Empowering Educators: A Guide to Integrating AI in the Classroom

Maggie Grady is a Learning Designer for the Teaching Transformation team within CATT. She assists our UB Instructors with pedagogical development and growth by supporting continual improvement in course design, teaching methods and strategies. She is also one of the founders of UB TaLCK, a learning community where instructors can address teaching concerns, discuss classroom strategies and share resources and best practices. 

When discussing the use of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, it is important to consider some of the benefits using AI can have. One of the ways AI can help instructors in the classroom is through generating learning outcomes and assessments. Maggie guided attendees through the differences in quality and efficiency of both Copilot and ChatGPT in generating six learning outcomes based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. One thing to consider when using these tools is the use of citing your work. Microsoft Copilot provides citations, but ChatGPT does not. The Office of Academic Integrity provides guidance on how to properly cite ChatGPT and policy guidance for faculty. 

Our own learning management system, Brightspace, has several AI-enabled tools to help instructors as they teach their courses. From the Insights Portal to Replace Strings, there are a wide variety of tools that enable you to streamline your teaching and help you focus on instruction. 

The workshop concluded with a discussion on Academic Integrity Policy surrounding the use of AI in the classroom, and how instructors can detect and deter its use among students.