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AI is not Always the Answer
Like the calculator, AI can be a powerful tool to enhance student learning; however it should not be used to replace the development of foundational skills. In this video Dr. Lawrence discusses the nuance of AI use in the classroom and leverage AI effectively, ensuring students build essential skills while benefiting from advanced technology.
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AI is not the Death of Faculty Expertise
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that enhances, rather than replaces, the expertise of educators, acting as an invaluable teaching assistant. This video explores how AI supports educators while human judgment remains essential for nuanced teaching and decision-making.
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AI Proofing Assignments and Ensuring Authentic Student Work
This video explores how to “AI-proof” your assignments. Learn strategies for ensuring students genuinely engage with course material and produce authentic work, even as AI tools become more sophisticated.
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AI’s Use in Structuring Writing Assignments
Dr. Laura McNeill explains how to use generative AI to design effective writing assignments that align with course objectives. An example prompt that can be adapted to any discipline is provided.
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Enhancing Critical Thinking with AI
Dr. Lawrence Cappello explains how educators can use generative AI to enhance students’ critical thinking skills and shares a prompt for creating a “misinformation assignment.”
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Guardrails
Dr. Matthew Hudnall explains why guardrails are essential to ensure safety, fairness, and ethical use as AI becomes more prominent and powerful.
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How Does Gen AI Work?
In this video, Dr. Matthew Hudnall demystifies generative AI, showing how it learns patterns from massive datasets to create original stories, images, music, and more, not through magic, but through powerful prediction at scale.
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How to Prompt AI to Analyze Documents
Dr. Katie Chiou explains how to craft effective prompts to analyze documents with practical tips to help AI summarize, extract details, and provide key insights.
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How to Use AI for Media Creation
Dr. Katie Chiou provides an overview on how to create AI-generated media including images, audio and video for multimedia projects.
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Incorporating AI Logs in Assignments
AI logs can help students use AI responsibly while strengthening their critical thinking and creativity. This video explores practical ways to integrate AI logs and reflection into assignments, from research papers to visual presentations and creative projects, ensuring AI supports learning without replacing it.
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Leveraging AI for Creating Rubrics
Dr. Laura McNeill shares how educators can effectively use generative AI to create grading rubrics in support of student learning outcomes.
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Leveraging AI for Interactive Classroom Activities
Leveraging AI to develop interactive classroom activities can help address post-pandemic student disengagement and fosters deeper learning. Dr. Lawrence Cappello shares how AI can save time, spark creativity, and help you design engaging, tailored activities that enhance student understanding and participation.
AI Teaching Network
Welcome to The University of Alabama AI Teaching Network! This video library features short, practical clips of use cases and advice for responsibly using generative AI in teaching practices. Use the drop-down menu below to filter by category or explore the entire library for content that fits your teaching needs.