The Academic Commons

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers the potential to support faculty with administrative tasks, drafting learning content, and supporting research. At the same time, the rapid advancement of AI makes it difficult for educators to keep up with the latest developments.

We facilitate a number of programs and initiatives, highlighted below, to support educators who seek to integrate AI tools effectively into their curriculum and foster a learning environment where technology complements traditional educational practices.

In addition to the tools and resources outlined below, we host several AI-related faculty workshops to support educators incorporate AI into their lesson plans. Check out our calendar to learn more about upcoming workshops.

Our Instructional Design team can help you:

• Integrate AI into teaching and learning
• Use AI for research and assignment design
• Improve learner engagement through AI technologies
• Improve learning and engagement with AI technologies, like Packback, Grammarly, and Microsoft Copilot

Resources from Thomas Jefferson University

• Artificial Intelligence Research Guide
• AI for Educators: From Basics to Best Practices, a self-paced AI education crash course
• AI Basics: Community Space on Microsoft Teams, a Teams website with a curated repository of articles, sample policies, and resources that address AI in teaching & learning, AI in research, and AI tools

Additional Resources

• AI Competency Framework for Teachers (eBook | UNESCO | 2024)
• AI Pedagogy Project (Online Guide | Harvard metaLAB)
• Leveraging AI for Teaching & Learning (Video Series | Columbia University's Center for Teaching and Learning)
• Teaching with AI: A Practice Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (eBook | Bowen | 2024)
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