References and acknowledgements
Author
Lindsay Matts-Benson on behalf of the University of Minnesota Libraries
Editor
Emerson Ironstone (1st edition editor)
Contributors
GenAI+U: A Student Learning Experience would not have been possible without the contributions of the 2025 advisory group, including Caroline Hilk, Laura Scroggs, Noro Adriamanalina, Hannah Boldt, Dan Emery, Kate Peterson, Kristin Shingler, Emily Ronning, George Veletsianos, and Kenneth Leopold. and the 2026 contributor and editing team: Kat Nelson, Ian Moore, Keri Youngstrand and Kim Clarke.
AI use acknowledgement
Generative AI tools (specifically University of Minnesota instances of Google Gemini and Microsoft CoPilot) were used in the creation of GenAI+U: A Student Learning Experience.
In particular, GenAI was used for
- brainstorming and outlining the modules after prompted with the human-created learning objectives, essential questions and enduring understandings,
- creating example images and outputs for case studies,
- an example generator for the many of the case studies when prompted with a human created prompt to expand on the idea, and
- developing assessment questions for the end of lesson knowledge checks and the Certificate of Completion, after a prompt of the learning objectives and course content.All of the text in the document was edited by humans, and there should be no piece of text that was directly generated by GenAI with the exception of where something is clearly identified as a GenAI prompt response. GenAI prompt responses were sometimes edited for length, because these tools can be super wordy.
If you have any questions about specific areas of GenAI Use, please reach out to the author at matt0341@umn.edu.
Feedback
If you have any questions, constructive comments, compliments, or concerns, please reach out to Lindsay Matts-Benson at matt0341@umn.edu
