AI-Enhanced Pedagogy: Exploring Generative AI as a Collaborative Partner
Provost Endorsement for Faculty Using Generative AI at Penn State
Endorsement Description
Generative AI technologies often provide free access to rapid searches, technical explanations, creative inspiration, and professional formatting. Yet students in all disciplines avoid using technology for their coursework that is not explicitly recommended or even approved by their instructors. The goal of this endorsement is to help you explore opportunities to use generative AI in your teaching and learning practices and create pathways to support student use of generative AI in their learning activities within your discipline.
By completing this endorsement, participants will:
- Identify teaching or learning opportunities for equity, ethical practices, or disciplinary skills granted by generative AI technologies.
- Explore and use at least three Generative AI tools.
- Review and revise a course or teaching approach with Generative AI to support student success.
- Create a video of your instructional philosophy with Generative AI that could be given to your students.
All faculty and staff can enroll
10% Asynchronous and 90% synchronous experiences
Estimated time commitment: 10 – 12 hours
Offered each semester starting Fall 2024
Requires attendance of 7 events
Complete 2 reflection activities and 1 video
Enroll in the TLT Endorsement!
Enrollment for the Fall 2024 endorsement will close on September 30, 2024.
Requirements
To complete the endorsement program, participants will have to attend a total of 7 events, including 3 awareness/exploration events, and 4 literacy activities/events. In addition, participants will complete 2 reflection activities and 1 video.
2024 Awareness/Exploration Events
| Name of Event | Offering Unit | Date/Time/Registration Link |
| Teaching with Technology (TwT): GenAI Summer Splash: Riding the Generative AI Wave for Teaching | TLT |
Thursday, July 18 at 10:00-12:00 pm OR Monday, August 5 at 10:00-12:00 pm |
| Teaching with Technology (TwT): AI Tools for Teaching and Learning | TLT |
Tuesday, September 17 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, September 18 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
| Teaching with Technology (TwT): AI for Educators – Enhancing Classroom Conversations: Using the GenAI Acceptable Use Guide to Set Expectations | Offered by Commonwealth Campus Instructional Design |
Wednesday, September 25 at 2:00-3:15 p.m. OR Thursday, September 26 at 12:00-1:15 p.m. |
| Research Review: Perspectives of AI: Year 2 Findings | TLT |
Wednesday, September 25 at 3:30-5:00 p.m. |
| Teaching with Technology (TwT): Enhancing Instructional Materials with Gen AI | TLT |
Tuesday, October 8 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, October 9 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
| Copyright and Generative AI | Offered by the Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright |
Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 16 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
| Teaching in the Age of AI – Introductory Workshop | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence |
Thursday, August 29 at 12:15-1:15 p.m. |
| Designing Assignments for Learning in the Age of AI | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence |
Thursday, September 5 at 1:30-2:30 p.m |
2024 Literacy Activities/Events
| Activities/Events | Date/Time | Registration |
| Semester Prompt Challenge Badge: Complete 6 form submissions and 3 Teams posts based on weekly prompts using Microsoft Copilot to earn a digital badge. | Weekly Opportunities: September 23 to November 11 |
Contact for questions: ccts@psu.edu |
| Attend 1+ AI Horizons Community Discussion |
Offered by TLT Dates: TBD |
Join the AI Horizons Team for Zoom link and registration |
| Attend 1+ Cross Campus Teaching Circle – “AI Teaching Circle (Exploring the Basics)” |
Offered by Commonwealth Campus Instructional Design Dates:
|
Registration link |
| Consult with your local Learning Designer or Media Commons about Gen AI opportunities | Recommended time: 60 minutes | |
| Discuss Gen AI with a colleague in your discipline | Recommended time: 60 minutes | |
| Complete the software/courseware approval procedures in order to use an AI Tool of your selection | Request form |
Complete Reflection Activities and Deliverables
After enrolling in the endorsement, participants will be added to a Canvas course. All of the deliverables will be submitted in the AI-Enhanced Pedagogy Canvas Space.
Reflection Activities
Reflection 1: Markup a Syllabus with generative AI opportunities and submit a before/after comparison.
Reflection 2: Create a reflection post in the AI Horizons Provost Endorsement channel on how your plans were reinforced or changed after 4 community discussions.
Generative AI Philosophy Video
Create 1 video artifact explaining:
- The significance of your class/discipline for learner’s personal growth.
- Your personal philosophy on the use of AI as a tool in your course experience.
- Statement about your use of Generative AI to be transparent.
Endorsement Leaders and Support
The endorsement is coordinated by Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT). TLT is partnering with the University Libraries, the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, World Campus, Academic Integrity, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the Commonwealth Campus instructional design community to offer this unique opporunity for faculty.
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