Designing Meaningful Learning Activities with Generative AI

Facilitators: 
Victoria Sheldon, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Generative AI Pedagogies, CTSI 
Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARC

As the third and final installment of this series, this workshop will explore how generative AI tools may be leveraged to offer new avenues for fostering meaningful learning and engagement. Inspired by James Lang's "small teaching" approach, participants will examine actionable, incremental ways to create and modify learning activities, with the goal of cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving. Participants will consider how and when to incorporate generative AI into learning activities, so that AI literacy skill-building is introduced slowly and progressively, in alignment with comfort levels and learning goals. In addition, the session will explore ways to speak with students about generative AI capabilities, limitations, and risks, so that they have a clear understanding of what responsible AI use looks like in practice.  

Throughout the workshop, participants will engage in hands-on exercises and explore disciplinary examples of integrating generative AI into classroom interactions. Instructors will consider the extent to which generative AI use in learning activities may support course-level learning outcomes, leading students to foster meaningful connections between the course content and their own lives. 

Join us in this interactive conversation as we explore strategies for integrating generative AI into learning activities, encouraging meaningful engagement and promoting responsible technology use. 

This webinar is Part 3 of the CTSI GenAI Workshop Series - Designing for Powerful Learning in the Age of GenAI.