Tag Archives: Student Assessment and Grading

Meet Toby: Teaching and Learning with AI in Centaur Mode

My colleague, Renee Henson, wrote an important new article, My Negotiation Chatbot Toby and Pedagogical Governance, about a chatbot that she developed for her first-year Lawyering: Problem-Solving and Dispute Resolution course at the University of Missouri Law School. Her article provides a thoughtful analysis of how faculty can use AI to improve legal education.  It … Continue reading Meet Toby: Teaching and Learning with AI in Centaur Mode →

Does Your Law School Have an AI Strategy?

This weekend, I returned home from the fabulous AALS ADR Section Works in Progress conference at the University of Missouri.  (Not a long trip for me.) As always, I really enjoyed the presentations and conversations with friends and colleagues.  By all accounts, Carli Conklin and Rachel Wechsler did an outstanding job planning and hosting the … Continue reading Does Your Law School Have an AI Strategy? →

All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching

Some law professors are banning AI in their courses.  Others are cautiously adding it. At Mitchell Hamline, Gregory Duhl is doing something much more ambitious.  He redesigned his Contracts course by embedding AI throughout the course rather than ignoring it or treating it as a side issue.  Considering Mitchell Hamline’s history of pedagogical innovation, it … Continue reading All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching →

Worried About Students Cheating with AI?  Here Are Some Smart Ways to Respond

Tired of reading student papers that sound like they were written by the love child of a robot and a corporate communications consultant? You’re not alone. Many law school faculty are worried that students are using AI tools to cheat – undermining their own learning and violating academic integrity policies. Some students do misuse AI, … Continue reading Worried About Students Cheating with AI?  Here Are Some Smart Ways to Respond →

What If the Real Problem Isn’t AI – It’s Your Writing Assignment?

You’re probably on a high after having graded uniformly erudite papers in your courses, right? Or is your head still aching from trying to figure out which parallel universes your students come from? I’d guess that you’re more likely to be in the latter group than the former. Now Throw AI into the Mix As … Continue reading What If the Real Problem Isn’t AI – It’s Your Writing Assignment? →

Teaching with AI: Faculty Reflections and a Preview of Professors’ Dilemma

At the recent AALS ADR Section WIP Conference, I led a focus group to explore how faculty are using – and thinking about using – AI in their courses.  The participants shared a range of thoughtful insights, revealing both enthusiasm and caution.  Their responses offered a snapshot of what experimentation with AI looks like now, … Continue reading Teaching with AI: Faculty Reflections and a Preview of Professors’ Dilemma →

Ghostwriter or Coach?  New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing

Don’t you just hate it when you suspect a student submitted a paper written by AI and you can’t tell for sure?  You’re not alone – a recent survey finds that many faculty share your concern. These concerns – and potential solutions – are the focus of two short articles worth checking out: Faculty Use … Continue reading Ghostwriter or Coach?  New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing →

AI Critics Might Be Right – If Faculty Do Nothing

Critics warn that AI will undermine the value of education, eroding students’ critical thinking and writing skills. They might be right – if faculty ignore AI. You could respond to these warnings by not adopting an AI policy or simply prohibiting students from using it.  If so, critics’ predictions are likely to become self-fulfilling prophecies. … Continue reading AI Critics Might Be Right – If Faculty Do Nothing →

Using AI to Help Students Learn from Simulations

In the next few weeks, many faculty will finalize fall syllabi.  I’ve been writing a series of short articles to help deal with the elephant in the room – AI. I just posted Using AI to Promote Student Learning Through Preparation for and Reflection about Simulations.  It includes language for a model assignment that you … Continue reading Using AI to Help Students Learn from Simulations →

Two Practical Articles to Help You Improve Your Courses (Without Starting from Scratch)

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Law faculty often hesitate to revise their syllabi. If it worked last year, why change it now? But legal practice and education are changing fast – and if our courses don’t evolve with them, students may miss out. That’s the message behind two short new articles – to make useful course changes feel possible, manageable, … Continue reading Two Practical Articles to Help You Improve Your Courses (Without Starting from Scratch) →