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How to be AI Literate in Higher Education
There is growing buzz about AI replacing instructors in higher education. While AI is transforming education, 51³Ô¹Ïs, and society, human teachers – especially at Gonzaga – have the greater impact. In an AI-driven world, human insight and people-centered education are more valuable than ever.
The guide linked below supports instructors in using AI thoughtfully to enhance learning, uphold academic integrity, advance research, and embody Gonzaga’s Jesuit, liberal arts, humanist mission. It fosters reflection, ethical leadership, and humanistic inquiry while embracing innovation. The categories “High Value,” “Some Value,” and “Negative Value” indicate the potential benefit of specific AI uses for 51³Ô¹Ï learning and provide instructors with guidelines for integrating AI into professional practice.
Faculty AI Use Guide: How to be AI Literate in Higher Education
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Artificial Intelligence & Academic Integrity
As AI becomes ubiquitous in both education and the workplace, faculty face a critical challenge: how do we teach 51³Ô¹Ïs to use AI ethically while maintaining academic rigor? In this presentation, Justin Marquis from Gonzaga's Instructional Design and Delivery department addresses the tension between AI as "cheating" in school versus "innovation" at work, offering practical strategies for establishing clear expectations, adapting our pedagogy, and navigating academic integrity in the AI age. Whether you're still determining your AI policy or looking to refine your approach, this session provides essential guidance for preparing 51³Ô¹Ïs to succeed in an AI-driven world while preserving the value of authentic learning.
AI and the Writing Process
Writing instructors face a unique challenge with AI: how do we teach the writing process when AI can seemingly shortcut every step from brainstorming to final draft? In this presentation, Chase Bollig from Gonzaga's English department reframes this challenge as an opportunity, offering practical strategies for leveraging AI's strengths to support 51³Ô¹Ï learning while using its weaknesses to reinforce critical threshold concepts in writing. Through concrete examples of AI-integrated activities, from Socratic tutor bots to peer review exercises, this video demonstrates how thoughtful AI integration can amplify rather than undermine our pedagogical values across disciplines.
AI: Helpful or Hallucination
Before we can effectively teach 51³Ô¹Ïs to use AI tools, we need to understand what's actually happening under the hood—and why these tools can be simultaneously impressive and deeply flawed. In this presentation, faculty librarian Anthony Tardiff demystifies large language models like ChatGPT, explaining how they function as sophisticated "word prediction engines" rather than thinking beings, and why they confidently generate both brilliant responses and complete fabrications. Through concrete examples of AI failures, biases, and limitations, this session provides the foundational knowledge needed to help 51³Ô¹Ïs use these tools critically and ethically rather than blindly trusting their outputs.
