Dr. Robin Pizzitola demonstrates how she and her colleagues taught their students to effectively use AI to customize their lesson plans. Dr. Pizzitola is Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Eric Cosio demonstrates three AI research tools and the importance of verifying their answers. He provides example learning activities in the Canvas environment to help students understand how to use prompts and evaluate the answers. Eric Cosio is Instructional Design Librarian at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Teresa Ortega presents her research and introduces the lateral reading method that provides students with a set of skills to fact check information online. Teresa Ortega is Director of Curriculum at the Digital Inquiry Group. https://inquirygroup.org
Dr. Rachel Messing discusses how she guides her students to "delve into online resources, looking to the past with focus on music history treatises, while comparing historical primary resources with modern music education trends." Dr. Messing is Assistant Professor of Oboe and Music History at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
This lightning talk explores the ethical issues of using AI in academic research, focusing on potential challenges such as bias, accuracy, and privacy. It also provides practical strategies for responsible use to help researchers navigate these tools effectively. Aída Almanzo-Ferro is Student Success Librarian at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
The following panelists share their perspectives about using AI in education.
Tara Carlisle (Moderator) is Director of the Digital Information Literacy program, I-Know, at TAMU-CC.
Joshua Watson is Regents Professor and Chair in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at TAMU-CC.
Stephen Doolan is Professor of English at TAMU-CC, specializing in Applied Linguistics.
Korinne Caruso is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Del Mar College and member of the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES).
Jamie Ehlers is a biochemistry junior at TAMU-CC who is also doing undergraduate research work as a Billiot Chemistry Laboratory Research Assistant.