AI in Teaching | The DePaul AI Institute

Guided by its mission, DePaul is committed towards purposely integrating AI into teaching. The approach is to be selective and informed, ethically improving student learning outcomes. To these ends, the DePaul AI Institute has collaborated with faculty and staff on events and resources that showcase effective use of AI in teaching.

AI in Teaching Symposiums

DePaul has offered AI in Teaching Symposiums since May of 2024. These symposiums are opportunities for DePaul faculty and staff to share and see how their colleagues have successfully utilized an AI activity or assignment into their teaching. For each symposium, faculty members are selected to present their AI in teaching use-cases. These use-cases are quick, simple, direct demonstrations that can be easily adopted in other courses at the university (or at other institutions). Select the presentation title to watch the video and access associated resources.

Selected Presentations

Adam Gao (Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media)
- Building Your Own Customized GPT Teaching Assistant for “Free”
Amy Merrick (College of Communication/Journalism)
- AI as a Bias Detector
An-Chih Cheng (College of Education)
- AI Powered Exam Prep (Adaptive Testing System)
Greg Scott (College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences)
- Using Generative AI to Understand the Social Construction of Identity
Ignacio Luri (Driehaus College of Business)
- Synthetic Data as a Teaching Tool
Margaret Poncin Reeves (College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences)
- Promoting Critical AI Literacy through Reflection
Paige Treebridge (Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media)
- Realistic Use of AI in Design Scenarios
Stefanie Demetriades (College of Communication)
- I Think, Therefore AI: An experimental assignment writing about AI, with AI

Upcoming Symposium

Date: Friday 25th April 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Flex – DePaul Loop and Zoom

Agenda

1:00 PM: Opening Remarks.
1:15 PM: Joe Veverka
- AI-Powered Course Design: From Concept to Classroom in Record Time
1:30 PM: Julie Patarin-Jossec
- Towards a Queer AI-based Pedagogy
1:45 PM: Marco Chou
- Agentic AI
2:00 PM: Tawei (David) Wang
- Teaching Data Analytics Enhanced by AI: Customized feedback, a Time-bound oral assignment and AI-mediated dialogue
2:15 PM: Heather Snyder Quinn
- Curiosity, Play, and Experimentation with Emerging Technologies
2:30 PM: Q&A

Why Attend?

Innovate Your Teaching: Discover cutting-edge techniques and practical strategies from your peers.
Collaborate and Connect: Engage in lively discussions, practical demonstrations, and networking opportunities. The symposium is your platform to exchange insights with fellow educators passionate about enhancing their teaching methods and student outcomes.
Make a Difference: Our students understand that AI is permeating all aspects of work and society. Help make them better prepared leaders.

Resources

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education: AI resources, teaching guides, and events created by DePaul’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
Faculty Learning Community AI Activities: Activities created by members of the AI Teaching and Learning Collective. Works are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 and are available for download and repurposing for non-commercial use, with attribution to their authors.
Tech Tuesdays: Presentations, videos, and resources from James Moore’s AI-focused Tech Tuesdays (Driehaus College of Business).