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Prompts and Play: Teaching Worldbuilding and Fandom with NotebookLM
As instructors grapple with the fast-paced development of artificial intelligence (hereafter referred to as AI), one of the concerns that gets repeated is the question of critical attention to content. With all of the different programs out there, how do we ensure that students are reading and engaging with the material? And as there seems…
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Collaborating with GenAI to personalize course outcomes
Although scholars in higher ed do not agree on the role that AI should play in teaching and learning, one perspective is that students and faculty must learn how to collaborate with AI. Jose Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson (2024) succinctly state it this way – “AI is more than an assistant: it is…
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Generative AI: The Other, Other Search Engine
The integration of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, in academics has emerged as a promising avenue for revolutionizing traditional teaching and learning methods as well as optimizing administrative processes within educational institutions. However, the adoption of AI presents both challenges and opportunities. This case study delves into the rationale behind utilizing AI in the academic realm,…
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Using AI as a Third “Person” in the Room during Student Advising
One of the tasks that I commonly perform in my role as chair of a department of technical communication is advising students who are considering tech comm or who are considering next steps in tech comm. Such advising conversations can have a number of challenges as the student and I face a common goal of…
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Developing Learner Personas
For faculty and program administrators, the need to align programmatic learning outcomes with the shifting and diverse perspectives and motivations of students has never been more critical. Our department’s recent initiative to review and enhance these outcomes has brought to the forefront an exigence for grounding our efforts in the needs of our students. Central…
