OHIO faculty invited to Fall 2024 AI-enhanced Course Redesign Institute

Ohio University faculty interested in exploring the ways Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can be infused into a course -- topically, as an instructional strategy, or as a significant support for student achievement of course learning outcomes -- are invited to apply to be part of the Fall 2024 AI-enhanced Course Redesign Institute offered by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA).

The upcoming redesign institute will be facilitated by CTLA AI faculty fellows Paul Shovlin, assistant professor of English, and Jared DeForest, professor and chair of the department of Environmental and Plant Biology, supported by staff from the CTLA, the Office of Instructional Design and the Office of Information Technology. A stipend following completion will be provided. Both Shovlin and DeForest have extensively redesigned courses in response to GenAI developments.

The institute approach was piloted during the summer months and involved 14 faculty representing 10 departments who designed courses and activities that will be delivered to over 375 students this fall.

Courses developed through the institute will serve as models for other implementation, as well as pilots for innovative approaches to teaching with AI.

The institute experience will take place across the fall semester to allow instructors to work on spring semester courses. It comprises a purposefully designed set of experiences that support robust course redesign and immersion into GenAI as it relates to the faculty member’s discipline. Six modules comprise the institute, with a module beginning every other week. Participants can expect to commit 4 to 6 hours per module, including synchronous organizational sessions and workshops that are also recorded to accommodate schedules.

After completing the institute, faculty will have:

• A redesigned syllabus to transparently present GenAI policies, goals and outcomes.
• An implementation plan for integrating GenAI into their courses as a topic or set of activities for skillset development, enhancement to the course (through tutoring, for example) or innovative content delivery.
• A full spring course calendar reflecting that implementation plan.
• GenAI activity, assignment, and assessment materials.
• An assessment plan that includes evaluating the effectiveness or impact of the new enhancement/innovation.

Faculty completing the institute will deliver the redesigned course during the spring semester. They will also be asked to submit an assessment report/portfolio documenting the implementation.

Given the extended commitment to planning, development and implementation, faculty completing the institute will receive a $500 stipend, with an additional $500 upon submission of the implementation and assessment report.

Full-time tenured, tenure-track, instructional and clinical faculty may apply to be a part of the institute. The application may be accessed here.

As part of the application, faculty will be asked for information about the course they plan to redesign (how often taught, average enrollment etc.), their current experience with GenAI (all levels of experience are welcome), and how they imagine AI might enhance their teaching or their students’ learning. Finally, confirmation of support (from the teaching team lead, program director or department chair/associate dean/dean) should be concurrently submitted or emailed to CTLA.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30.