Date Uploaded
Fall 2024
Activity source
Original
Summary
Students will use GenAI to generate keywords to research their possible final project topics. Then students will use the library's quicksearch to find possible books, articles. Students will reflect on their research process throughout the class.
Extended Summary
Librarian will use an online polling platform, such as PollEverywhere, to prompt the students for learning reflections.
Student Learning Objectives
Students will learn how to integrate AI with traditional research and information literacy practices.
Students will be able to critically analyze the information they find, assessing its relevance, accuracy, and potential biases.
Assignment Type
In-Class
Course level
300
Used in course?
yes
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E60 Engr 310 Technical Writing
Type of Student-AI Collaboration Required
Collaboratively generated by human and AI
Type of AI Task(s)
Brainstorming
Second Type of AI Task
Recommendation/Decision-Making
Third Type of AI Task
Literature Review/Bibliography
Uploader/Author Affiliation
Staff
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Document Type
Teaching Material
Recommended Citation
Todd, Lauren; Boden, Eliot; and Lindgren, Sam, "Using GenAI to teach information literacy in Engineering Technical Writing" (2024). Generative AI Teaching Activities. 7.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/ai_teaching/7