Teaching with AI

Suffolk County Community College fosters the use of pioneering technology, such as generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), for improving the student learning experience, facilitating creative and collaborative work, and adhering to academic integrity, transparency, and rigor.

The Center for Teaching and Learning provides resources on this page for classroom faculty who are interested in discussing how generative AI will impact the teaching and learning experience now and in the future. 

AI Tools at the College

Microsoft Copilot and D2L Lumi Pro are generative AI tools that are offered at Suffolk. Copilot is a large language model (LLM) that is embedded in Microsoft Office. It can help draft emails, learning outcomes, assignments, or help you brainstorm ideas, among other things. 

Lumi Pro is integrated in the assignment panel in Brightspace. It is used to create assignments by analyzing the course content you choose and then generating learning outcomes using Bloom's Taxonomy. To learn more about Lumi Pro, please see D2L Lumi Pro for Faculty. 

Sample Syllabus Statements for Use of AI

The Center for Teaching and Learning has identified three sample statements for course outlines using three approaches: (1) allowing students to use generative AI tools; (2) allowing students to use generative AI based on specific circumstances; and (3) not allowing students to use generative AI tools. Faculty may choose to use this language in their syllabi (course outlines).

Please read and download the Sample Syllabus Statements for Generative AI Usage 2024.

AI Workshop Recordings

Teaching with AI: Building Critical AI Literacy While Advancing Existing Learning Outcomes This webinar was lead by Anna Mills from the College of Marin for the SUNY Center for Professional Development. Please see the event page for the webinar description and accompanying slides. 

Enhancing Research and Historical Studies with Artificial Intelligence Over the past several semesters, Fabio Montella, Associate Professor of Library Services and Adjunct Associate Professor of History, had given students in his history courses a 7-step research paper assignment designed to eliminate academic dishonestly while promoting strong research skills. Though this process produced positive results, he quickly realized that it had become “tainted” by the emergence of Artificial Intelligence. To address this concern, Fabio revamped the assignment to make AI a central component of the process. The initial results have shown great success and promise for future growth. In this presentation, he shared his pre-AI and post-AI approaches while examining both. 

AI in Digital Arts focused on what SCCC faculty members are doing to incorporate AI as a tool in digital media creation. Ralph Masullo, MFA, Assistant Chair of Communication and Visual Arts/ Assistant Professor of Photography at the Eastern Campus, together with faculty from the other campuses, discussed best practices and ethical applications of the technology.