An AI Literacy Initiative

PROJECT DELPHINUS^™

Consonantia · Claritas · Integritas

A space to develop, share, and collaborate — building the tools, frameworks, and conversations that help humans navigate AI with intention.

This is a movement. Come find your place in it.

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Our Governing Principles

Three Pillars.
One Direction.

Consonantia

Harmony

AI integration should align with human values, institutional mission, and the people it serves. We work toward coherence — not disruption for its own sake.

Claritas

Clarity

Transparent use, honest communication, and clear-eyed assessment of what AI can and cannot do. We cut through the hype to find what actually works.

Integritas

Integrity

Every tool, framework, and conversation we build is grounded in ethical practice. Human judgment stays at the center. Always.

The Initiative

What We're Building

Project Delphinus™ is an active initiative — developing tools, frameworks, and resources for educators, institutions, and organizations navigating the AI landscape. We are practitioners building for practitioners. Here is where we are.

Available Now

In the Room

Workshops, keynotes, webinars, and faculty development — ready to deliver. Plus Sybil™, our first tool, live now.

Book us today → info@projectdelphinus.com

In Development

Taking Shape

Multi-session series, executive strategy retreats, AI readiness assessments, policy development consulting, and agent starter packs — forming now.

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On the Horizon

The Vision

A proprietary AI standards framework, certification programs, asynchronous course catalog, and resources built to outlast the hype cycle.

We're building something durable.

A Delphinus™ Tool

Now Available

Meet Sybil^™

Sybil™ is a faculty-facing Scheduling and Energy Forecaster — designed to help instructors observe patterns, anticipate overload, and make space for humane decision-making.

She does not optimize productivity. She does not make decisions. She observes, names possibilities, and returns authority to the human. Her governing ethic is care.

Forecasts workload and surfaces potential overload before it arrives
Protects boundaries, rest, family presence, and end-of-day energy
Treats silence, deferral, and non-action as valid outcomes
Never acts without explicit instructor confirmation
Faculty-facing only — no student interaction, ever

Conceived by Maggie Floyd, built by Ashley Buzzard — Co-Founders of Project Delphinus™. Built on the belief that exhaustion is a structural problem, not a motivation problem.

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Ask Sybil

"What's the shape of today's agenda looking like?"

"Is today a good day to consider new tasks?"

"Are there any capacity concerns I should be aware of?"

"What can I let go of until tomorrow?"

"Are there any unresolved requests I need to review?"

"What's the shape of tomorrow's agenda looking like?"

"Was any boundary under pressure this week?"

"What did we accomplish that deserves kudos?"

"Please give me the weekly summary."

Free Content · Always

Delphinus Rising

Our Substack is where we think out loud. Practical tips, honest tool reviews, and what we actually tried this week — on AI literacy, prompting, agent building, and what it means to use these tools with integrity. No hype. No gatekeeping. Just the work.

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The People Behind the Work

Meet the Founders

ASHLEY BUZZARD

Co-Founder · Builder & Community Architect

Ashley Buzzard builds the infrastructure that makes ideas move. A Lead Instructor, Academic Program Director, and learning technology leader with 15+ years across South Carolina's Technical College System, she works at the intersection of instructional design, AI integration, and faculty development. Quality Matters certified and fluent across LMS platforms, she has been researching and presenting on ethical AI in education since before it was a buzzword — at TYCA National, NISOD, CCHA, SCTEA, and beyond. A recipient of the John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College and the 2018 TYCA Diana Hacker Award, she brings both practitioner depth and platform presence to Project Delphinus™. She launched Sybil™, built this digital home, and keeps the initiative moving.

MAGGIE FLOYD

Co-Founder · Inventor & Strategist

Maggie Floyd builds what doesn't exist yet. With 15+ years in higher education designing curriculum, assessment frameworks, and professional learning programs, she translates innovative research into practical approaches that move organizations forward with confidence. In 2024, she co-designed the first statewide AI training for 103 faculty, staff, and administrators across 16 South Carolina technical colleges — recognized as one of the most transformative professional development experiences in the SC Technical College System and honored with the SC IT Directors Association's Innovation Award. She has presented at AACC, TYCA, SCTEA, and Course Hero, and serves as English Instructor and Program Assessment Coordinator at Central Carolina Technical College, where she is also a former Department Chair. She is the creator of Sybil™ and the inventive force behind Project Delphinus™.

PROJECT DELPHINUS™

Three Pillars.One Direction.