The dissertation journey is often lonely and overwhelming for PhD students. This presentation introduces the "Diss Buddy," a custom-trained AI chatbot providing 24/7 support to supplement dissertation chairs. By synthesizing research methodologies, institutional guidelines, and peer-reviewed literature, this specialized assistant offers accurate real-time guidance on writing, methodology, and goal-setting. Discover how this innovative tool improves student engagement and research rigor while offering a scalable, replicable framework other faculty can adapt. Join us to explore how custom AI chatbots can transform doctoral mentorship and empower students to navigate the PhD process with greater confidence.#AI-enhanced-mentorship #doctoral-student-success #custom-chatbot-pedagogy
We've taught students to use AI. The next frontier is teaching them to supervise it. As AI handles more knowledge work, employers and accreditors will demand graduates who can serve as effective human-in-the-loop (HITL) overseers. This means verifying AI outputs, catching failures, and knowing when to trust or override recommendations. This session introduces HITL oversight as an emerging workforce competency, identifies four teachable skills (recognizing hallucination, resisting automation bias, detecting sycophancy, spotting reward hacking), and provides adaptable classroom activities for any discipline.Keywords: #workforcereadiness, #AIoversight, #AIliteracy
This presentation showcases Ethical AI for English Composition, a Canvas-based instructional module designed to integrate artificial intelligence into college composition curricula. Aligned with ENC1101/1102 competencies, the module equips instructors and students with ethical, practical approaches to AI-supported writing, research, and revision. Featuring scaffolded activities, policy guidance, and authentic writing comparisons, the project demonstrates how AI can enhance rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, and writing pedagogy at scale.
In this presentation, two librarians will share how they developed AI programming that goes beyond tool demos & large language models. Through five different events and workshops, students were invited to engage with a diverse slate of offerings that highlighted creative ideation and experimentation, mental health, & integrity in scholarly publishing. The presentation will discuss the collaborations and planning that went into each event, as well as each event’s successes and lessons learned. Participants can expect to leave with ideas, strategies, and resources for creating similar programs at their own institutions.
