Generative AI
Generative AI in Teaching & Learning
Generative Artificial Intelligence (or "Gen AI" for short) refers to the subset of AI technologies that use large-scale models trained on existing data to identify patterns, respond to prompts, and generate new content such as text, images, music, or video. While generative AI presents new challenges for teaching and learning, it also opens incredible new opportunities to enhance creativity, reflection, and learner engagement when AI use is informed, ethical, and guided by clearly defined learning outcomes.
CETL provides guidance and resources to support faculty:
- developing AI literacy around teaching and learning, including responsible and ethical uses of GenAI,
- using GenAI tools to support course design, development, and teaching workflows,
- designing GenAI-aware assignments to achieve student learning outcomes.
Email us at cetl@ndnu.edu or to discuss GenAI in your instruction.
GenAI Resources
Bowen, J.A. and Watson, C.E., Teaching with AI (Second Edition, 2025) provides an introduction to thinking, teaching, and learning with AI and is recommended as a starting point for faculty new to the topic of GenAI.
Additional resources on GenAI to help deepen your AI literacy and provide guidance as you explore teaching/learning in the AI age:
ACUE, offers simple tips to guide experimentation with AI in assignments.
Alchemy, is an excellent archive of recorded webinars on teaching with AI topics and additional resources.
ASU, shares a number of powerful AI-based tools, including a Rubric Generator.
Bowen & Watson, is a useful companion website to Teaching with AI, 2025.
CUNY, is a comprehensive resource. See especially AI for Learning Resources and AI for Teaching & Faculty Development.
Educause, provides a useful four-part framework for thinking about AI literacy and includes guidance on developing AI literacy for students, faculty, and staff.
Georgetown University, offers a useful overview of Gen AI, practical tips for selecting AI tools, a list of tools depending on the task, and suggestions about how to design assessments.
Harvard metaLAB, provides a step-by-step introduction to AI, tools to explore LLMs, and example assignments to try in your teaching.
National Center for AI (a UK nonprofit), , an entry-level overview of GenAI tools and topics.
Stanford Teaching Commons, focuses on the practical and pedagogical aspects of AI tools in the classroom, including the use of chatbots.
University of Sydney, is a comprehensive resource for faculty. See also their student-facing