AI@USD

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Teaching and Learning

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Co-Leads

  • Nick Santilli
  • Noelle Norton

Members

  • Viviana Alexandrowicz — SOLES
  • Carrie Fry — HSON Librarian
  • Eleanor Gillette — CAS
  • Ashley Kovacs — ITS
  • Judith Lihosit — LAW Library
  • Sr. Juliet Mousseau — FST
  • Jennifer Olsen — SMSE
  • Tara Ceranic Salinas — KSB
  • Dan Tigard — CAS
  • Rebekah Wanic — CAS
  • Nicole Whitner — Student Affairs

The University of San Diego is a contemporary Catholic university grounded in the liberal arts and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT). As such, we view education as the formation of the whole person (cura personalis). The Working Group on AI in the Teaching and Learning Environment is charged with conducting a comprehensive analysis of how Artificial Intelligence (AI), aligns with strategic plan, Lighting the Way to 2030, can be integrated into our academic life in a way that enhances human dignity, fosters social justice, and promotes academic excellence.

While AI offers unprecedented opportunities for efficiency and innovation, our approach must be guided by wisdom, not just utility. This group will define the boundaries of "appropriate use" by balancing technological advancement with the human-centric values of a Catholic education.

Charge

  • Collaborate with Student Experience on recommendations regarding updates to relevant academic policies such as the Honor Code, Academic Dishonesty, and Responsible Use.
  • Develop language for AI-use, for recommended incorporation into Syllabi.
  • Develop recommendations guiding Faculty’s use of AI to grade student work.
  • Make recommendations for yearlong study of “Assessment Redesign”, in light of advancements in AI.
  • Recommend practical next steps for Faculty Development.
  • Articulate core learning goals for students in an AI-rich learning environment.
  • Identify or curate teaching tools, AI resources, repositories, and instructional materials.
  • Develop an asset map of current efforts integrating AI into the teaching and learning ecosystem.

Tasks

  • Baseline environmental scanning: Identify what our peers and aspirational peers are doing in this area.
  • Consult (in-person, small groups, surveys).
  • Learn about what’s already happening at USD (Committees, Reports, Research Projects).
  • Listen for how people feel in general with Surveys, Focus Groups, etc.
  • Recommend (in simple memo) next steps to Steering Committee

Cadence

  • Working Group meeting frequency is at Chairs’ discretion, but substantive reports to be made at monthly Steering Committee meetings.