Strategies for Integrating AI Into Pedagogical Practices
In October 2024, I was invited to share my strategies for effectively integrating AI-enhanced pedagogical practices at UMass Boston TEACH 2024 seminar series on “AI in the Classroom.” In this talk, I discussed my experiments with AI-enhanced teaching and provided actionable tips for how to apply some of these practices in your own classroom.
Intro to AI: Capabilities & Limitations Lecture
I created the following lecture for students in my Information Technology & Human Communication online course as an introduction to capabilities and limitations of GenAI. This lecture covers concepts of AI literacy vs. AI dependency as well as ethical concerns related to AI use. It can be used in any course as an introduction to AI Literacy.
Intercultural Training Game Design with ChatGPT,
by Gamze Yilmaz
I designed this assignment for my online intercultural communication course, and it can be easily adapted to a different course or modality. In a nutshell, students co-design an intercultural communication training game with ChatGPT. They practice AI literacy by balancing their use of ChatGPT with their own critical thinking. The assignment integrates course concepts into game mechanics, requiring students to enhance AI suggestions with their own contributions, ultimately developing both intercultural competence and responsible AI engagement skills.
Sample Student Projects for Intercultural Training Game Design with ChatGPT
“ISL and S” by Jared Carreiro
“Mindset Match” by Desmond Sullivan
How to Use AI to Create Role-Play Scenarios, by Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick
Using a customizable prompt you can create real-life role playing scenarios in any class. AI acts as a mentor and a fellow actor to guide students through the interaction without directly explaining them steps for success. This is an effective tool for skill development and application of course concepts in real life. Note that it generates the best output in ChatGPT-4. Click on the below article and scroll down the article to access the prompt.
Interactive Learning Module with ChatGPT, adapted by Gamze Yilmaz
I adapted the the role playing scenarios to generate an interactive learning module with AI for my Communication Research Methods course. This module is designed to help undergraduate students understand and practice key concepts in communication research methods and identify areas of improvement in their learning process. I need to add more nuanced content to the “Lessons” section but it performs pretty well as it is (on ChatGPT4 and plus).