As the semester comes to a close, I often think about what successes I had in my courses, which students really surprised and inspired me, and where I might adjust my design and delivery to cultivate more of that excitement, potential, and promise among learners. If you find yourself feeling the same way, check out … Continue reading That’s a Wrap! 5 Ways to End the Academic Year
AI Spark Tips: Engaging Students’ Creativity with GenAI
Carol Denning-Broadus, Associate Instructor, has always used creative projects to engage her students with complex scientific concepts. In the past, her Introduction to Anthropology courses (ANTH U102) asked students to create analog board games to convey information about rites of passage in different cultures. Today, she uses Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools to enable students … Continue reading AI Spark Tips: Engaging Students’ Creativity with GenAI
AI Spark Tips: How AI Ready Are You?
New AI tools emerge every day. A recent Y Combinator podcast claims that 5 new Agentic AI companies will arise for every cloud-based application we use today. No conventional human could ever keep up. Today's tool encourages us to take a pause and reflect on how ready we are for the onslaught of opportunities we … Continue reading AI Spark Tips: How AI Ready Are You?
AI Spark Tips: Generating Grading Rubrics with AI
Within your Blackboard learning management system (LMS) platform, you can use AI to generate rubrics specifically matched to your assignment instructions and the learning outcomes of your course. As you create an assignment, just click Add Rubric, then generate Rubric to reach the AI rubric interface. Cut and paste assignment instructions, course outcomes, and even … Continue reading AI Spark Tips: Generating Grading Rubrics with AI
AI Spark Tips: NotebookLM for Multimedia Research
Google's NotebookLM can be an innovative partner as you design instructional materials. Upload up to 20 sources--including YouTube videos and audio files--then ask NotebookLM to create summaries, notes, assessment questions, and even an AI-generated podcast conversation based on the sources you select. It is important to be attentive to FERPA, data privacy, copyright and intellectual … Continue reading AI Spark Tips: NotebookLM for Multimedia Research