AI provides educators and instructional designers with powerful tools to enhance the student learning experience. This guide presents practical examples of AI applications that are versatile and suitable for a broad spectrum of instructional activities, alongside others that have more specific uses. The textbook explores effective ways AI can generate high-quality course content, foster creativity, personalize learning, and drive innovation. Across the 18 chapters, the authors emphasize the need to work together to ensure AI's ethical and responsible use in educational settings.
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Create course objectives that make student learning personal and relevant, and students won't feel so inclined to run to AI.
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Scaffold major assignments and encourage lots of revision. This type of work reduces students' sense of overwhelming and the usefulness of AI.
Engage students in active learning opportunities in the classroom so that you can see the skill formation and knowledge acquisition happening in real time.
Design assessments that genuinely measure skill acquisition and knowledge application so that students are motivated to really learn material.
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Content on this page was created by Kate Bengston, Instructional Technology Specialist at Connecticut College.