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Posted on: GenAI & Education

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about 2 years ago
AI 101: and Infographic
Check out this simple resource from aiEDU (the AI Education Project) a non-profit that creates equitable learning experiences that build foundational AI literacy. You can learn more, and find adaptable tools and activities for educators, parents, and students at https://www.aiedu.org/
Check out this simple resource from aiEDU (the AI Education Project) a non-profit that creates equitable learning experiences that build foundational AI literacy. You can learn more, and find adaptable tools and activities for educators, parents, and students at https://www.aiedu.org/
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over 2 years ago
While this resource is from the Office of Student Life Counseling and Consultation at The Ohio State University (Adapted and used by permission of Dr. Joan Whitney, Director of Villanova University Counseling Center), "Dealing with the Aftermath of Tragedy in the Classroom" provides 12 actionable steps for educators to consider when coming back together with their students after a collective tragedy.
(1-page PDF)
(1-page PDF)
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almost 2 years ago
Pre-Class Survey
It's helpful to survey your students before class begins to learn about their accessibility and/or technology needs. This contributes to students feeling welcome in your course and gives you practical information about both learners' needs and whether to follow-up with specific resources. There is a template accessibility survey (titled "[COURSE#] Accessibility pre-start Survey") within the CTLI's library of surveys that you can copy and adapt to your own course; instructions on how to access and make your own version are here: https://iteach.msu.edu/iteachmsu/groups/iteachmsu/stories/2810
It's helpful to survey your students before class begins to learn about their accessibility and/or technology needs. This contributes to students feeling welcome in your course and gives you practical information about both learners' needs and whether to follow-up with specific resources. There is a template accessibility survey (titled "[COURSE#] Accessibility pre-start Survey") within the CTLI's library of surveys that you can copy and adapt to your own course; instructions on how to access and make your own version are here: https://iteach.msu.edu/iteachmsu/groups/iteachmsu/stories/2810
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: GenAI & Education

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about 2 years ago
aiEDU (the AI Education Project), a non-profit that creates equitable learning experiences that build foundational AI literacy, presents three AI Activities...
1. Will Robots Take My Job?
2. Quick, Draw!
3. Charge Your Phone... or Else
You can learn more, and find adaptable tools and activities for educators, parents, and students at https://www.aiedu.org/
1. Will Robots Take My Job?
2. Quick, Draw!
3. Charge Your Phone... or Else
You can learn more, and find adaptable tools and activities for educators, parents, and students at https://www.aiedu.org/
Posted on: #iteachmsu

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over 1 year ago
Hello Colleagues,
I’m writing to inform you that the MSU Libraries' Open Educational Resources Award Program call for applications for the academic year 2023-2024 opens today.
Now in its 5th year, the OER Award Program provides financial incentives and support to instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional learning materials to advance our goals of affordability, access, equity, and student success.
Please visit https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award or consult the attached Call for Proposals to learn more about the application categories, eligibility, participation requirements, timelines, and criteria for evaluation. Application forms are available at https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award, and the deadline for submission is February 12, 2024.
The OER Advisory Committee will meet to review applications, and successful awardees will be notified on March 1, 2024.
Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
Sincerely,
Linda
I’m writing to inform you that the MSU Libraries' Open Educational Resources Award Program call for applications for the academic year 2023-2024 opens today.
Now in its 5th year, the OER Award Program provides financial incentives and support to instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional learning materials to advance our goals of affordability, access, equity, and student success.
Please visit https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award or consult the attached Call for Proposals to learn more about the application categories, eligibility, participation requirements, timelines, and criteria for evaluation. Application forms are available at https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award, and the deadline for submission is February 12, 2024.
The OER Advisory Committee will meet to review applications, and successful awardees will be notified on March 1, 2024.
Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
Sincerely,
Linda
Posted on: GenAI & Education

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8 months ago
AI Commons Bulletin 1/22/2025
Human-curated news about generative AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
📷 AI for Photographic Course Materials
Instructors using photos in course materials can explore AI tools that extend images into panoramic or 360-degree views. Currently based on a single photo, these tools may soon evolve to include context, offering more accurate and dynamic results.
Learn More: https://people.engr.tamu.edu/nimak/Papers/PanoDreamer/index.html
👍 Policies at German Universities Generally Positive Toward AI
A content analysis of AI guidelines at 67 universities in Germany can be summed up as: use it if you wish, just be open and transparent.
Learn More: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12891
💬 Word of the Day: Agentic Era
Google sees the future as agentic. To them, this means AI that can “understand more about the world around you, think multiple steps ahead, and take action on your behalf”. In other words, AI that makes decisions and adapts to its surroundings.
Learn More: https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/
🏫 Learning Needs in the Age of AI is Different
The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) sparks important discussions regarding learner independence and self-direction:
1. How to use AI productively for one’s learning needs
2. How to evaluate AI responses
3. How to maintain one’s own voice
Learn More: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14121369
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”).
Human-curated news about generative AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
📷 AI for Photographic Course Materials
Instructors using photos in course materials can explore AI tools that extend images into panoramic or 360-degree views. Currently based on a single photo, these tools may soon evolve to include context, offering more accurate and dynamic results.
Learn More: https://people.engr.tamu.edu/nimak/Papers/PanoDreamer/index.html
👍 Policies at German Universities Generally Positive Toward AI
A content analysis of AI guidelines at 67 universities in Germany can be summed up as: use it if you wish, just be open and transparent.
Learn More: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12891
💬 Word of the Day: Agentic Era
Google sees the future as agentic. To them, this means AI that can “understand more about the world around you, think multiple steps ahead, and take action on your behalf”. In other words, AI that makes decisions and adapts to its surroundings.
Learn More: https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/
🏫 Learning Needs in the Age of AI is Different
The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) sparks important discussions regarding learner independence and self-direction:
1. How to use AI productively for one’s learning needs
2. How to evaluate AI responses
3. How to maintain one’s own voice
Learn More: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14121369
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”).
Posted on: GenAI & Education

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7 months ago
AI Commons Bulletin 2/19/2025
🧠 AI Tools Soon to Decide How Much They Need to “Think”
Expect the answers from AI tools to generally improve over the next few months, as more of them incorporate “reasoning” into their process. These are models that can discern when a prompt is more complex and would require a multi-step reasoning process. OpenAI is starting this with ChatGPT soon.
Learn More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtwK3hBAjDY
📗 Five Generations of Intelligent Textbooks
Sosnovsky & Brusilovsky compile the literature on intelligent textbooks and organize five generations:
Engineered: AI-powered adaptive reading.
Integrated: Linked with external smart content.
Extracted: AI analyzes and structures knowledge.
Datamined: Tracks student engagement for insights.
Generated: AI creates content, questions, & chatbots
Learn More: Sosnovsky, S., Brusilovsky, P. & Lan, A. Intelligent Textbooks. Int J Artif Intell Educ (2025).
🚫 Guidance for Uses of AI Banned by EU’s AI Act
The EU regulates AI much more than the US does. When it adopted the AI Act, it banned “unacceptable risk” uses, but didn’t provide much explanation. A new report lays out examples, including manipulative, deceptive, and exploitative practices.
Learn More: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/112367
⏳ Waiting 5-10 Minutes for an AI to Answer?! What?!
Deep Research is a newer function of Google’s AI, Gemini. You can ask it an extended question and it will break it down into parts, research each part (including multiple web searches), and write up a report you can download. It’s available both on the web and on Android. Additional $ required.
Learn More: https://youtu.be/IBKRyI5m_Rk
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 Tools Soon to Decide How Much They Need to “Think”
Expect the answers from AI tools to generally improve over the next few months, as more of them incorporate “reasoning” into their process. These are models that can discern when a prompt is more complex and would require a multi-step reasoning process. OpenAI is starting this with ChatGPT soon.
Learn More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtwK3hBAjDY
📗 Five Generations of Intelligent Textbooks
Sosnovsky & Brusilovsky compile the literature on intelligent textbooks and organize five generations:
Engineered: AI-powered adaptive reading.
Integrated: Linked with external smart content.
Extracted: AI analyzes and structures knowledge.
Datamined: Tracks student engagement for insights.
Generated: AI creates content, questions, & chatbots
Learn More: Sosnovsky, S., Brusilovsky, P. & Lan, A. Intelligent Textbooks. Int J Artif Intell Educ (2025).
🚫 Guidance for Uses of AI Banned by EU’s AI Act
The EU regulates AI much more than the US does. When it adopted the AI Act, it banned “unacceptable risk” uses, but didn’t provide much explanation. A new report lays out examples, including manipulative, deceptive, and exploitative practices.
Learn More: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/112367
⏳ Waiting 5-10 Minutes for an AI to Answer?! What?!
Deep Research is a newer function of Google’s AI, Gemini. You can ask it an extended question and it will break it down into parts, research each part (including multiple web searches), and write up a report you can download. It’s available both on the web and on Android. Additional $ required.
Learn More: https://youtu.be/IBKRyI5m_Rk
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”).