Integrating AI into the Classroom

ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, stirred debate across the higher education community, with some claiming artificial intelligence will revolutionize education while others see it as a significant threat. One thing is clear, and that artificial intelligence is here to stay, and it will disrupt current practices, not just in writing, but in the arts, software coding, and many other disciplines. It will become part of our students’ future jobs, which create the need for a new kind of literacy. Higher education must take a proactive role, engaging with this technology, shaping the ways we utilize it, with a critical perspective and an ethical approach.

Resources

CETL compiled some external training opportunities for faculty interested in learning more about Teaching with AI. Please visit Digital Learning Innovations (DLI), and University Information Technology Services (UITS) for more information about artificial intelligence at KSU and in the classroom. 

 

Teaching with AI @ Auburn

 

Trainings & Courses

KSU faculty, staff, and students have access to take over 2,800 free MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) offered by certain Coursera partners at no charge.

Jeanne Beatrix Law, Professor of English at Kennesaw State University, has authored several Coursera courses to help community stakeholders, students, and colleagues engage ethically with generative AI for many different use cases. Please check out the courses below:

 

  • ai home device on living room table

    Recommended Experience: Beginner

    In this module, you will learn how to (1) craft an input and output using the prompt engineering methods for generative AI, (2) articulate two methods of prompt engineering for everyday uses, and (3) apply your knowledge to one prompt engineering method to a real-world scenario.

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  • woman looking through papers on desk at work

    Recommended Experience: Beginner

    Learners will use generative AI to streamline every aspect of the grant writing process, from crafting compelling solicitation letters to structuring detailed proposals. By the end of this course, learners will be equipped to create high-quality, persuasive grant proposals.

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  • woman working remotely looking at coworkers on virtual meeting

    Recommended Experience: Beginner

    This course will guide participants through the fundamentals of AI-infused professional communication, including drafting emails, creating meeting agendas, summarizing documents, and producing compelling social media content. 

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  • scales of justice on office table

    Recommended Experience: Beginner

    This course equips participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the ethical complexities of AI, empowering them to contribute positively to the development and implementation of AI technologies in society.

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  • little kid doing homework on tablet

    Recommended Experience: Beginner

    Participants will be provided tested methods for prompting an AI Assistant, such as GPT, Claude, and Gemini to yield useful, relevant, accurate, and ethical outputs. Learners will gain a clear understanding of how to collaborate with an AI Assistant and how to encourage students to do so in ethical ways.

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  • kid looking at tablet in classroom in front of chalkboard

    Recommended Experience: Intermediate

    This course expands on the AI for Education (Basic) course. Participants will learn quick ways to refine prompt engineering methods for assignments and course design that can be scaled to multiple levels of educational contexts. 

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  • african american man in suit doing work on laptop

    Recommended Experience: Advanced

    This course expands on the AI for Education (Intermediate) course. Participants will learn quick ways to refine prompt engineering methods for assignments and course design that can be scaled to multiple levels of educational contexts.

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