Welcome to the
LARC AI Learning Library
Lead with Human Intelligence.
Advance Your AI Skillsets
This is your centralized hub for AI-focused professional development, tools, and resources—designed to inspire, empower, and connect our education and workforce systems.
Quick Access Links
Catch Up & Learn
Access our past AI professional development sessions, anytime, anywhere on our LARC YouTube Playlist. Resources applicable to the sessions are linked in the description.
LARC Bridge Builder
This tool uses AI to map your college's ecosystem, but the connections don't have to be about AI. It won't invent contacts or imply anyone has agreed to partner. It just shows you who's out there and why they're worth a conversation.
How it works:
- Pick your college from the dropdown (all CA community colleges are there), choose your purpose, and add any details. The campus map appears instantly.
- For all the local partners one click copies a research brief. You past into Claude, and it runs a live web search, so the results are current and sourced.
Statewide AI Resources
Access statewide AI guidance and professional learning rooted in HUMANS-based principles for engaging with AI.
Connect. Collaborate. Lead with Human Intelligence.
LARC AI Taskforce
- Bringing education and industry together to anticipate AI’s impact on learning and work. The Taskforce connects expertise, shares resources, and advances professional development that helps the LA Region move from awareness to action. Email nmakijan@pasadena.edu to join the next session.
LARC AI Taskforce Student Cohort
- Students are partners in shaping how AI supports education and career readiness. As co-designers, trainers, researchers, and advisors, cohort members lead practical learning experiences while building their own skills, resumes, and portfolios. Join here.
Human-Centered AI in Higher Education | LinkedIn Community
- Join educators, students, administrators, and industry professionals to exchange ideas, resources, and real-world practices. Explore how we can use AI while keeping human judgment, creativity, ethics, and connection at the center. Join here.
Regional AI Ecosystem
The LA Region's AI strategy succeeds because it operates as a fully connected ecosystem, not a collection of isolated efforts.
LARC's regional AI efforts are part of a larger cross-system, data-informed strategy rooted in alignment, not isolated activity. By connecting colleges, employers, workforce partners, K-12, state agencies, and regional networks around shared priorities, LARC helps ensure that innovation moves with purpose—supporting coordinated action, scalable models, and measurable progress for students, communities, and the future workforce.
Upcoming Professional development
Free A.I. Professional Development for California Community Colleges
Explore no-cost trainings made possible through a statewide partnership with Google. Build practical A.I. skills you can use in class, on campus, and in the workplace—anytime, from anywhere. Read more here.
Google AI for Education Accelerator Application
The Google AI for Education Accelerator is an institution-level program that provides organizations access to training, tools, and resources, along with opportunities to learn and share best practices with other colleges and universities across the country, all at no-cost. The goal is to help students and faculty gain AI skills and prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Reports, Data & Insights
LARC A.I. Taskforce Regional Foundation & Impact Report 2025
The LARC A.I. Taskforce Regional Foundation & Impact Report 2025 highlights a year of coordinated action, regional alignment, and measurable progress in advancing AI literacy and responsible integration across the LA-19 colleges. Explore key milestones, participation metrics, and the infrastructure built to position our region for what’s next.
Luke Meyer
Data & Insights
Presentation PDF →
A.I. in L.A. Innovation Summit 2024
The A.I. in L.A. Innovation Summit
- Held November 13, 2024 at the Omni-LA Hotel.
- Audience: 365 education professionals, workforce leaders, and industry partners from the Los Angeles region.
- Purpose: Addressing the intersection of artificial intelligence, education, and workforce preparedness through meaningful dialogue, networking, and actionable strategies.
Welcome Video:
- Speakers
- Presenters
- Panelists
- Sponsors
- Exhibitors
- Planning Team
Jen Garcia
Opening Keynote
A.I.: Our Bridge to Growth
Jen Garcia: A.I. Resource Site →
Presentations
Recommended Readings
Training Tutorials & Additional A.I. Resources
Dr. Terri Horton
Closing Keynote
Catalyzing the Future of Learning and Work: A Call to Action in the Age of A.I.
Tasha Penwel
Graphic Notes Gallery
Additional Resources
Knowledge Partners and Past Event Sponsors
Past Exhibitors
CATAPULT
Credtent
Grand Canyon University
Hour Table
UXD Academy
Human-I-T
KPMG
Microsoft
Resume Scripter
South Bay - WIB
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Torrance USD
UCLA Extension
Contact LARC
Dr. Narineh Makijan
Chair/Assistant Vice President
Email: nmakijan@pasadena.edu
Phone: (626) 585-7304
Judy Fox
Program Manager (Contractor)
Email: jxfox@pasadena.edu
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