AI Commons Bulletin 4/23/2025

💰 MSU Users Can Now Create Copilot Agents with Paid Account
MSU users who have purchased Microsoft 365 Copilot from the Tech Store now have access to agents: custom GPT-powered Copilots that can be prompted to perform specific tasks inside Microsoft apps.

Learn MoreAgents in Microsoft365

✋ Resisting The AI University
Instructors can resist the automation of higher education by:

  • Rejecting the AI curriculum
  • Refusing the narrative of inevitability
  • Exposing corporate capture
  • Defending intellectual labor
  • Demanding transparency

Learn MoreMcInnes, R. (2024, April 18). Resist the Gen-AI-driven university: A call for reclaiming thought in learning and teaching. ASCILITE Blog.

⚠ Early Warnings for Online Learners
Most early warning systems offer little follow up or support. AI agents could be used to offer direct support to struggling students by offering real-time course assistance.

Learn MoreMi, C., Mi, Y., Deng, Q., Tang, B., & Zhao, C. (2025). Research on methods of online education learning early warning in the era of digital intelligence. In K. Zhang et al. (Eds.), CSEI 2024 (CCIS, Vol. 2448, pp. 233–249).

💬 Term of the Day: Feedback Literacy
Feedback literacy includes skills for seeking, evaluating, and applying feedback. The better students are at navigating and applying AI feedback, the better they succeed at writing-based assessments.

Learn More: Hawkins, B., Taylor-Griffiths, D., & Lodge, J. M. (2025). Summarise, elaborate, try again: Exploring the effect of feedback literacy on AI-enhanced essay writing. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Advance online publication.