January 31, 2025Examining AI Use in the Workplace by Amanda SturgillAs a teacher in higher education, it’s easy to feel pressure to have my graduates job-market ready, and at my university, we have had some engaging discussions about how well we should prepare students to use AI on the job….
January 24, 2025Using Generative AI in Leadership Developmentby Amanda SturgillLeadership is highlighted in higher education because educators believe leadership training matters in the job market. Research backs this up. Moody, Stewart, and Bolt-Lee (2002) found that leadership is one of the top five qualities employers look for and something…
January 17, 2025Exploring Student Choice in Artificial Intelligence-Supported Assessments for Learning (Part 2) by Aaron TrockiIn part one of this two-part blog post, I shared the revision of an artificial intelligence-supported assessment (AI-SA) I had used in spring 2024. The revised version gave students a choice in what technology (ChatGPT or internet search) they could…
January 10, 2025Using Generative AI in First-Year Seminars by Amanda Sturgill Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, are becoming common in education, and many students arrive at colleges and universities with some experience using them. Often, though, that experience is tinged with concern—worries about academic integrity or fear of doing something “wrong.”…
November 29, 2024Exploring Student Choice in Artificial Intelligence-Supported Assessments for Learning (Part 1) by Aaron TrockiIn this series of blog posts, I began by exploring models of assessment and feedback and offering some perspectives on benefits and drawbacks from various models. The practice perspective as described by Boud et al. (2018) proved valuable in my…
November 15, 2024AI and Anxiety: Perspectives from Higher Education by Amanda SturgillIn higher education, Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers real benefits like time savings and a tireless thought partner. But it can also mean significant anxiety for students and their instructors alike. What Makes People More Likely to Accept AI? Research indicates that…
October 25, 2024Analyzing an Artificial Intelligence-Supported Assessment and Summarizing Key Takeaways by Aaron TrockiIn this blog post, I share my analysis of the third artificial intelligence-supported assessment (AI-SA) students completed in the spring of 2024. If you have been following these posts, you will recall that this AI-SA was the last one administered…
October 18, 2024AI and the Truthiness of Searchby Amanda SturgillI like to have an engaging activity for my first-years on the first day of class, and this year, I did a sticky note discussion. Students have a series of prompts, write their responses on sticky notes, and we put…
October 7, 2024Perspectives on Using Generative AI in College Assignments by Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 2 This episode explores what AI integration in college assignments can do for student learning. With guests Aaron Trocki, a math professor at Elon university, and Alyssa Collins, who is studying to…
October 4, 2024AI and the Increased Value of Expertiseby Amanda SturgillThis post was written with ideation assistance from Google Gemini 1.5 Pro, using the following prompt: “Please act as a writing consultant. A client has come in and wants to write a 500-word blog post about the effect that AI…