Lesson 3: Learning with GenAI
Relying on AI tools can change the way you learn, how well you think critically, and the skills you develop. In your academic life, there are appropriate ways and inappropriate ways to use AI, and it’s important to know how to make the judgment.
One of the biggest questions everyone has – from new students to experienced professors – is how using GenAI impacts learning. Is GenAI making learning easier or harder?
You might have seen news stories about students using AI to do all their coursework, or even creating AI bots to finish assignments for them. In these cases, it may seem like getting the grade is more important than the learning experience.
At the University, there are appropriate ways and inappropriate ways to use GenAI, and it’s important to know how to make a judgement. This lesson will help you figure out when it’s smart to let AI lend a hand with a learning task—and when it’s much, much better to rely on your own brilliant brain.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this learning experience, learners will be able to
- identify ways that AI tools can impact learning, critical thinking, and skill development.
- differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI and how to find balance.
- explain the implications of GenAI use for academic integrity at the University.
