Teach With AI
Generative AI presents both challenges and opportunities for higher education. As Texas A&M University explores the integration of AI into teaching practices, we are committed to ethical and intentional use within the curriculum. This integration provides students with valuable experiences, preparing them to thrive in an AI-augmented workplace. By embracing AI in education, we ensure our graduates are adept with AI tools, easing a smooth transition from the classroom to the workforce.
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Understand the principles and best practices for integrating AI into your academic environment. View engaging and innovative assignment ideas here.
Create engaging lesson plans and educational content
AI can generate creative ideas for activities and presentations, helping you keep your lessons fresh and interesting. Always adapt these suggestions to fit your teaching style and your students' needs.
Generate diverse assignment ideas and exam questions
Use AI to brainstorm a wide range of assignment types and question formats. This can help you assess student knowledge more comprehensively while reducing the risk of question repetition.
Streamline grading processes with AI-assisted rubrics
AI can help create detailed rubrics and even assist in preliminary grading. Always review AI-generated assessments to ensure fairness and accuracy in your final grades.
Provide personalized feedback to students more efficiently
AI can help draft initial feedback comments, which you can then personalize for each student. This allows you to provide more detailed, constructive feedback without significantly increasing your workload.
Simplify administrative tasks and email management
AI can help categorize emails, draft responses, and manage your calendar more efficiently. Use these tools to reduce time spent on routine tasks and focus more on impactful work.
Enhance research paper editing and proofreading
AI-powered editing tools can catch grammar issues and suggest clarity improvements. Always perform a final human review to ensure the paper maintains your intended meaning and academic rigor.
Generate creative ideas for grant proposals and projects
Use AI to brainstorm innovative approaches and potential research directions. Combine these AI-generated ideas with your expertise to develop truly groundbreaking proposals.
Improve time management with AI-powered scheduling
AI can analyze your work patterns and suggest optimal times for different tasks. Experiment with these recommendations to find the schedule that maximizes your productivity and work-life balance.
Faculty AI Use Cases
Discover how Texas A&M faculty are integrating artificial intelligence to enhance learning, engagement, and assessment. Explore real examples of AI-driven teaching strategies across disciplines in our Faculty Use Cases collection.
List of Faculty AI Use CasesAI Assignment Ideas
Use these examples to craft AI-based assignments for your course that enhance learning and build critical skills.
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Explore TAMU Library-curated AI literacy modules, instructional videos, and embedded course content designed to support ethical, effective use of generative AI in teaching and learning.
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Syllabus and Policy Considerations
Texas A&M students are looking to their professors for guidance on acceptable and allowable use of Generative AI tools. The resources on this page exist to help Texas A&M faculty make decisions about course policies and clearly communicate those policies as well as university policies to students. When you want to address and/or incorporate Generative AI tools in your course, consider the following principles:
Below are two Texas A&M recommended syllabus statement options for instructors to consider adding to their syllabi, informing students of their stance on the use of AI in the course:
- OPTION 1: According to the Texas A&M University Definitions of Academic Misconduct, plagiarism is the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results or words without giving appropriate credit (aggiehonor.tamu.edu). You should credit your use of anyone else's words, graphic images, or ideas using standard citation styles. Artificial Intelligence (AI) text generators and natural language processing tools (colloquially, chatbots - such as ChatGPT), audio, computer code, video, and image generators should not be used for any work for this class without explicit permission of the instructor and appropriate attribution. This includes, but is not limited to,
i. Creating or revising drafts
ii. Editing your work
iii. Reviewing a peer's work
This excludes pre-existing software additions such as spelling and grammar checkers, which are acceptable.
- OPTION 2: With the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the ways in which we define our creative processes continue to transform. AI generators are rapidly evolving from simple editing for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes (Grammarly, MS Word Spell Check) to sophisticated text production (ChatGPT, Google Bard, etc.), as well as image, computer code, and audio generation. The presence of such tools, however, does not replace our need to learn how to draft, revise, and reflect on texts, programs, drawings and how to exercise information literacy and personal responsibility in how we locate, evaluate, incorporate, and cite primary/ secondary sources. For example, the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum states the following: Writing to learn is an intellectual activity that is crucial to the cognitive and social development of learners and writers. This vital activity cannot be replaced by AI language generators (AWAC).
Engaging in the various aspects of creative pursuits (e.g., writing, coding, drawing) is critical to education in a broad sense. While AI technologies will continue shaping how we approach these creative tasks, the critical work of creativity relies on integrity, originality, and ethical conduct in regard to appropriate representation as an author or creator. Thus, submitting work with a significant percentage of AI-generated content, unless otherwise permitted, can be considered academic misconduct under Texas A&M University Student Rule 20. Students must therefore cite the use of Generative AI tools and document what they have contributed to an assignment.
Determine your stance on the use of Generative AI tools in your course–will you and your students use it, and if so, what does that look like and what is the rationale? If you choose not to use Generative AI tools in your teaching, be sure to communicate your reasons and rationale clearly and transparently.
You can begin by viewing this introductory video.
Be transparent and clear about expectations and course policies when using AI tools including to what extent and how students can use the tools.
- See the Use of AI in POLS 207 example
- Generative AI & Academic Integrity (student video)
- See the Aggie Honor System Office definitions of plagiarism and cheating for additional help to define instructor and student responsibilities in this area.
- Keep in mind that new tools are always emerging. Rules, regulations, and AHSO definitions will not name or characterize every learning assistance tool, so you must make decisions that work for your context and be clear about what your decisions are.
- Always closely link any permission or prohibition use of AI tool to learning outcomes and align with appropriate activities and assessments.
- Leveraging Generative AI to Assist Teaching Faculty with the Course Design Cycle
- Build Students' AI Literacy Skills
- See Briefing Reports AI Worksheet example
- How AI is being trained (what data is being used and what data is not being used);
- Why AI is being used and what tools use them; and
- The outcomes of the tools being developed (e.g., What, if any, bias does AI training introduce? What role does "prompt engineering" play in the results produced by Generative AI? How is this tool being used?).
- Can every student implement the tool with reasonable accommodations?
- Does use of the tool require or assume access to additional tools that need to be vetted for accessibility?
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT will impact student writing assignments imminently. Learn more about potential impact and ways to prevent misuse of AI through this article by a faculty member: ChatGPT & Writing Assignments
See a more comprehensive collection of syllabus tips for AI.
AI Learning Opportunities
Explore a variety of AI learning opportunities designed to enhance your teaching, research, and professional development. From engaging workshops and interactive playgrounds to comprehensive courses and insightful lectures, our programs provide faculty and staff with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively integrate Generative AI into their educational practices. Join our community and stay ahead in the evolving landscape of AI in education.
The purpose of the Generative AI Learning Community is to create a collaborative and supportive space for faculty interested in exploring the potential of generative AI in education and its integration into the classroom.
Learning Outcomes:
- Provide opportunities for learning about the latest developments and best practices in generative AI and its applications in various disciplines and domains.
- Encourage experimentation and innovation with generative AI tools and techniques to enhance teaching, learning, and research outcomes.
- Facilitate dialogue and feedback among members and external experts to share experiences, challenges, and insights.
- Promote ethical, responsible, and inclusive use of generative AI in education that respects the diversity, dignity, and rights of all stakeholders.
- Design and implement a Generative AI project plan that incorporates the use of AI in a course.
- Small cohorts of faculty from diverse backgrounds and expertise selected across application cycles.
- Biweekly online engagement in workshops, webinars, demos, discussions, projects, and showcases.
- Each member is expected to apply generative AI to enhance teaching outcomes and share their teaching experiences with one another.
Applications for the next cohort opening in October 2025!
For more information, visit CTE - GenAI Learning Community
- Find further details on the webinar series on the CTE Event Calendar.
- View video recordings of past events:
- Event Details: Every third Friday of the month from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM, we invite you to the Center for Teaching Excellence at Blocker 235 to interact with cutting edge GenAI tools like Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and more! Bring your own device and join our community of explorers!
- Please register at AI Playground sign-up form to receive a calendar invitation(s) to the event.
Learn more about the cutting-edge AI tools and services available at Texas A&M University.
Technology Services published a list of available AI-enabled applications, development platforms and development hubs approved for use with Texas A&M data.
Texas A&M University AI Services
How can I get started with AI in my teaching?
Texas A&M offers several entry points for faculty looking to incorporate AI into their teaching:
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Attend weekly AI Playground sessions to experiment with AI tools in a low-risk environment
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Join CTE's AI Learning Community to connect with peers and share experiences
- Watch this Getting Started video produced by Texas A&M's Undergraduate Studies
- Visit the AI Basics page
What AI tools are approved for use in the classroom?
Texas A&M provides access to several AI tools for teaching:
- Microsoft Copilot Chat, Google Gemini, NotebookLM, TAMU AI Chat, and more are available to all faculty and students. See a list of all AI-enabled applications and platforms approved for use with Texas A&M data.
- Canvas LMS has integrated AI features for course management and grading
- Discipline-specific AI tools are available through various departments. Be sure to check with your department and the Center for Teaching Excellence for the most up-to-date list of approved tools.
How do I address concerns about academic integrity when using AI in my courses?
To maintain academic integrity while leveraging AI:
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Clearly communicate your AI policy in your syllabus
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Design assignments that incorporate AI as a tool rather than a replacement for student work
- Teach students how to properly cite AI-generated content
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Encourage critical thinking and analysis of AI-generated outputs