Exploring Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
We first introduced generative AI tools like ChatGPT during the Annual Teaching & Learning Conference in early 2023. There was both excitement about their potential and concern about their implications—for faculty and students alike.
Much has changed since then, and one thing is clear: these tools are here to stay. And that’s okay! Their continued presence gives us an opportunity to reflect on our teaching practices and reimagine our teaching and assessment strategies.
As our students enter a workforce where generative AI is increasingly part of daily tasks, it’s essential that we prepare them to use these tools thoughtfully and ethically. In order to do this effectively, we need to teach them how generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney are trained, how to identify hallucinations, fabrications, and stereotypes, and when to use these tools, Providing these basic skills should help them develop their critical thinking and analytic skills.
Below, you'll find resources designed to help you understand what generative AI is, explore how it can support your work, enhance creativity, boost productivity, and thoughtfully integrate gen AI tools into your teaching practice.