in STEM teaching – from flipped classrooms to automated assessment – with a particular focus on effective strategies for addressing and incorporating GenAI, such as ChatGPT and MATLAB Copilot, in teaching and learning. MathWorks staff and educators experienced in teaching computation in engineering and science will be on hand to share tools and best practices.

At the workshop, participants will have time and space to turn ideas into actual course content. Half the workshop will be allocated to group breakouts and individual work time, following brief talks by educator peers and training sessions introducing MATLAB teaching tools.

Learn more and apply for the workshop

This workshop is a collaboration between MathWorks and the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College. MathWorks covers the cost of the workshop. Travel stipends are available. (See workshop page.)

Details of the Workshop

Name: Teaching Computation with MATLAB (and GenAI)
Date: October 25-27 2026 (Sunday 2PM - Tuesday 2PM, Central Time)
Audience: Educators teaching college-level engineering, science, math, and related disciplines
Location: Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (in-person)

Apply for the 2026 MATLAB Workshop
Application deadline: June 15th, 2026
Acceptances sent: July 2026

Conveners will develop the workshop program and working group make-up based on applicant interests and teaching focuses.

After participants submit their teaching activities, peer reviewers will review them and share individual activity feedback prior to the workshop, enabling participants to improve and resubmit their activities.

Apply now to save your spot.

Looking forward to your participation and meeting you at the workshop! If you have questions, feel free to contact me directly at lisak@mathworks.com.

Lisa Kempler, Lead Workshop Convener, MathWorks
Cailin Huyck-Orr, Associate Director, Science Education Resource Center (SERC)

Don Baker, workshop convener and reviewer, McGill University
Benjamin Bratton, workshop convener and reviewer, Vanderbilt University
Dan Burleson, workshop convener and review editor, University of Texas at Dallas
Michele McColgan, workshop convener and reviewer, Siena College
Kelly Roos, workshop convener and reviewer, Bradley University

P.S. Feel free to forward this invitation to STEM colleagues, and to TAs involved in course development.

P.P.S. Visit the workshop portal to view: