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This post from Andrew Stapleton, Ph. D. on the use of AI for our research is fascinating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3KQjHfZjY

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Academic Advising Professional Development Opportunity: Application to review Book Chapter(s) in the following book: Discovering Socially Just Academic Advising: Empowerment, Advocacy, and Courage in Higher Education

https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_40B72jgnqPDwUaq?_cldee=SDhk_KN9KFly7YmcG7yB0fcvK4XNfF-ljxhTqDyPVoAZbp-mQf2WuTjp2taq8I-F&recipientid=contact-642775b8bad0e91180d9000d3a0dce1c-59f1f6a157ea4b9c8687226a600dbf0e&esid=d870aca4-6919-f011-998a-00224802cf58

Here is a fascinating new resource on the integration of AI into and across post-secondary curriculum at the University of Florida courtesy of the Chronicle for Higher Education:

https://www.chronicle.com/pioneering-ai-for-education-research-and-global-impact?utm_campaign=che-3p-cnt-brs-uof-resourcecenter&utm_medium=em&utm_source=mkto&utm_content=25-03-21-v2&mkt_tok=OTMxLUVLQS0yMTgAAAGZuXyGzdmULaLRDGWya1vYcy9jRX84j-DvDLH9YGSpvPbVSlhpTI8lTckvrJ0kSTs8lU2Exmcgbg_I58FjDInlcJ2vj15ZkatX8wTH0JuKchY3c-E

AI Commons Bulletin 3/12/2025

🔊 MSU IT Announces ChatGPT and Gemini “Coming Soon”
The new AI page on tech.msu.edu teases that Gemini and ChatGPT are “coming soon” But it is unclear if the applications will be available for purchase or if the campus community will have free access of the latest foundational models.

Learn More: https://tech.msu.edu/technology/ai/

✍️ Departments at Johns Hopkins Integrated AI into their Curriculum Development Process
It’s like experiential learning for faculty – integrate AI into a standard task that you need to do anyway. Also has a list of very concrete bite-sized learning objectives for learning to use AI, like: name 3 chatbots, start a chat, list 3 ways to make a better prompt.

Learn More: Khamis, N., et al. (2025). More intelligent faculty development: Integrating GenAI in curriculum development programs. Medical Teacher, 1–3.

⚙️ AI Tools Are Being Used for All Stages of the Scientific Research Process
This working paper gives quite in-depth description of several AI tools being used for each of step of the research cycle: (1) lit review, (2) generating research ideas, (3) conducting experiments, (4) generating multimodal content, and (5) conducting peer-review. Recommended to get a good lay of the land.

Learn More: Eger, S., et al. (2025). Transforming Science with Large Language Models: A Survey on AI-assisted Scientific Discovery, Experimentation, Content Generation, and Evaluation.

📈 Grammarly Acquires Coda: From Writing Assistant to AI Productivity
Grammarly, popular with students and educators as a writing assistant software, just purchased the AI productivity company Coda. While Grammarly has previously positioned itself as a teaching tool for writing, this acquisition signals a move towards an AI productivity platform.

Learn More: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/company/grammarly-acquires-coda/

Bulletin items compiled by MJ Jackson and Sarah Freye with production assistance from Lisa Batchelder. Get the AI-Commons Bulletin on our Microsoft Teams channel, at aicommons.commons.msu.edu, or by email (send an email to aicommons@msu.edu with the word “subscribe”).

AI Commons Bulletin 3/10/2025

📖 Want a Playbook for Envisioning How AI Changes Your Curriculum?
A concise summary of a biomedical engineering educators’ summit on integrating AI into curricula. It covers aligning AI with industry shifts, using AI in courses, and tackling challenges like accreditation and curriculum overload through Q&A and strategic discussions.

Learn More: Khojah, R., Werth, A., Broadhead, K.W. et al. Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools and Competencies in Biomedical Engineering Education. Biomed Eng Education (2025).

💯 Estonia to Give All Students ChatGPTedu
Estonia, one of the top countries for ChatGPT usage, is aiming to provide all 10th and 11th grade students with ChatGPT Edu by September 2025, eventually expanding to all 200,000 students in the country.

Learn More: https://openai.com/index/estonia-schools-and-chatgpt/

💰 MSU Tech Store Now Has Full Copilot License for Purchase
MSU Tech Store now offers the full suite of Microsoft Copilot for purchase. The current price is $168 per license through August 2025. This includes access to Copilot within existing applications like Word, Teams, and Outlook.

Learn More: https://techstore.msu.edu/

🤖 Some Concrete Examples for Using and Assigning AI in a Database Course
Examples of using AI to create mini-cases, quiz questions, and slides, plus assignments analyzing AI-generated data and solutions. Students valued the experience, though its impact on critical thinking and problem-solving varied.

Learn More: Zhang, X. (2025). Teaching Tip Incorporating AI Tools Into Database Classes. Journal of Information Systems Education, 36(1), 37–52.

Bulletin items compiled by MJ Jackson and Sarah Freye with production assistance from Lisa Batchelder. Get the AI-Commons Bulletin on our Microsoft Teams channel, at aicommons.commons.msu.edu, or by email (send an email to aicommons@msu.edu with the word “subscribe”).