| Generative AI Policy/Syllabus Statements |
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| The Community of Practice and Related Information |
Since March 2024, the Teaching Commons has hosted Teaching with AI communities of practice to bring together educators, researchers, and other stakeholders in higher education who are interested in exploring the applications, challenges, and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of higher education. The aim of the Teaching Commons’ communities of practice is to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development to enhance AI integration in teaching, learning, research, and administrative processes. For information on upcoming Teaching with AI Communities of Practice, please visit our upcoming events webpage. |
| Useful Teaching and GenAI Resources from Contact North and eCampusOntario |
Contact North AI Hub: https://teachonline.ca/ai-resources A repository, categorized by theme, of links to previous webinar recordings and articles related to AI. Visit the Contact North Webinars page for a full list of upcoming and past webinars. Note, some recording links on the Hub are also included in the list below.
AI in Higher Education - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity (June 11, 2025)
- Responsible AI Use: Applying the CARE-AI Framework to Real-World Scenarios (April 10, 2025)
- What’s Next for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Colleges & Universities? (May 14, 2025)
- Responsible AI in Higher Ed: Balancing Innovation and Sustainability (February 19, 2025)
- 9-Point Action Plan: Guiding Generative AI Integration in Education (January 28, 2025)
- Navigating a World of Generative AI: Suggestions for Educators (September 26, 2023)
- The Generative AI Mirror: The Five Pathologies of EdTech Discourse About New Technologies (September 4, 2023)
- ChatGPT: Threat or Menace? (March 6, 2023)
- What are the Myths, Realities and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Learning Analytics? (May 4, 2020)
AI for Course Design and Assessments AI for Enhanced Learning and Learner Support - How Faculty Can Harness Generative AI for Enhanced Learning: Part 1 (November 27, 2023)
- How Faculty Can Harness Generative AI for Enhanced Learning: Part 2 (February 8, 2024)
- How Faculty Can Harness Generative AI for Enhanced Learning: Part 3 - Generic to Specific (December 3, 2024)
- How Faculty Can Harness Generative AI for Enhanced Learning: Part 4 - Best of AI Pedagogy (March 4, 2025)
- Postplagiarism: Helping Students Maintain Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (November 13, 2024)
- The AI Literacy Imperative: Empowering Instructors & Students (March 4, 2024)
- The AI Gap: Equity, Access & the Risks of Standing Still (January 18, 2024)
- Innovating Pedagogy 2023 (November 14, 2023)
- AI in Education: Innovate or Automate? Navigating the Pedagogical Crossroads (November 1, 2023)
- How to Use Chatbots and Intelligent Systems to Provide 24/7 Tutoring to Students (October 26, 2020)
eCampusOntario AI Hub https://ecampusontario.ca/ai/#/ A searchable collection of resources designed to support Ontario’s postsecondary educators, learners, and institutional leaders in navigating the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. |
| Teaching Commons Created Resources on GenAI and T&L |
AI Presentations and Resources - Principles/Characteristics of AI-Resistant T&L Activities (Google Doc - requires logging in through a Lakehead account to access)
- The Ultimate Goal
- 10 Core Principles of AI-Resistant Teaching & Learning Activities
- Make Your AI Resistance Explicit – & the Reasons for It
- Online-Specific Implementation Strategies for AI Resistance
- Final Thoughts: Privilege Human Connection
- AI-Resistant Assessment Formats Across Disciplines - A Strategies and Assessment Sampler (Google Doc - requires logging in through a Lakehead account to access)
- Implementation Framework Across Disciplines
- Select AI-Resistant Assessment Formats - useful contextual considerations
- Combine Multiple Formats for Comprehensive Assessment
- Consider Universal AI-Resistance Principles
- Factor In Practical Implementation Considerations
- The Alternate Assessment Sampler
- Oral Examinations & Verbal Defense Formats
- Progressive & Portfolio Assessment Formats
- Live Performance Assessment Formats
- Collaborative & Peer-Involved Assessment Formats
- Reflective & Metacognitive Assessment Formats
- Application & Demonstration Assessment Formats
- Time-Constrained Assessment Formats
- Multimodal Assessment Formats
- Strategies for Reducing AI Use in Online Exams (Google Doc - requires logging in through a Lakehead account to access)
- Assessment Design Philosophy Strategies
- Question Design Strategies
- Timing and Format Strategies
- Process and Accountability Strategies
- Post-Submission Verification Strategies
- Authentic Assessment Redesign
- Cultural and Relational Strategies
- Sensory and Embodied Response Strategies
- Social and Collaborative Accountability Strategies
- Metacognitive and Reflective Strategies
- Data and Evidence Interpretation Strategies
- Oral and Real-Time Extension Strategies
- Contextual and Course-Specific Anchoring Strategies
- Temporal and Sequential Integrity Strategies
- Identity and Authenticity Verification Strategies
- Discipline-Specific Embodiment Strategies
- Peer and Community Accountability Strategies
- Formative Surveillance Through Low-Stakes Practice
- Framing and Epistemic Positioning Strategies
- Institutional and Structural Strategies
- Using Generative AI as a Tool to Teach Critical Thinking in University Courses: A Strategy/Activity Sampler
- Introduction
- The Challenge
- Provoking Critical Thinking
- The Strategies Offered Below
- The Strategy/Activity Sampler
- Evaluating AI-Generated Content
- Argument Analysis and Construction
- Prompt Engineering as Critical Practice
- Perspective-Taking and Positionality
- Source Evaluation and Information Literacy
- Writing and Rhetorical Analysis
- Ethical Reasoning
- Disciplinary Thinking
- Metacognitive and Reflective Practices
- Research Design and Inquiry
- Collaborative and Dialogic Thinking
- Media Literacy and Misinformation
- Creativity, Originality, and Epistemic Humility
- Assessment Design and Self-Evaluation
- It’s Here, It’s Clear: Get Used to It – Some Tools, Strategies and Resources for Using GenAI in teaching and Learning (Presentation, Google slides, lots of resources)
- Ideas for using GenAi in course prep, teaching with AI, student use, professional tasks
- Sample scholarly AI tools
- Guide for creating effective prompts
- Using AI for writing assignments
- 8 kinds of tasks for AI in teaching and learning
- 10 roles AI can play in teaching & learning
- Nursing-focused examples and resources
- 5 steps to meaningful integration of AI in teaching, learning, & assessment
- Additional resources
Creating Useful GenAI Prompts for Teaching and Learning (Presentation, Google slides) - How GenAI can help in T&L
- Prompt engineering & how it works
- How to build effective prompts
- Two nifty tools for effective T&L prompts (an AI Prompt Generator & an AI Prompt Library)
- A wide range of pre-prepared prompts (a fill-in-the-blanks approach)
- Pulling GenAI into Indigenization
- Taking prompting to students
- More resources for further learning
AI & Teaching & Learning: A Quick Guide for GAs (Presentation, Google slides) - Why & How Will Students Use GenAI
- What We Can/Should Do About It
- How GenAI Can Be Useful in T&L
- Guidance on Writing Effective Prompts
- Why it matters
- How to do it well
- How to introduce students to it
- A Few Basic Prompts for Student Use
- Starter Resources to Learn More
Writing and GenAI (Presentation, Google slides) - Process, Yes; Product, No
- Basic Truths about GenAI & Writing
- Analogy: Writing Process as Beading
- What APA Has to Say
- Using GenAI in Research, Thinking, & Writing
- Q&A
- Appendix 1: One Needed Skill: Prompt Engineering
- Appendix II: Some Starter Tools
GenAI and Its Research Uses (Presentation, Google slides) - (Briefly) What Is GenAI?
- What Can(‘t) It Do?
- How Should We Use It in Research?
- What Skills Do We Still Need? (Human Skills, Prompt Engineering)
- What Are (Some) Tools to Use -- and Resources?
- Q&A
ChatGPT, AI, and the Future of Teaching (A Panel) - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Session Recording (1.27) - Given the surge of AI-assisted technology, such as OpenAI (ChatGPT) and Helperbird, instructors at LU have expressed concerns regarding how these might impact their teaching. These platforms are open source and widely available to students; therefore, instructors wish to be better prepared with assigning written assignments, their assessment, and ability to maintain academic integrity.
- Panelists include Dr. Kevin Brooks (Social Justice), Dr. Vijay Mago (Computer Science), Ms. Tenille Brown (Law), Dr. Shikui Wu (Business Administration), and Laxmi Preethi (a PhD student in Computer Science, who is working on ChatGPT's role in pedagogy). The moderator is Dr. Abhi Rao.
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