The Anderson School of Management strives to provide a transformational educational experience that prepares students for success both in and beyond our classrooms. With that, the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we teach and learn. In considering the recommendations throughout this guide, faculty can raise the bar for business students at the University of New Mexico.
Build Literacy in Generative AI
In addition to being able to put together an effective essay or solve problems, emerging AI features such as internet browser plugins can help generate answers to assessment and homework questions.
However, AI technology does have limitations. AI-generated text can sometimes lack the appropriate context, invent false information, produce biased responses, or provide inaccurate citations. It is crucial students learn how to use AI tools effectively and ethically, and for instructors to facilitate this learning.
Adopt and Develop Clear AI Policies
Provide your students with clear instructions about permissible AI uses that align with your course goals and values. Faculty may refer to the Anderson Syllabus Language document that includes sample policy language for the use of AI tools.
It's important to discuss the appropriate use of AI tools in the context of learning materials and policies related to academic integrity. Instructors also should initiate ongoing conversations about these policies throughout the semester. Students must understand how they can appropriately use AI tools and other resources in their work, as well as how to cite or acknowledge their use of these tools.
Assess AI's Role in Your Teaching Strategy
Explore whether AI tools can enhance your teaching and student learning. It is possible to use AI tools to assist students with tasks without compromising learning objectives. If an AI tool can enhance learning without compromising academic integrity, it may be a valuable addition to your course.
Consider ways to integrate AI purposefully into your teaching, like assignments that prepare students to interact with AI in their future careers. Then review the impact of AI on your teaching and students' learning. Encourage feedback from your students and be open to making changes.
Adapt Assignments and Assessments for AI
While it will be challenging to make assignments completely "AI-proof," focusing on ways students can demonstrate their learning can make this task more manageable. Assignments that are closely tied to specific information shared during the course and that focus on the students' own learning are less likely to be completed successfully by AI.
Suggested strategies for AI-resistant assessment include developing specific prompts tied to course materials, scaffolding assignments to include several stages, incorporating a metacognitive component where students describe their process and what they learned from it, and focusing assessments on current events and recent classroom discussions.
Before finalizing an assignment, explore how AI like ChatGPT responds to your prompt and consider whether you need to alter it to ensure that students demonstrate their learning in an authentic way.
Monitor the Impact of AI
As you discover ways to weave AI into your teaching strategy, be sure to monitor the impact of AI on both learning outcomes and the student learning experience. Make adjustments as needed to address concerns and new developments. Have open and honest conversations about AI with students on a regular basis. Discuss AI with your colleagues and make a departmental effort to monitor its broad impact on students.
Sources
IE University. (2023, August 7). AI for education | using AI critically in the classroom. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uriw6oziM_Q
Tips, guidance, and resources for instructors to adapt to AI in the classroom. Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost - The University of Iowa. (2023, August 7). https://provost.uiowa.edu/news/2023/08/tips-guidance-and-resources-instructors-adapt-ai-classroom