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AI Literacy in the Age of ChatGPT

ChatGPT and pedagogy

Thinking about ChatGPT as a pedagogy problem, rather than a plagiarism problem, is a way to approach our teaching generatively.

Scaffolding mitigates library anxiety, imposter syndrome, and accidental plagiarism.

Rather than assigning a big, summative paper or project at the end of the course, breaking it up into stages with student reflection reinforces original work and a growth mindset that can reduce the perceived need for students using a tool such as ChatGPT.

Our liaison librarians can help: Set up an instruction consultation.

University of Arizona Resources

Start with the UA Generative AI Syllabus Guidelines, August 2023 - PDF

For a list of more AI tools, see AI Tools Landscape by Carlos Lizarraga-Celaya.

Educators to follow for teaching ideas

1. Ethan Mollick, Wharton School at Univ. of Pennsylvania.

New! Student use cases for AI, Mollick & Mollick, Sept. 2023.

Start with these articles from his newsletter:

Sign up for his newsletter: One Useful Thing. And read his paper: Mollick, Ethan R. and Mollick, Lilach, Using AI to Implement Effective Teaching Strategies in Classrooms: Five Strategies, Including Prompts (March 17, 2023).


2. Dr. Philippa Hardman, Learning designer from the UK
Start with these articles from her newsletter:
Post-AI Assessment
A ChatGPT Prompt for Learner Equity
See also her talk: The AI Education Revolution is Coming, or is it?- TEDx Santa Barbara


3. Brent Anders, American University of Armenia
From his blog: Writing assignments in the age of AI
How ChatGPT Can Help Prevent Violations of Academic Integrity

See also his book for ideas for teaching AI literacy concepts, The AI Literacy Imperative: Empowering Instructors & Students.