Welcome to the AI Ready Blog, where we explore the evolving world of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI in education, fostering dialogue, experimentation, and research to enhance teaching, learning, and collaboration across disciplines.
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From ethical dilemmas and grading experiments to hands-on tools like NotebookLM and Google Gemini, this semester’s AI Ready series sparked important conversations and showcased practical applications of artificial intelligence in teaching, learning, and research.
Whether you’re just beginning to explore AI in education or already testing new workflows, our blog series offers insights, ideas, and inspiration for your classroom and beyond.
Spring 2025 Highlights
Here’s a look back at what we explored together this semester
- AI Ready: Faculty Technology Day 2025 Highlights
This year’s Faculty Technology Day featured interactive sessions, student panels, and hands-on demos of AI in action. - Do I Need To Mind My Manners When Talking to AI?
A lighthearted but thought-provoking take on how we interact with machines—and what that says about us. - Don’t Let AI Dumb Us Down
We reflected on the balance between AI convenience and deep thinking, and how faculty can foster critical engagement. - Google Gemini in Action (and Parts 2, 3, and 4)
We kicked off with an in-depth look at Gemini, Google’s generative AI assistant, exploring its strengths and limitations across a range of academic and administrative tasks. - Smarter Sources and Mind Maps with NotebookLM
Google’s AI research assistant helps organize content and generate insights, supporting reading, writing, and project planning. - Student Grading AI Responses
We examined what happens when students become the evaluators—reviewing and critiquing AI-generated answers as a metacognitive exercise. - Making Case Studies Interactive with AI
Explore how to transform static case studies into dynamic, branching narratives using AI-powered dialogue. - Lacunae Found – Student-Generated Practice Tests
Learn how students used AI to create practice tests, identify learning gaps, and reflect on their understanding. - Practical Guidelines for Empowering Students with Ethical AI Use in Assessments
We shared classroom-tested guidelines and sample prompts to support responsible student use of AI in coursework. - Using AI to Simplify Podcast Creation for Faculty
From transcripts to editing to content generation, AI is making podcast production faster and easier for educators. - Getting Help with Spreadsheet Formulas
Chatbots aren’t just for essays—see how faculty are using AI to troubleshoot Excel and Google Sheets formulas. - AI Ready: New Resources Available!
We closed the semester by rounding up updated guidelines, sample syllabus language, and curated links to help faculty navigate AI more confidently.
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Thanks for your curiosity and for exploring the possibilities when pedagogy meets AI. Enjoy a restful summer, and we look forward to continuing the conversation next semester!
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