In three distinct institutions, a shared set of strategies emerges around the implementation of AI in higher education: starting small, focusing on literacy, empowering teachers and prioritizing equal access.
As described in a game book On the construction of institutions compatible with the AI published today by the defense group of non -profit organizations Complete College America, the University of Louisiana, the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Arizona State University (ASU) demonstrate how targeted evolutionary initiatives can meet institutional needs without massive revision. Each establishment has taken a different path, microcredisters for students with small grants for teachers with challenges on a campus scale for innovation.
IA microcredestilia at the University of Louisiana
Faced with the challenge of preparing a large student population for rapidly evolving workforce, the University of Louisiana system has developed microcredictive to the literacy of AI at an accessible rate accessible to its more than 82,000 students and teachers. Directed by the University of New Orleans, the 16-hour course presents fundamental concepts through modules without focusing on a specific tool. It includes content on digital literacy and data confidentiality and offers a completion badge to display on LinkedIn.
The program was built using expertise from internal teachers, funded by a state subsidy and designed to evolve in the nine system universities.
Mini faculty grants in Umass Lowell
Another case study has shown that even initiatives across the institution can be on a small scale. The IA teachers' mini-subsist program launched in Umass Lowell in the spring of 2025, awarded $ 1,000 to 35 members of the faculty to experiment with a generative AI in their teaching, with an additional collaboration of $ 500 to the participation of students. A shared Microsoft team site, workshops and a teacher scholarship holder provided expertise and support for these projects.
The Complete College America game book said that the teachers of the five colleges participated, integrating AI into a variety of disciplines, including the humanities, the social sciences and the arts.
According to the challenge, Umass learned that the implementation of AI in smaller classes and later in the semester was the most effective. The Playbook has recommended to create cross -innovation laboratories and create a list of lists to continue to encourage IA experimentation.
“Having an accessible colleagues' support community is easily accessible encourages experimentation and helps educators strengthen confidence in the adoption of new approaches,” said the game book.
Student and teachers' projects at ASU
The ASU has made the challenge further on the scale of the institution by inviting staff and students researchers, in addition to teachers, to offer IA pilot projects. The winners had access to the Chatgpt Edu licenses for four months, as well as the support of the ASU computer and educational design teams.
Students and teachers submitted more than 175 proposals in less than two weeks, exploring a wide variety of uses, according to a announcement Last year. A proposal used the Chatgpt Edu license to adapt GPTs to different educational practices and student characters, aimed at ensuring the inclusiveness and data security. Another Approved proposal AI used to help in academic writing. On the business side, campus organizations such as the ASU police service used licenses to improve operations and devote less time to paperwork. Comments from the campus community throughout the challenge also helped university leaders to identify where to invest.
“The collection and analysis of AI projects data have helped ASU to refine its AI strategy and identify the areas where AI can have the greatest impact,” said the Playbook.
The challenge has also helped to identify scalable tools as Myai BuilderA collaboration with industry models that allows users to create personalized chatbots. They found that education leads to better solutions.
“The ASU noted that the quality of the proposals had improved as the participants became familiar with the capacities and the limits of the AI,” said the game book. “The institutions should be open to the evolution of the challenge criteria and to provide continuous support to the participants.”
To help institutions reproduce and adapt these efforts, Complete College America has published a resource toolbox alongside case studies. This is in particular a brainstorming tool for AI literacy, a reading list, models for mini-subsid's proposals and a faculty post description.
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