Apply to participate in the Teaching Computation with MATLAB (and GenAI) workshop

There are only two weeks left to apply for the 2026 workshop! The deadline for applications is June 15.

Teaching Computation with MATLAB (and GenAI) — a free, peer-led, educator workshop — will take place October 25-27, 2026 at the Carleton College campus in Northfield, Minnesota.

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. Participants will have time and space to turn ideas into actual course content.

MathWorks covers the cost of the workshop. Travel stipends are available.

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.

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

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

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)

The workshop program combines training sessions introducing teaching tools, brief talks by experienced educator peers, and group breakouts. Educators will spend dedicated work-time developing course curriculum. Conveners design the 3-day workshop program and working group make-up to match applicant interests and teaching focuses.

In advance of the workshop, participants submit a written teaching activity involving teaching computation using MATLAB. Peer reviewers will review them and share individual activity feedback prior to the workshop, enabling participants to improve and resubmit their activities. Activities are published in the collection of 380 peer-reviewed activities on the Teaching Computation website.

Apply now to save your spot.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Lisa Kempler directly at lisak@mathworks.com.

Workshop Conveners

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. Forward this invitation to STEM colleagues, professional networks, and to TAs involved in course development.