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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 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.

2025 Awareness/Exploration Events (Attend 3)

Name of Event

Offering Unit

Date/Time/Registration Link

Teaching with Technology (TwT): GenAI Summer Splash: Riding the Generative AI Wave for Teaching

TLT

2024: Thursday, July 18 at 10:00-12:00 pm OR Monday, August 5 at 10:00-12:00 pm (Watch Recording)

Teaching in the Age of AI – Introductory Workshop

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

2024: Thursday, August 29 at 12:15-1:15 p.m.

Designing Assignments for Learning in the Age of AI

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

2024: Thursday, September 5 at 1:30-2:30 p.m

Teaching with Technology (TwT): AI Tools for Teaching and Learning

TLT

2024: Tuesday, September 17 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, September 18 at 1:00-2:00 p.m.

2025: Tuesday, February 18 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, February 19 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. (Registration link)

Teaching with Technology (TwT): AI for Educators – Enhancing Classroom Conversations: Using the GenAI Acceptable Use Guide to Set Expectations

Commonwealth Campus Instructional Design

2024: Wednesday, September 25 at 2:00-3:15 p.m. OR Thursday, September 26 at 12:00-1:15 p.m. (Watch Recording)

2025: Thursday, January 30 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Friday, January 31 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. (Registration link)

Research Review: Perspectives of AI: Year 2 Findings 

TLT

2024: Wednesday, September 25 at 3:30-5:00 p.m. OR In-Person Option: 004 Shields Bldg (Watch Recording)

Teaching with Technology (TwT): Enhancing Instructional Materials with Gen AI 

TLT

2024: Tuesday, October 8 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, October 9 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. (Watch Recording)

Copyright and Generative AI

The Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright

2024: Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, October 16 at 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Teaching with Technology (TwT): Using GenAI in Student Assignments 

TLT

2025: Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. (Registration link)

Teaching with Technology (TwT): Using GenAI in Course Design 

TLT

2025: Tuesday, April 8 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. (Registration link)

2025 Literacy Activities/Events (Attend 4)

Name of Activities/Event

Offering Unit

Date/Time/Registration Link

Semester Prompt Challenge Badge: Complete 6 form submissions and 3 Teams posts based on weekly prompts using Microsoft Copilot to earn a digital badge.

Contact for questions: ccts@psu.edu

 

Weekly Opportunities: September 23 to November 11 (Sign up here)

Attend 1+ AI Horizons Community Discussion

Dates: TBD

Join the AI Horizons Team for Zoom link and registration

Attend 1+ Cross Campus Teaching Circle – “AI Teaching Circle (Exploring the Basics)”

Commonwealth Campus Instructional Design

Dates: TBD

Register on the Teaching Circle webpage.

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

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:

  1. The significance of your class/discipline for learner’s personal growth.
  2. Your personal philosophy on the use of AI as a tool in your course experience.
  3. 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.

Jessie Driver

Jessie Driver

Instructional Designer

jcb5021@psu.edu

Primary Endorsement Leader

Brad Kozlek

Brad Kozlek

IT Specialist

bak147@psu.edu

Secondary Endorsement Leader

Zach Lonsinger

Zach Lonsinger

Learning Experience Designer

zal5010@psu.edu

Secondary Endorsement Leader

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