Crowdsourcing AI learning activities
A common problem
Thousands of educators are grappling with a critical challenge: How can we design learning activities that discourage misuse of generative AI (GAI) while simultaneously harnessing its potential to enhance learning? This complex problem demands a collaborative solution, but most of us are tackling it alone, reinventing the wheel in classrooms across the globe. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Rob Crossler, my co-host on the AI Goes to College podcast, and I were talking about this recently. We realized that faculty desperately need a centralized repository of proven learning activities that effectively leverage AI while maintaining academic integrity. Rob has been advocating for this at his school for some time and we’re seeing some initial interest in the idea. In the spirit of community and of exercising our agency, we decided to create an AI learning activity repository (real name TBD).
A shared solution
Our vision is to build a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource where faculty can discover and share learning activities that both prevent AI misuse and leverage AI’s potential to deepen student learning. That goal is simultaneously simple and scary. Conceptually, the idea is straightforward. But implementation will not be easy. Rob and I are willing to invest our resources to get things started, but we can’t do it alone.
This is where you come in. To make this repository truly valuable, we need to build a diverse collection of field-tested learning activities that address real classroom challenges. Whether you're already experimenting with AI-enhanced assignments or just beginning to explore the possibilities, your experiences and ideas are valuable. Ready to join us in shaping the future of AI-enhanced education?
In the coming weeks, we’ll provide periodic updates on our progress. The first step is a survey to gauge interest in the idea. The survey is available now. We hope to launch the repository sometime in late summer so that faculty can use it to help plan fall classes.
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This repository will be open source and 100% free, just like our newsletter and podcast. Why? Because we believe the best solutions to educational challenges emerge when we share freely and collaborate openly. The future of AI in education shouldn't be determined by isolated efforts or commercial interests—it should be shaped by educators working together. Join us in building something remarkable.
Want to continue this conversation? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you're using AI to develop critical thinking skills in your courses. Drop me a line at Craig@AIGoesToCollege.com. Be sure to check out the AI Goes to College podcast, which I co-host with Dr. Robert E. Crossler. It's available at https://www.aigoestocollege.com/follow.
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What a great project! You may want to draw on smaller OER repositories like Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections that the MLA/CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI hosts. https://exploringaipedagogy.hcommons.org/ We haven't had much chance to promote or expand it, but there are some great short reflections on there.