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Biology Teaching Professor Develops Cutting-Edge AI Tutor

AI

Instructors

The School of Biological Sciences published a Q&A on Schema Study — how it started, why Socratic dialogue beats answer-dumping, what we learned from classroom use, and where…

Fake Diseases and Fake Papers

AI

Research integrity

A researcher at the University of Gothenburg invented a fake eye condition called “bixonimania,” planted two obviously bogus preprints about it (complete with shoutouts to…

Are LLMs Homogenizing Our Thoughts?

AI

Cognition

New research from Trends in Cognitive Sciences with possibly the most existentially horrifying title of the year: The homogenizing effect of large language models on human…

The Pro-Human AI Declaration

AI

Policy

A bipartisan statement on AI and human flourishing — humanstatement.org — shared with the SABER GenAI SIG. Relevant for anyone framing classroom AI policy around…

AI and Authenticity — A Piece Worth Reading

AI

Teaching

A piece my partner, Lindsay Riedel Reuther, just wrote that I think this community will appreciate:

Nature’s The Future of AI

AI

Resources

A new immersive piece from Nature that might be useful for research, teaching, and personal reflection on AI:

Making a better chatbot

A new platform for creating and testing your own active learning activities using AI - without needing any coding experience!

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A Brief Guide to Data Privacy and GenAI Chatbots

AI

Undergraduate

Instructor

As we integrate AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude into our teaching and research, it’s crucial to understand how these platforms handle the data we provide. This is particularly important concerning our intellectual property (IP) and compliance with FERPA regulations on student privacy.

SABER Generative AI Special Interest Group

AI

Instructors

The Special Interest Group on Generative AI in Biology Education Research (BER) aims to leverage the collective expertise of SABER members to integrate GenAI tools like…

The Science of Asking: How to Formulate Questions and Hypotheses in Research

Experimental Design

Statistics

Undergraduates

Asking questions and testing them scientifically is a skill that requires both simplicity in approach and intentional practice. Despite often feeling intuitive, it’s a…

Crafting Your GenAI & AI Policy Guide

Find my personal GenAI syllabus policy and a comprehensive guide authored by Dr. Tricia Bertram-Gallant, director of the Academic Integrity Office and the Triton Testing…

Keefe Reuther and Tricia Bertram-Gallant

ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today

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A Beginner’s Guide to Using AI to Create Canvas Quizzes

A step-by-step guide for instructors to create, format, and upload quizzes to their Canvas LMS.

Incorporating a Mentorship Plan into Your Degree

While many aspects of a degree are well planned, mentorship is an aspect that is often overlooked.

Why You Need Mosaic Mentorship

Finding mentors and fostering relationships can be one of the most fulfilling and productive pursuits for undergraduates, graduate students, everyone.