Teaching & Learning GenAI Use Cases (advanced)

NTU’s inaugural STEPS symposium (Strategies with Technology for Enhancing Pedagogy Symposium) was held on 4 March 2024. These are the highlights of a panel discussion which showcased various NTU GenAI applications for teaching and learning.

Use Cases

Tips and Guide

There are more advanced and transformative ways GenAI can reshape pedagogical activities in higher education. They highlight GenAI’s potential for promoting higher-order thinking, personalising learning pathways, and even collaborating as a partner on research tasks. Key principles include embracing AI as a collaborator, designing activities that combine human and AI strengths, and continuously evaluating outcomes. Here are some examples from chapter 3 of the free ebook Generative AI in Higher Education (Chan & Colloton, 2024).

Teaching:

Develop comprehensive case studies and scenarios for applied learning
Create interactive simulations and educational games
Provide embedded tutoring and formative feedback within lessons

Learning:

Engage in Socratic dialogues to promote critical thinking
Collaborate on open-ended projects and creative tasks
Personalise learning pathways based on student inputs

Research:

Co-author sections of research papers and grant proposals
Analyse datasets and visualise findings
Ideate novel research directions leveraging GenAI insights

Administrative:

Conduct sentiment analysis on course feedback
Generate data-driven recommendations for programme improvements

Use Cases

NALA (NTU AI Learning Assistants)

The Centre for the Applications of Teaching & Learning Analytics for Students (ATLAS) coordinates all GenAI Teaching and Learning AI Assistants. If you are interested in developing your own AI Assistant, please contact [email protected].

Below are examples of AI Learning Assistants from Project NALA.

SocrAT

AI Learning Assistant to guide students in learning with Socratic method of teaching

Dr. Lim Fun Siong, Centre for the Applications of Teaching & Learning Analytics for Students (ATLAS)
📧 [email protected]

AskNarelle

A centralized and automated chatbot companion that provides instant, consistent, and systematic responses with personalized course information retrieval

Mr. Ong Chin Ann, College of Computing & Data Science
📧 [email protected]

Waai

A creative thinking & writing tool for students in developing Op-Ed using AI & Design Thinking

Dr. Joanne Chia, School of Humanities
📧 [email protected]

Prof Leodar

Prompt & Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Context Optimized Chatbot to assist students in learning

Asst. Prof. Ng Wei Tat, Leonard, School of Materials Science and Engineering
📧 [email protected]

Use Cases

NTU Autonomous Institutes

ALEX

GenAI-powered Learning Experience Design

Ms Shamini Thilarajah, National Institute of Education (NIE)
📧 [email protected]

Chat Anatomy

Ask any anatomy related question such as “What are the functions of the heart?”

Dr. Ng Kian Bee, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
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