U of T Teaching Examples
Explore teaching examples from U of T instructors showing different approaches to generative AI, including those that intentionally integrate AI tools into their teaching practice, as well as those that prevent GenAI use. All examples focus on maintaining academic integrity while building students’ critical AI literacy.
Teaching Examples
Research and Academic Writing
- Literature Review Assignment Using Generative AI Tools with Nazanin Khazra, Economics
- Research Question Assignment Using Generative AI Tools with Nazanin Khazra, Economics
- A Critical Analysis of Student and AI-Generated Literature Reviews with Morris F. Manolson, Dental Sciences
- AI-Assisted Writing and Reflection in French Language Learning with Sophia Bello, French
Discipline-Specific Analysis
- Introductory Laboratory and AI Analysis Assignment with Robert Bentley, Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Integrating Generative AI into Financial Data Analysis with Alexandra MacKay, Rotman Management
- Digital History Business Model with AI Assignment with Noa Yaari, History
- Applying LLMs to a Global Affairs Task with Danielle Goldfarb, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
- Thinking Critically about Vaccine Hesitancy and AI Use with Jessica Hill, Molecular Genetics
- Developing a Personal Framework for Sensible and Ethical AI Use with Alexandra MacKay, Rotman Management
- Generative AI Chatbots for Large Undergraduate Biology Courses with Kenneth Yip, Cell & Systems Biology
- Exploring AI Conversations for Language Learning Digital Portfolios with Sophia Bello, French
- Critiquing Generative LLM Output in a Linguistics Assignment with Nathan Sanders, Linguistics
- Leveraging Copilot to Develop Clinical Case Studies with Emily Wood, Speech-Language Pathology
- Spot the Error: Using AI for Critical Reading & Reasoning with Safieh Moghaddam, Language Studies
No GenAI Engagement
- Reading Annotation Assignment (Using Hypothesis Tool on Quercus) with Trimble, Women & Gender Studies
- Activity Journal Assignment (Weekly Formative Reflections) with Trimble, Women & Gender Studies
- Original Research Presentation Assignment (AI-Resistant Approach) with Creighton Avery, Anthropology
- Scaffolded Grant Proposal Using peerScholar with Melanie Jeffrey, Human Biology & Indigenous Studies
GenAI Communication Strategies
- Communicating Clear GenAI Policies and Expectations with Shirley Yeung, Anthropology
Instructor Profiles
The profiles below capture initial approaches and thinking from 2024, when many educators were first exploring how to engage with generative AI in their teaching.
Supporting ELL Students
Elaine Khoo, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Centre for Teaching and Learning, English Language Development Support Coordinator, UTSC
Syllabus Statements and GenAI
Steve Easterbrook, Director, School of the Environment; Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science, UTSG
GenAI in Programming
Dan Zingaro, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair (CSC), Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM
GenAI and Creativity
Noa Yaari, Communication Instructor, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), UTSG
GenAI and Critical Thinking
Jessica Hill, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Department of Molecular Genetics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, UTSG
Supporting Deeper Engagement
Nazanin Khazra, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Science, UTSG
Enhancing Critical Reading & Interpetation
Robert Bentley, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education, UTSG
Supporting Ethical AI Use
Alexandra MacKay, Professor, Teaching Stream Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, UTSG
GenAI Chatbots for Large Courses
Kenneth Yip, Assistant Professor, Cell and Systems Biology, UTSG
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