GenAI Works In Progress: Anatomy Unplugged: The Development and Impact of Our Chatbot for Supporting Active Learning

Facilitators: 
Anne Hunt, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Emily Ho, Assistant Professor, Tenure Stream, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

This session will take a behind the scenes look at the development of an anatomy course chatbot for occupational therapy students, focusing on how the AI tool has shaped the development of an educational research project. Using a podcast format, we will share the pearls and pitfalls of the undertaking and implementing a custom chatbot, highlighting its impact on student engagement and access to achieving course learning outcomes. In our discussion, participants will discover how to navigate this new technology, even with limited experience. The goal the session is to pique participant interest and enthusiasm in using chatbots to support active student learning.

About the Series: The GenAI Works in Progress Series This is a CTSI/DLI programming effort designed to encourage an ongoing, open institutional-level conversation about generative AI in teaching and learning and to create a space for experimentation, sharing and problem-solving. These one-hour presentations will be targeted towards a broad teaching and learning audience where presenters can share current questions, ideas, inquiries or works in progress with a community of peers. Understanding that many of us are still in the early stages of navigating the realm of generative AI, we want to emphasize that these sessions are not intended to showcase definitive answers or practices, rather we are interested in the questions, challenges and learning currently being explored.