The Provost’s Office will provide regular updates about the interesting ways that our faculty are using AI in their classrooms. Over the summer, the members of the academic affairs leadership team each earned AI certificates, enabling us to have a working knowledge of this important tool.
The College of Fine Arts & Humanities:
The Interior Design Department is using AI in an exploratory fashion, for storytelling and quick options for visioning.
The department crafts narratives and backgrounds for students’ design briefs. AI is a tool in software classes to give quick options for finishing touches, including the rendering and styling of final visuals. AI does not replace learning the software, but it is an efficient way to explore lighting accents, to show differences in daytime/nighttime descriptions of living spaces, and accessorizing,
The Carole Ann Daniel College of Education:
The Daniel College is transforming teacher preparation by putting artificial intelligence at the center of the modern classroom. Working hand in hand with regional school partners, faculty are ensuring future educators don’t just understand AI, they master it.
Across the college’s programs, professors are integrating powerful tools to supercharge instruction:
- Dynamic Lesson Design: Drs. Donna Cherveny, Lisa McCoy, and Cary Sell train students to leverage platforms like MagicSchool and Colleague AI to craft adaptable, classroom-ready curricula.
- Inclusive Classrooms: Dr. Laura Cantu embeds AI directly into special education courses, helping educators to personalize learning for a broad range of student needs.
- Tech-Forward Instruction: Through Dr. Cary Sell’s redesigned undergraduate and Master of Arts in Teaching educational technology courses, students harness tools like Gemini, NotebookLM, Gamma, and Claude to build websites, generate interactive presentations, and refine lesson delivery.
Above all, the Daniel College champions the ethical, responsible use of AI, preparing new teachers to use these tools effectively and model them for the next generation. Looking ahead, faculty are developing an advanced doctoral course on instructional technology for Spring 2027, and they are authoring a practitioner’s manual to guide school districts and new teachers.
The Daniel College faculty are not just keeping up with the future of learning; they are leading it.
