Using AI in the Classroom: Lunch & Learn Series

During this Lunch & Learn, Martha Wilson Schaffer, director of first-year writing and instructor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences will dialogue with her students as they describe their approach to using and thinking about AI text generators and how that affects their work. They will also share a few activities that have been particularly effective in helping students think critically and practically about AI.

Anthony Bucaro, associate professor of accountancy in the Weatherhead School of Management will describe the use of generative AI in two of his courses. In both courses, students are asked to think about how to communicate with Artificial Intelligence in an effective and efficient way - with a focus on prompt engineering in either a complex business problem or a basic programming exercise. One of Professor Bucaro's students will join the conversation to discuss his experience.

During this Lunch & Learn, Daniela Calvetti, professor of mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics in the College of Arts & Sciences, and one of her students will talk about how she allowed students to experiment with AI while making sure that the use of technology enhanced their learning experience.

In addition, Pooyan Kazemian, assistant professor of operations in the Weatherhead School of Management and UCITE Course Innovation Grant recipient, along with a student, will share how his students experimented with Generative AI in their course projects to conduct literature searches, summarize articles, and develop analogies to explain complex concepts to a non-technical audience.

During this Lunch & Learn, Sining Wang, assistant professor of economics in the Weatherhead School of Management, and one of his students will share their experiences building a “coding mate.” A coding mate is an AI assistant designed to improve the learning experience for non-computer science majors.

During this Lunch & Learn, Miro Humer, Vice President & Chief Information Officer and Indra Wangsawiredja, Instructional Designer/Technologist, will provide an introduction to AI followed by information on getting started with AI prompting.