A few millennia ago, Plato was anxious about a new technology called writing, fearing it would degrade people’s capacity for memory. Writing took hold, of course, despite the philosopher’s qualms. Today, we all accept writing as an indispensable tool for sharing knowledge and expressing the self. But new technologies are shaking up our educational philosophies… Read more »
Tag: generative AI
GenAI in the Classroom Canvas Modules
Are you looking for ways to teach your students how to use generative AI (GenAI) ethically while ensuring they hone their critical thinking skills? Check out this self-paced, asynchronous GenAI in the Classroom course (now with a new module on Designing Assignments & Assessments). This course is designed for instructors looking for an introduction to… Read more »
Generative AI in the Classroom: Large Enrollment Courses (Primer Part 7)
There are lots of ways to use generative AI to improve student assessment, but what about using it to make your life easier as an instructor? If we think about generative AI as an assistant, what kinds of tasks could generative AI help you finish them more effectively (both improving the quality of your work… Read more »
Generative AI in the Classroom: Transparency (Primer Part 5)
You’ve heard some buzz about generative AI (genAI), and you’ve learned to mitigate some of the concerns. Students will be tempted to use generative AI on assignments that are too high stakes or too low stakes, so our goal as instructors should be to be transparent and demonstrate to our students why the assessments we… Read more »
Generative AI in the Classroom: Policies (Primer Part 6)
You’re heard some buzz about generative AI (genAI), and you’ve learned to mitigate some of the concerns. Students will be tempted to use generative AI on assignments that are too high stakes or too low stakes, so our goal as instructors should be to be transparent and demonstrate to our students why the assessments we… Read more »
Generative AI in the Classroom: Prompt Engineering and Tutoring (AI Primer Part 4)
So now you’re using generative AI regularly: you have some ideas for assignment designs and you’re incorporating generative AI into your classroom. For example, you would like your students to learn about cavitation. This all started for me when I watched a YouTube video online. In the video, a scientist hits the top of a… Read more »