For this Spring 2026 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Rita Barakat, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Biology), shares how she redesigned formative assessments in introductory biology to guide students in using generative AI through carefully structured prompts, problem sets, and reflection questions that build critical thinking and help them evaluate AI output.
For this Spring 2026 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Mariela Padilla, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, demonstrates how she uses AI-supported role play scenarios to help students practice pain management conversations, emphasizing clinical communication skills, empathy, and responsible use of AI in patient interactions.
In this Spring 2026 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Ian Spatz, USC Price School of Public Policy, shares how he incorporates AI into weekly reading assignments, using structured prompts to support student engagement, deepen analysis of course materials, and encourage critical evaluation of AI-generated responses.
For this Spring 2026 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Liz Blomstedt and Jen Bankard, USC Dornsife Writing Program, demonstrate how they developed and use the AI for Brainstorming and Editing (ABE) tool in Writing 340 to support weekly writing assignments, strengthen hooks and counterarguments, and help students reflect on their writing process and revisions through instructor-visible timelines and change summaries.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Bridgid Fennell and Benjamin Hall, USC Libraries, discuss the ins and outs of copyright law, licensing, and fair use in a rapidly changing legal landscape around Large Language Model use and training.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Katherine Brichacek, Viterbi School of Engineering, reviews research on the unreliability of AI detection software and demonstrates the utility of using Draftback, a Google Chrome extension, and Google Docs as an alternative to hold students accountable to a AI-free writing process.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Marco Papa, Viterbi School of Engineering, shares how he uses a custom GPT and Python coding to quickly create high-quality Brightspace quizzes from lecture slides and other course content.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Clarisa Martinez, USC Division on Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, breaks down the concept of “AI Literacy” and shares resources and tools to help students build an understanding of the technology in order to critically evaluate AI output and consider ethical applications in physical therapy.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Benjamin Hall, USC Libraries, outlines key concerns related to AI technology and guidance on how to help students critically and reflectively navigate their use of AI.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Steve Child, USC Iovine and Young Academy, reviews AI tools currently used in design and explains how he incorporates them into assignments to guide critical engagement.
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