Connecting Critical Reading and AI Literacy

Shevaun Watson and Cassandra Phillips opened April’s Active Teaching Lab with two provocative arguments: reading is more difficult today than it was in the past, and the tools promising to make it easier are part of the problem. In response, …

Identifying Potential Indicators of Student AI Use in Canvas

Purpose and Disclaimer Student potential misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a prevalent concern for many instructors. This resource is intended to direct instructors to available data in Canvas and frame insights in terms of patterns and anomalies that may …

Custom AI Agents for Learning and Scholarship 

In November’s Active Teaching Lab, Stuart Moulthrop shared his experience using a custom GPT “agent” to support reading-based discussion and scholarly experimentation in a graduate-level theory course. What began for Stuart as a practical test – “What could AI do …

Generative AI Tools Available at UW-Milwaukee

Enterprise Tools Available to Everyone To take advantage of these services, login with your UWM Digital Identity (your @uwm.edu email address and password).  UWM Services and Software with Generative AI Features  This is a sample of UWM services which offer …

Preparing UWM Students for Careers in an AI-enabled World 

In October’s Active Teaching Lab, Brian Thompson from the Office of Strategic Partnerships shared how regional partners – Northwestern Mutual, Rockwell Automation, Microsoft, Direct Supply, Harley-Davidson, and the Milwaukee Bucks – are actually using AI, what they expect from new …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Teaching

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) innovations since 2022 have spurred new opportunities to make education more engaging and self-driven. Simultaneously, Generative AI has disrupted existing practices by acting as a catalyst to rethink the ways we teach and learn. Rapid …