What is the role of Generative AI in...  personalized learning and time-saving approaches?  instructional design and course assistance? academic writing and research?  the ever-evolving relationship between instructors and students? These were some of the questions explored in the Explore Generative AI tools workshop held in mid-October 2023. Guided by an AI critical literacy approach, participants sought to: understand the basic concepts and technologies used by AI evaluate AI platforms/systems and their outputs for accuracy and bias consider the ethical implications of AI on societal impacts such as work, creativity, culture, politics, etc Participants were introduced to AI tools in the following four areas. Each of the areas included use cases and demonstrations of AI platforms. Writing Instruction and Support Bill Rozaitis, Education Program Specialist from the Center for Educational Innovation, discussed uses for generative AI in writing instruction. There is a growing list of act