Bolster Student Engagement with AI
Engage Students
Browse ways that AI can deepen student engagement and critical thinking skills.
Computer Programming
Tao Long (GSAS) created ProjectExplorer, an AI tool designed to act as an on-demand TA to support computer science students.
Critical History
Palden Gyal (GSAS) developed Logyupa, an AI tool designed to sharpen students’ critical thinking about historical sources.
Critical Student Use of AI
Kirkwood Adams, Lecturer in the Discipline of English and Comparative Literature, shares how faculty can teach undergraduates think critically about AI’s abilities in academic writing.
Critiquing AI Output
The CTL shares how faculty can guide students in a critical assessment of AI’s output, developing their metacognitive skills along the way.
Generative AI for Business
Olivier Toubia, Glaubinger Professor of Business, shares how his courses helps students learn to use Generative AI ethically in their professional practice.
Inclusive Leadership
Ashli Carter, Lecturer in the Discipline of Management, shares her experiences in using AI to encourage student teamwork and as a tool for improved communication.
Language
Nicholas James Figueroa, Lecturer of Spanish (A&S), shares how he uses AI as a supplementary learning tool for students learning new languages.
Learning with Role Play
The CTL demonstrates how AI-powered simulations can help students practice complex dialogues with fictional stakeholders, deepening their disciplinary expertise.
Literature
Ayesha Verma (GSAS) created Hamlet AI, an innovative AI tool that helps students engage with Shakespeare’s classic play in a new way.
Market Research
Robert J. Morais, Lecturer in Business, and Kamel Jedidi, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of Global Business, share how they encourage students to use AI to perform market research.
Nursing
Meghan Reading Turchioe, Assistant Professor of Nursing, discusses how she uses AI to help nursing students to perform healthcare and research related case studies.
Political Science
Gregory Wawro, Professor of Political Science, describes how he encourages his students to use AI to tackle data science and coding challenges.
Public Health
Gabriele Windgasse, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, shares how she uses AI in her assignments for public health students, including prompt engineering tasks and drafting quiz questions.
Real Estate Finance
Christopher Munsell, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Real Estate Development Finance, shares his research on the dual value and potential negative effects of AI use in the classroom.
Interested in using AI to engage students?
We invite Columbia University faculty and graduate students to connect with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) team to discuss how AI can be used to enhance student learning. Schedule an in-person consultation with our team, visit our open Office Hours, or log in for our virtual chats to explore which approaches align with your teaching goals and how to implement them effectively.
