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The Teaching & Learning Resource Hub
Below you will find articles and topics related to AI and its continued integration into education and our everyday lives. These articles are written by fellow UT Tyler Staff and Faculty.
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AI Articles
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Generating Exemplars for Course Engagement using an AI
Written by Stephen Myers
Date: 6.2024
We'll use AI chatbots to help generate relevant examples of course concepts for students. Crafting an example of a concept within our discipline can be easy, but it can be challenging to find an example that is relevant and understood by the average college student. We'll try asking a LLM for approachable examples of concepts you already teach in your courses.
Read the Article![A teacher using AI technology to create visualizations in a classroom, with images and data dynamically projected on a large screen. Students at their desks interact with the visualizations on their monitors, while the classroom setting includes bookshelves filled with books, highlighting a blend of traditional and modern educational tools.](/offices/academic-affairs/resource-hub/images/aiimage1.jpeg)
Bringing Concepts to Life: AI Image Generation in the Classroom
Written by Emily Davidson
Date: 06.2024
We will explore how generative AI image tools are transforming education, making it easier for teachers to create captivating visual aids from simple text prompts. You’ll learn about Microsoft Designer, a user-friendly and free tool by OpenAI, and see how it can bring your lesson plans to life with dynamic, AI-generated images.
![A classroom of students watches a large screen displaying an AI crime scene investigator being interviewed. The room is illuminated in blue tones, and the students are seated, attentively observing the presentation. The screen shows a detailed image of the AI investigator and text indicating the nature of the interview.](/offices/academic-affairs/resource-hub/ai-powered-student-interviews/aiclassroom.png)
Using Generative AI for a Career Interview Assignment
Written by Danielle Bailey
Date: 6.2024
Using ChatGPT, I was able to have a personalized discussion with a forensic science professional that achieved the goals of the interview assignment while requiring only limited outside of class time and eliminating strain on local agencies.
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Get Better Responses from LLMs: The Power of Prompt Engineering
Written by Katherine Villasenor
Date: 6.2024
This guide offers 7 practical tips for crafting powerful prompts, with real-world examples using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. Discover how to enhance lecture preparation, research assistance, and administrative tasks using Large Language Models.
![A vibrant illustration of a young woman with glasses and long dark hair tied back, standing confidently with her arms crossed. She is wearing a yellow blazer and a teal shirt. Behind her, a wall filled with colorful charts, graphs, and data visualizations creates an engaging and dynamic background, suggesting a focus on data analysis and presentation.](/offices/academic-affairs/resource-hub/images/aiteachingassistant.png)
AI: The Teaching Assistant You Never Knew You Needed
Written by Danielle Bailey
Date: 06.2024
We'll explore how AI can simplify course preparation for professors. Highlights from a 2024 workshop demonstrate practical uses of AI tools like Chat-GPT and Microsoft CoPilot for creating learning objectives, exam questions, grading rubrics, and more. Discover the benefits and best practices of integrating AI into higher education.
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Transformational Generative AI by Keeping the Human in the Loop
Written by Steve Myers
Date: 07.2024
Use AI tools ethically by engineering the prompts submitted into AI tools and transform the outputs of AI tools with our own knowledge, expertise, and voice. By keeping the human in the loop of the editing process, we can use generative AI to save us time and maintain authorship over the writing process.
Using Artificial Intelligence for Active Learning
Written by Scott Dillingham
Date: 07.2024
This pocket workshop explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in fostering active learning for faculty teaching online and face-to-face classes. We discuss the benefits of active learning and how AI can provide activities to enhance student engagement. For each example exercise, we’ll provide suggestions for implementing in both synchronous and asynchronous learning environments.
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UT System Conference on AI Takeaways for Instructors
Written by Steve Myers
Date: 07.2024
Explore key takeaways from the UT System Conference on AI in education. Learn about integrating ChatGPT and other AI tools in teaching, understanding AI hallucinations, the limitations of AI detectors, upcoming LMS AI features, and student perspectives on AI use in higher education. Essential insights for educators navigating the era of generative AI.