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Teaching with Generative AI: A Year in Review

Originally published in April 2024

GenAI and Academic Integrity: A Three-Pronged Approach

New Resource for Faculty

Lisa Kuron discusses how fostering a climate of trust and respect, encouraging self-reliance, and adapting assessment designs to reflect critical thinking and personal engagement can mitigate some of the challenges posed by generative AI. She highlights the importance of teaching about the limitations of AI, using generative AI as an educational tool to demonstrate its biases and limitations, and encouraging students to rely more on their knowledge and skills. Watch the video >>

 

Explore TEI’s GenAI Resources at your own P.A.C.E.

As we wrap up the term, it’s useful to reflect on where we are and look ahead to future possibilities. This year, the rise of AI has sparked widespread conversations about its implications for teaching and learning. Teaching Excellence and Innovation has hosted events, created resources, and produced videos to support instructors. Whether you’re an AI enthusiast or newly curious about implications for education, the flexible pathways to our resources are designed to support the diverse demands of instructors’ schedules, engagement preferences, and distinct classroom environments. 

Explore the role of AI and its impact on your teaching at a P.A.C.E. that suits you:

P – Peer-led Learning & Collaboration: Engage in dynamic discussions with colleagues, raising questions, sharing insights, experiences, and innovative AI applications in the classroom. These peer interactions and hands-on sessions offer a space for practical engagement and critical conversations to support each other and to build our collective understandings. 

A - Accessing Resources: Dive into a curated collection of self-paced materials, including articles, videos, informative links, instructor guidelines, and sample syllabus statements tailored for the Laurier community, to deepen your understanding of AI in education. Highlights include: 

C - Content Streaming: Catch up on insightful webinars and recordings at your convenience, gaining valuable perspectives on AI implementation strategies, and hear from Laurier colleagues about their approaches, enriching your toolkit for integrating AI into courses. Watch colleagues discuss generative AI in their teaching:

E - Engaging with Educational Developers: Reach out to Educational Developers on the TEI team. Laurier faculty can connect directly with TEI for one-on-one consultations to think through challenges, seek personalized support to adapt assessments for AI, and consider activities and approaches aligned with individual teaching contexts.

Curious about AI’s place in education but unsure where to start? We invite you to navigate through our resources at your own P.A.C.E., exploring how AI can enhance, challenge, or transform your teaching practice.  

 

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