Evelyn's AI-Huh Moment: Crafting AI-Assisted Learning by Lauren Kelley

The Optimist

laurenkelley0523 — 2024-07-21 08:06:17 UTC

Dr. Evelyn Brooks, an award-winning educator, sat at her desk, deep in thought. The rapid rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT had transformed the educational landscape almost overnight. Her colleagues have mixed feelings about AI, but she sees its potential.

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Leaning into AI

laurenkelley0523 — 2024-07-21 08:12:10 UTC

Evelyn's teaching philosophy was rooted in care and rigor. She believed in nurturing her students' curiosity and pushing them to engage deeply with their learning. However, she was aware that many of her students were already using AI to complete their assignments. Rather than fight this change, Evelyn decided she'd lean into it. She envisioned a way to integrate AI into her teaching that would enhance learning, foster ethical use, and maintain academic rigor.

The Problem

laurenkelley0523 — 2024-07-21 08:12:32 UTC

The problem was, there wasn't a tool to help her thoughtfully plan AI-assisted learning tasks and capture this in her AI prompts. She needed a way to incorporate AI ethics, consider how AI was being tasked by students, and ensure that the AI use aligned with different competency levels.

A potential solution

laurenkelley0523 — 2024-07-21 08:13:47 UTC

Evelyn came across the AI Course Mapping Tool (ACMT). This tool was designed precisely for educators like her, who wanted to thoughtfully integrate AI into their curricula. The ACMT offered a strategic framework for mapping course content and learning objectives for AI-supported activities. The tool ultimately helps educators design AI prompts to assist them with instructing AI to generate AI-assisted learning materials.

The perfect planning tool

laurenkelley0523 — 2024-07-21 08:15:19 UTC

Evelyn was all in! This tool addressed all of her needs. The first step involved identifying potential AI-assisted learning tasks in her course. She appreciated how the ACMT encouraged her to have meaningful conversations with her students about AI expectations and usage. It redirected critical issues like plagiarism, creating a greater focus on the intentional course design of learning tasks.

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laurenkelley0523 — 2024-08-13 02:02:07 UTC