AI Ate My Homework
AI Ate My Homework
Podcast Description
What does it look like for AI to do the homework in your class? In the "AI Ate My Homework" podcast, host Jason Zahrndt and faculty guests examine the results when AI completes actual assignments from the University of Louisville, revealing both surprising capabilities and telling limitations. Through these candid conversations, we uncover practical insights about teaching in the age of AI, explore how assessment needs to evolve, and investigate the balance between technological efficiency and authentic learning.
AI Ate My Homework © 2025 by Jason Zahrndt is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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This podcast focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence and education, exploring topics like teaching with AI in creative disciplines, the balance of AI efficiency versus authentic learning, and the evolving assessment needs. Episodes feature case studies such as AI's performance on writing assignments in music education and the evaluation of cardiovascular case studies in health sciences, highlighting AI's capabilities and limitations.
What does it look like for AI to do the homework in your class? In the “AI Ate My Homework” podcast, host Jason Zahrndt and faculty guests examine the results when AI completes actual assignments from the University of Louisville, revealing both surprising capabilities and telling limitations. Through these candid conversations, we uncover practical insights about teaching in the age of AI, explore how assessment needs to evolve, and investigate the balance between technological efficiency and authentic learning.
AI Ate My Homework © 2025 by Jason Zahrndt is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Dr. Andrea Olinger, Director of Composition, and instructor Cecilia Durbin walk us through a multi-part “detective story” research assignment sequence. These assignments, designed to slow students down and think critically, emphasize process over product. Listen as we discuss how the AI tool mimics student voice, (sometimes) cites real world sources, and even exceeds some of the expectations for these assignments. What is lost when students use an AI tool to skip past the messy process of thinking, writing, and learning?
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