Title: Artificial Intelligence for Responsible, Ethical, and Faculty-Informed Next-Gen
Education (AI-REFINE): An AI Course Redesign Institute at Fresno State
Funding: CSU, Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge
Investigator(s): Maria Yukhymenko
The project will provide 30 faculty with skills to integrate AI Tools, especially ChatGPT, into lower-division general education courses this year. The project effectiveness will be evaluated using mixed methods, including feedback from faculty and students. The goals focus on sustainable AI integration, faculty development and improved student outcomes.
Title: Development of Pedagogical Toolkits for AI-Enhanced Financial Decision Making
Funding: CSU, Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge
Investigator(s): Mo Fallah
This project will transform the Intermediate Financial Management course (FIN 121), a required course for undergraduate business majors, by incorporating state-of-the-art Generative AI tools to enhance students’ critical thinking skills and knowledge required for AI-driven workplaces.
Title: MCJ Innovation Lab: Ethical AI Integration in Storytelling and Critical Thinking in Media Communication and Journalism Education
Funding: CSU, Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge
Investigator(s): Hanayo Oya
The project will engage students in critically analyzing AI-assisted and generated content in media production and reflecting on ethical implications in journalism, advertising and multimedia storytelling.