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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in higher education and society at large. When designing assignments involving AI, you might fall into one of two camps, those who encourage engagement with AI and those who discourage it. 

Designing Assignments in Light of AI comprises a critical analysis that includes reflecting on learning goals, choosing teaching and learning methods that support attaining those goals, and determining what role AI should play in completing assignments as well as the affordances and limitations of specific AI applications.  

During this two-part series, participants will learn and explore evidence-based processes for designing assignments and hear about example assignments from university instructors who have designed assignments that incorporate AI. The first session will focus on designing approaching a single assignment or project while the second session will focus on designing approaching longitudinal assignments. 

Please join the Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Community of Practice for an engaging and informative workshop focused AI assignment design. The session will feature short demonstrations of volunteer-shared examples of assignments used for teaching about and with AI. Participants will also discuss additional ways GenAI is being used to support learning that go beyond assignments and that impact course design and instruction.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in higher education and more broadly. As instructors develop and refine their questions about GenAI, it is important to consider what questions colleagues are exploring and what teaching and learning strategies they are trying. The Drake Institute annually awards Research and Implementation (R&I) grants to faculty engaged in scholarly teaching, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) or Disciplinary-Based Educational Research (DBER) to support projects that advance implementation and/or research of instructional best practices in Ohio State courses. During this session, you will hear about findings and ongoing research efforts from instructors leveraging GenAI for teaching and learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to learn about the R&I grant program, ask questions and consider their own project ideas.

Developing prompts for use with generative AI is like planning to get advice from a knowledgeable colleague. To be effective, you need to provide your context, the topic about which you are curious, and the ideal format for the response. During this interactive workshop, you will learn about the form and function of AI prompts and practice developing prompts in a teaching and learning context. 

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) such as Chat GPT is raising questions about implications for teaching and learning. These questions address issues such as how to design assignments, how to communicate with learners about the use of AI in a course, and academic integrity in light of the prevalence of AI.

During this interactive session, a group of educational developers from units such as the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Committee on Academic Misconduct, Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, Office of Technology and Digital Innovation, and University Libraries will share strategies and answer questions, and provide feedback as participants develop plans for teaching with AI. 

The benefits of using portfolios in the classroom are clear--increased opportunities for reflection, connecting ideas across disciplines, and building evidence of deep learning. The new General Education curriculum at The Ohio State aims to provide these moments through the ePortfolio requirement. But what kinds of assignments, activities, and project work best for these kinds of courses? How do we make these assignments both meaningful to the course itself and connect them to the students' larger learning goals? This workshop will review research on the features of strong ePortfolio learning activities and provide space for participants to edit, revise, or create new assignments that students might select for their final ePortfolio submission.