AI at Yavapai College – Shaping the Future of Learning
Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming education and how we’re leading the way.
Why AI Matters in Higher Education
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world—and education is no exception. At Yavapai College, we see AI not as a threat to traditional learning, but as a tool to enhance it which is why it is one of the college’s strategic priorities .
Our approach is grounded in ethical use, accessibility, and empowerment. We aim to help students and faculty alike harness the power of AI to deepen critical thinking, streamline learning processes, and prepare for a rapidly evolving job market.
AI can be your study partner, helping you understand complex concepts, organize your notes, and prepare for exams more effectively. Use AI to break down difficult topics into simpler explanations, create practice questions from your course materials, or get feedback on your understanding.
AI presents opportunities and challenges to educators. This web resource is designed to help you understand, adapt to, and proactively address and mitigate challenges AI introduces in teaching, learning, and assessment.
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Faculty Testimonial
One of the ways I’m integrating AI into my courses is by developing an AI tutor chatbot. Before allowing students to use it independently, I provided instruction on AI tools and ethical considerations to ensure responsible engagement. Dr. Fahim, Dr. Remi, and I are also in the early stages of developing AI tutors for ACC 131 and ACC 132. Separately, I have plans to develop an AI tutor for ECN 232.
In addition, I collaborated with students to create an AI-assisted "escape room" activity in one of my in-person classes, which we later published as an open educational resource (OER). I now incorporate this activity into the Module 6 Discussion Forum for my online ECN 232 students. Just last week, a student commented on how exciting it was to see this AI-driven collaboration in action.
This week, I used AI to brainstorm and edit a story I wrote for one of my courses. I also leveraged DALL-E to generate images for an in-class presentation related to the story. Moving forward, I plan to transform the story into an interactive activity for online courses, collaborating with TeLS to bring this idea to life (I explored initial concepts with Thatcher yesterday—more to come there!).
These are just a few examples of how I’m using AI, and I’m continuously exploring new ways to integrate it effectively. My guiding philosophy is that we must learn to use AI ethically—and teach our students to do the same.
- Megan Hanna
