AI Commons Bulletin 4/28/2025

💬 Lauren Klein to Keynote the MSU AI Summit
Lauren Klein is a Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Associate Professor in the departments of Quantitative Theory & Methods and English at Emory University. She will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming AI Summit, which is currently at capacity for attendance.

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📝 An AI-Aware Academic Writing Rubric
Weary of AI generated student writing? Consider using a rubric that contains a “specific eye toward distinguishing synthetic polish from authentic development”. The rubric specifically gauges complexity, accuracy, and fluency.

Learn MoreWomen Writin’ Bout AI. (2024). Evaluating AI teaching materials: A draft rubric [Unpublished manuscript]. Substack.

👎 Commercial AI Lesson Generators Aren’t Up to Snuff
Tools from MagicSchool, School AI, or even ChatGPT default to limiting student autonomy and suppressing meaningful classroom dialogue unless heavily re-prompted. Instructors should be weary of generating lesson plans with outdated instructional practices.

Learn More: Chen, B., Cheng, J., Wang, C., & Leung, V. (2024). Pedagogical biases in AI-powered educational tools: The case of lesson plan generators [Research article]. University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan