Speaking and Thinking for Ourselves
Students reflect on ethical considerations in the context of communication and technology by comparing ideas in an Immanual Kant essay to current events related to artificial intelligence.
Undergraduate
From Consumer to Creator: Analyzing and Producing Machine-Made Stories
Students first analyze stories generated by AI, developing their ability to assess the strengths and weaknesses of machine-made narratives. Next, they create their own stories using AI, allowing them to explore the creative process from a technological perspective.
Writing Imagery: Multimodal AIs in History and Digital Art
Students engage in multimodal composition, blending written text with digital images, sounds, and other media forms to create a rich, layered project. Students also conduct in-depth historical research to inform their creative work
Narrative and Text Generation AI
Students engage in creative writing exercises where they collaborate with AI text generation tools to produce narratives. Students analyze the structure and coherence of AI-generated narratives, comparing them to human-written stories to identify strengths and weaknesses.
AI Literacy: Real-World Cautionary Tales
Students analyze real-world case studies that illustrate the potential pitfalls and ethical considerations of AI applications, enhancing their understanding of AI’s impact on society.
Variation in the Writing Outputs of First-year Writing Students and Generative AI
Students compare their writing to that generated by AI, analyzing differences in style, coherence, and quality.
Fact-Checking Auto-Generated AI Hype
Students critically evaluate the claims made by AI-generated text, distinguishing between accurate information and exaggerated hype.
My Summer with ChatGPT
The assignment emphasizes creative storytelling by encouraging students to co-create stories with ChatGPT, and then they document their interactions with AI in a reflective journal, analyzing their learning experiences and the impact of AI on their writing development.
Wrestling with A.I.
Students first read and reflect on articles on the social implications of AI and then participate in class discussions of the ethical dilemmas that AI presents. Additional ideas in the chapter include asking students to play with predictive text and to write position statements on the use of AI.
Co-Creating Intersectional Design Narratives with AI
The assignment emphasizes collaboration with AI tools to enhance creativity and innovation in design, allowing students to explore how AI can contribute to the narrative creation process.
Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of AI Chatbots: Implementing ChatGPT in the First-Year Writing Classroom
Students receive instant feedback on their writing from ChatGPT, allowing them to revise and improve their drafts based on the AI’s suggestions. Students then reflect on their experience using ChatGPT, analyzing its impact on their writing process and understanding its strengths and limitations.
Automated Aid or Offloading Close Reading? Student Perspectives on AI Reading Assistants
The assignment encourages students to critically evaluate AI tools, considering their benefits and limitations, and developing a nuanced understanding of their impact on the reading process.
More is Less?: Using Generative AI for Idea Generation and Diversification in Early Writing Processes
This assignment leverages generative AI to assist students in generating a wide range of ideas during the early stages of the writing process, enhancing their creativity and brainstorming capabilities.
Developing Media and Information Literacy through Dialogues about AI
This assignment encourages students to engage in meaningful dialogues about artificial intelligence, fostering a deeper understanding of its implications and applications.
Empowering Educators in the Age of Generative AI: A Critical Media Literacy Approach
The activities in this article emphasizes the importance of critical media literacy, encouraging students to critically analyze and evaluate the use of generative AI in various media contexts.
Navigating the New Frontier of Generative AI in Peer Review and Academic Writing
This assignment explores the use of generative AI tools in the peer review process, allowing students to leverage AI for providing constructive feedback and enhancing the quality of academic writing.
AI Literacy Workshop Series
This collection of activities were part of a series of workshops on AI literacy, touching on tools, prompt writing, and more. The activities can be used individually or as a full series.
AI Literacy Workshop: AI Art and Images
Students critically analyze the role and impact of AI in the art world, examining ethical, social, and artistic implications to develop a nuanced perspective on AI-generated content.
AI Literacy Workshop: Ethics and Social Justice
This workshop teaches participants how to recognize and mitigate biases in AI algorithms and data, ensuring fairness in AI systems by addressing issues such as demographic parity and equal opportunity.
“Language Weaves Its Tapestry”: Crafting Found Poetry Using AI Tools
This assignment uses AI tools to assist students in crafting found poetry, providing an innovative approach to exploring language and poetic forms through technology.
ChatGPT Assistance in Creating Chemistry Practice Problems: Pitfalls, Positives, and Possibilities
This assignment explores the use of ChatGPT to generate chemistry practice problems, providing students with a tool to enhance their problem-solving skills and deepen their understanding of chemistry concepts.
Using Generative AI in the Music History Classroom
This assignment uses generative AI to help students explore and analyze different music styles and historical contexts, providing an innovative approach to studying music history.
Collaborative Writing and AI: A Research Assignment for an Undergraduate Professional Communication Course
This assignment integrates AI tools into the collaborative writing process, includes a research component where students investigate the implications of AI in professional communication, and asks students to use their research findings to create a professional document using AI tools.
Creating Constitutions with ChatGPT
Students work collaboratively in groups to draft their constitutions, fostering teamwork and communication skills while allowing them to benefit from diverse perspectives and ideas.