📝 Students Want Programs that Include AI Training
In their latest survey of learners and employers, Coursera asked whether AI training should be included in degree programs and 93% said yes. Ninety two percent of employers said they’d choose someone with credentialed AI skills over one without.
Learn More: Report: 93% of Students Believe Gen AI Training Belongs in Degree Programs
❓ Students Ask About Concepts More Often When Using an AI Tutor
Built for a physics course, the instructor found that “the AI teaching assistant created an environment where students felt free to ask questions without fear or judgment or discomfort, thereby encouraging more active engagement in the learning process.”
Learn More: Virtual teaching assistant provides personalized feedback; sees successful first deployment in classroom
🤔 An AI Tutor Can Guide Students to an Answer Instead of Just Giving One
UC San Diego built an AI tutor that explains and provides problem sets, but won’t provide the answer. Given it’s success, it’s now being adopted at other universities this fall.
Learn More: This Bespoke AI Tutor Helps Students Learn
💬 30 Harvard Instructors Share How They Use AI
Looking to hear from educators that use AI? This 2024 collection offers a range of topics, disciplines, uses and stances toward AI. Though a bit old (odd to say 16 months makes it dated), there are a variety of good ideas here.
Learn More: Faculty Voices