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Generative AI & Your Course
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Read, Refine, Define & Articulate The sheer daily volume of new information and insights about Generative AI (genAI) makes it imperative for all of us to set aside regular periods […]

ChatGPT-4 & Questions from a Materials Thermodynamics Course
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ChatGPT-4 and Thermodynamics I took several problems from a graduate-level materials thermodynamics course that I’ve taught and fed them to ChatGPT-4.1 The goal of this exercise was to gain insight […]

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Rethinking Your Problem Sets in the World of Generative AI
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Introduction In most STEM subjects, problem sets (psets) are both a central learning tool and a key assessment method. When students grapple with the solution of challenging, well-posed problems, they […]

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Applying the Science of Learning in Your Teaching: Generative AI May Help
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For most instructors, a conscious application of the Science of Learning (SoL) can significantly improve student learning in their classes.

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Teaching in the Artificial Intelligence Age of ChatGPT
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View recording on Panopto (restricted to MIT community). Key Takeaways On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, we hosted Dr. Derek Bruff to discuss the landscape of AI tools for generating text […]

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Teaching & Learning with ChatGPT: Opportunity or Quagmire? Part III
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Academic Integrity | Student Privacy | Equity & Accessibility In this third part of our series on the use of generative AI. Here, we outline a few issues to consider […]

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Teaching & Learning with ChatGPT: Opportunity or Quagmire? Part II
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How Can We Use Generative AI to Support and Enhance Student Learning? As described in our previous post, the unavoidable entanglement with generative AI tools represents a unique and optimistic […]

Teaching & Learning with ChatGPT: Opportunity or Quagmire? Part I
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The recent launch of generative artificial intelligence models, like ChatGPT, are eliciting an energetic variety of responses from instructors everywhere, ranging from consternation to cautious optimism.

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How to overcome Zoom’s algorithmic bias
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Have you ever wondered what determines the arrangement of participant thumbnails in Zoom’s Gallery View? By default, the order of participants changes over the course of a Zoom meeting. As […]