Teaching and AI

While the Teaching Commons staff are working toward creating a more robust framework of teaching and AI support, the following information and resources have been compiled to provide additional support related to teaching and AI.

Generative AI Policy/Syllabus Statements
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

AI for Course Design and Assessments

AI for Enhanced Learning and Learner Support

 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 

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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.