Embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Classroom: Practical Application and Assessment Tools

As AI becomes more ubiquitous and accessible, there is a call to promote awareness, implementation, and evaluation skills among AI users. In an effort to support students’ technology fluency, the current project asks students to evaluate the functionality of different AI platforms. Students will be asked to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and accuracy of the AI output in consideration of discipline-specific criteria. This case study model, which is currently in progress, will demonstrate how instructors can skillfully integrate AI technology into various classroom assignments and help students critically evaluate AI output. Participants of this presentation will have access to examples of AI related syllabus language, assignment descriptions, and assessment tools that they can modify for their own application. Participants will be asked to practice using an AI chat platform (ChatGPT), an AI image generator (Leonardo.ai) and an AI presentation generator (CANVA) to generate output and then utilize the assessment tool for evaluation of their output. For full participation, attendees will need to access a shared google drive folder and create a free login for ChatGPT, Leonardo.ai, and CANVA.