Real Use Case: Adding Generative AI to a Favorite Class Project
As a former High School English teacher, my perspective about AI basically boils down to two ideas: I can see it being a tremendous asset in the classroom. I could have saved so many hours planning and replanning assignments (or more likely, creating new assignments...
Outsmarting AI: Designing Exams that Require Human Thinking
As an instructor, we often struggle with how best to assess student learning. With formal exams, we want to make questions that test all the high points of required student learning, but are not super time consuming to grade. Navigating this often results in the...
Event Recap: Penn State Altoona’s Fall 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference
Last month, the Office of Instructional Design hosted an engaging, hands-on conference designed to help faculty explore underutilized tools and strategies for enhancing teaching with technology. We had about 40 faculty members in attendance throughout the day, and it...
Using AI for Feedback
Over the course of this Spotlight Series we’ve talked about using AI in different ways; the importance of knowing what you’re asking for, how to use it for graphics and project designs, and even using it for alternative text and long descriptions for complex images. ...
Using AI for Alternative Text on Images
Before diving into this topic, let’s start with some terminology: Alternative text: text to communicate the content and function of non-text content. This text is not a visible description, but is provided on the backend for someone who is using assistive...Subscribe to Blog Updates
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