Technology is transforming how IU teaches, learns, and discovers—and few forces are reshaping that landscape faster than artificial intelligence. Academic & AI Innovation supports the academic technologies that power teaching, research, and outreach, including instructional design, multimedia, teaching centers, faculty development, and research visualization. It also advances a distinct AI agenda spanning strategy, platforms and tools, governance, risk and trust, partnerships, and AI literacy. By pairing trusted academic support with forward-looking innovation, the division helps IU adopt emerging technologies responsibly and meaningfully across all of its missions.
Supporting academic technologies and advancing AI innovation
Leadership
Anne Leftwich, Ph.D.
Chief Academic and AI Innovation Officer
Anne Leftwich serves as Chief Academic and AI Innovation Officer, leading IU's Academic and AI Innovation portfolio for University Information Technology Services. The portfolio supports academic technologies that enable teaching, research, and outreach, while also advancing a distinct AI innovation agenda that includes AI strategy, platforms and tools, data and AI governance, AI risk and trust, partnerships, and AI literacy—helping IU use emerging technologies responsibly and meaningfully across its missions.
Academic and AI Innovation portfolio
Academic Innovation and Partnerships
Academic Innovation and Partnerships
Instructional Design and Multimedia
Instructional Design and Multimedia
Teaching Centers and Faculty Development
Teaching Centers and Faculty Development
IT Training and AI Literacy Programs
IT Training and AI Literacy Programs
AI Innovation
AI Innovation
Research Visualizations
Research Visualizations
Research Outreach and Innovation
Research Outreach and Innovation