AI in Teaching and Learning Showcase

Discover how faculty are leveraging AI to create dynamic and engaging teaching, learning, and creative experiences.

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This showcase highlights how faculty are integrating AI into their teaching, research, and creative work to enhance learning and engagement. It features a growing collection of AI-powered assignments, activities, and pedagogical strategies designed to support innovative and effective instruction and scholarship.

Whether you are exploring AI’s potential in education, seeking adaptable examples for your own courses, or examining its broader implications, this collection provides real-world applications across disciplines. As AI continues to evolve, this showcase will be updated with new insights and practices, so we encourage you to check back regularly for new ideas.

For additional resources, explore our Teaching with AI page and AI@AU materials.

🧭 Explore the Showcase

This showcase is organized into two sections:

Course Assignments and Activities, which include submissions that are course-specific, but adaptable to different courses and disciplines.
AI Use Cases, which explore broader applications of AI.

If you’re new to AI in education, consider starting with the Student Perspectives on AI in Education: A Survey and Reflection, a valuable tool for understanding student perspectives on using AI in the classroom.

Transparency is essential to using AI ethically and effectively in education. Being open about when and how AI is used helps build trust, set clear expectations, and support a more equitable learning environment. As part of that effort, we’ve included a Generative AI Use Disclosure Form that faculty are encouraged to adapt and use in their own courses.

Course Assignments and Activities

Use of Generative AI for Aerospace Vehicle Design

Interior of a futuristic spacecraft looking out of the cockpit flying above a planet

Russell Mailen, Aerospace Engineering

AI Capabilities Used: Client simulation, Visual concept generation, Design rendering

Crafting a Resume and Cover Letter

Minimalistic desk set up with a computer showing the use of AI tools to create a resume

Lynn Strong, English Department

AI Capabilities Used: Text generation, Summarization, Design

From Sound to Cinema

abstract image of musical notes and film reels in muted colors

Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, Department of Music

AI Capabilities Used: Brainstorming, Text generation, Drafting

ChatGPT Progressive Disclosure Cases

Student using AI on a tablet with projected medical symbols

Elizabeth Covington, Pharmacy Practice

AI Capabilities Used: Client simulation, Case study, Dialogue generator

Compare Traditional Computational Results to AI-Enhanced Analysis

A split image of a computer on a desktop with handwritten calculations on one side and futuristic symbols on the other

Elvan Ceyhan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

AI Capabilities Used: Problem Solving, Data Visualization, Statistical Computation, Numerical Analysis

AI Literacy Development Exercise

A student sits at a desk with a background of glowing bees around a honeycomb pattern and digital symbols

Sarah Elizabeth Moreman, Biggio Center

AI Capabilities Used: Refinement, Brainstorming assistance

Designing for the Senses

Calm and peaceful spa with wood walls and an open ceiling with a waterfall and pool

Georges Fares, Department of Consumer and Design Sciences

AI Capabilities Used: Image generation, Visual concept generation, Design rendering, Client simulation

Generative AI Question Bank Project

Horse with metallic detailing standing in the middle of a futuristic classroom

Lindsey Adams, Biggio Center, Provost's Office

Reid Hanson, Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

AI Capabilities Used: Assessment generation

SmartCampus Café

Three people seated at a wooden table in front of a large whiteboard covered with sketches, notes, and images.

Mihrimah Özmen, Industrial and Systems Engineering

AI Capabilities Used: Brainstorming assistance, Research support, Case Study, Problem solving, Data analysis, Computation

Tech & Civ Course Guide to the AI Journal

Xaq Frohlich, Department of History

AI Capabilities Used: Brainstorming assistance, Research support, Case study, Problem solving, Data analysis

Public Awareness Campaign Press Release

Computer on desk with the words press release on the screen

Matthew Spencer, English Department

AI Capabilities Used: Drafting, Text generation, Information gathering

Cultivation Theory Activity

Curved wall of screens projecting different images with a hand holding a remote control in the foreground

Virginia Sanchez, School of Communication & Journalism

AI Capabilities Used: Brainstorming assistance, Information gathering

AI-Enhanced Patient Interview Simulation

a close up of a hand holding a medicine bottle surrounded by futuristic medical icons

Erika Kleppinger, Pharmacy Practice

AI Capabilities Used: Client simulation, Interviewing practice, Dialogue generator

Designing a Visual Graphic in Adobe Express

A human hand types on a keyboard as a holographic AI hand emerges, filling the screen with colorful abstract patterns

Chelsy Hooper, Innovation & Research Commons, AU Libraries

AI Capabilities Used: Image generation, Visual concept generation, Design

Crafting & Analyzing Character through Motivation & Subtext

A person at a desk with a glowing laptop displaying speech bubbles. Translucent characters stand around the desk

Lindsay Doukopoulos, Biggio Center

AI Capabilities Used: Text generation, Dialogue generator, Tone/context modification

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Apparel Design

woman with red hair in a forest facing away from the viewer inside of a screen

Dawn Michaelson, Department of Consumer and Design Sciences

AI Capabilities Used: Image generation, Design rendering, Refining design aesthetic

AI Keywording Activity

a close-up of a person's hands holding a tablet with the word keyword with a magnifying class in large letters

Piper Cumbo, Research and Instruction Services, AU Libraries

AI Capabilities Used: Text generation, Brainstorming assistance, Information gathering

Professor Pill Activity

Futuristic images of different types of pharmaceuticals

Macaleigh Mancuso, Student Pharmacist

Courtney Alexander, Pharmacy Practice

Elizabeth Covington, Pharmacy Practice

AI Capabilities Used: AI as a tutor, Summarization, Custom GPT application

Teaching Philosophy Workbook Abstract digital artwork with bright, overlapping shapes forming a lightbulb silhouette

Abstract digital artwork with bright, overlapping shapes forming a lightbulb silhouette

Pamela L. Stamm, Pharmacy Practice

AI Capabilities Used: Text generation, Drafting, Brainstorming assistance

AI Use Cases

Ch(AI)r: Redefining Furniture Design through AI-Driven Craftsmanship

eight chairs in a grid pattern where some chairs are covered in long white spikes and others are covered in furry moss

Georges Fares, Department of Consumer and Design Sciences

AI Capabilities Used: Visual concept generation, Image generation, Refining design aesthetics

Visualizing "Big Data" Using Generative AI

A student at a futuristic workstation surrounded by glowing screens displaying AI-generated data

Asim Ali, Department of Business Analytics & Information Systems

AI Capabilities Used: Visual concept generation, Image generation, Prompt refinement

Student Perspectives on AI in Education: A Survey and Reflection

A retro-style classroom with a green chalkboard and boxy computers and radios.

Elvan Ceyhan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

AI Capabilities Used: Reflection on AI’s impact on education, ethical considerations, and personal learning strategies

AI Teaching Assistant

A woman sits at a cluttered wooden desk in a dimly lit library, working on a laptop.

Whitnie Willis, Nursing

AI Capabilities Used: AI as a tutor, Custom GPT application, Refinement

Showcase curated by:

DeElla Wiley, Educational Development Specialist, Biggio Center

Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, Professor of Music & Biggio Faculty Fellow, Department of Music