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Teaching in the Age of AI: Examples

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Building Constructive Feedback Skills Using AI-Generated Content Learn more

Dr. Sarah Whitwell 
History
Faculty of Humanities

This example shows how it is possible to leverage Generative AI to help students build critical thinking and feedback skills.

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A Scalable Asynchronous Interview Format for Oral Exams Learn more

Dr. Kevin Browne and Dr. Seshasai Srinivasan
Software Engineering Technology
Faculty of Engineering

This example shows how a scalable asynchronous interview format for oral examinations was used to solve challenges with traditional written assessments and online quizzes as a result of AI.

Unrestricted AI Access for Engineering Projects Coupled with Oral Interviews Learn more

Dr. Mike Welland 
Engineering Physics Program
Faculty of Engineering

This example shows how unrestricted AI use and oral interviews were used instead of a written assignment to assess students actual understanding of assignment material. 

AI-augmented learning using a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Large Language Model (LLM) Learn more

Dr. Mike Welland 
Engineering Physics Program
Faculty of Engineering

This example shows how Google’s Gemini Notebook was used to create an AI chatbot trained on instructor-selected sources to build structured overviews of course content and answer student queries.