Fundamentals of Teaching Workshop Series: Generative AI
Workshop Overview
The Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching and the Office of Online and Digital Education engaged with UM-Flint faculty in the 2023-2024 Fundamentals of Teaching Workshop Series about teaching in the era of generative AI.
Throughout the workshop series, we collectively considered how generative AI impacts different aspects of teaching. While engaging with the content of the workshop at a broad level, workshop participants were asked to develop and explore a question of their choosing that is related to teaching and generative AI. Participants gathered information (through their own readings, feedback from students/colleagues, etc) to help them answer their questions and then presented their findings at the UM-Flint Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues conference on March 7, 2024.
Workshop Outcomes
- Collectively consider how Generative AI impacts different aspects of teaching
- Develop and explore a question of your choosing that is related to teaching and Generative AI
- Present at the UM-Flint Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues conference
Workshop Schedule
- November 7: Overview and Ethics
- November 14: Impact on Assessment
- December 5: Integration into Teaching
- January 16: A focus on literacy
- February 13: Equitable Grading
- March 7: Conference Presentations
Workshop Testimonials
“This workshop has provided me with the skills to feel comfortable exploring AI on my own and I look forward to reworking assignments to incorporate the use of AI for students.” – Deanna Carr-West, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Health Sciences.
“I came into the workshop series with almost zero knowledge regarding GAI, so my comfort level with exploring GAI has increased dramatically. Specifically, I now understand the basics of how to access and use GAI, as well as the issues related to the use of this technology. I am still unsure how I will apply it to my courses, but I feel that I now have sufficient knowledge to take advantage of GAI when opportunities arise.” – Julie Broadbent, Associate Professor of Psychology.
“I found this workshop to be very informative on a broad scale. It increased my comfort to try the software and work with it. It opened the door to have my thought process change to think about using A.I.” – Julie Hollenbeck, Assistant Director of Radiation Therapy and Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Health Sciences.
“I did not know much about generative AI before this workshop. I have gained confidence in exploring generative AI and in looking at ways that help me better design my assignments. I need to learn to use this tool to rethink the elements of my courses and to leverage generative AI to help my students learn.
What helped me a lot were the presentations by the staff. I used to think of generative AI as a threat. The workshop changed my mind. I think it’s a tremendous opportunity. It can augment my knowledge with more possibilities, quick responses, and content that was not possible before.” – Mohamed Daassa, Lecturer IV of Foreign Language and Lecturer IV of History.