18 Using AI Tools to Promote Student Learning and Success

This section offers a variety of examples of how AI tools can offer valuable learning opportunities in both the humanities and in STEM, including in-class activities and sample assignments that can be used across the disciplines. It also considers accessibility and how AI tools like speech recognition or closed captioning can help diverse learners. These developments are not fully inclusive yet (for example, there are some free platforms, but they’re limited) but that will likely change as the technology continues to advance.

Some general uses of AI include having students evaluate AI-generated content in small group discussions or use AI to help them organize their own ideas. AI can be used for brainstorming and for proofreading. AI can also be used to create practice exercises, quizzes, or study guides, which give students the opportunity to reinforce their own learning. Consider a major like computer science, for example. Xin Ye (Assistant Professor, Rockland Community College) plans to integrate AI into her courses in the fall 2023 semester. Students can use AI to receive feedback or corrections while they are coding.