Generative AI

The Instructional Innovation and Transformation Team in CATT facilitates the exploration and incorporation of Generative AI in the classroom, supporting faculty and staff navigate the rapidly evolving educational landscape. Explore signature initiatives connecting AI with classroom teaching and learning, along with helpful resources for instructors.

AI at UB Updates

  • Explore AI Webinar: November 14
    10/24/24
    Through Explore AI, CATT actively supports faculty by offering hands-on opportunities to engage with leading generative AI tools.
  • AI at UB Forum: November 21
    10/10/24
    Discover the latest advancements in AI at UB! Join us on Thursday, November 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the UB Center for the Arts Screening Room for an engaging event designed to update faculty and staff on how AI is transforming teaching and learning. Learn from campus leaders, hear insights from a keynote speaker, explore innovative projects by UB’s AI Faculty Fellows, and get hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools.
  • Generative AI Survey
    9/12/24
    As the integration of artificial intelligence in education continues to evolve, we are seeking the input of instructors at UB to better understand how these tools are being utilized.

Explore AI Initiative

Through Explore AI, CATT actively supports faculty by offering hands-on opportunities to engage with leading generative AI tools. Seeking to partner with the university’s units and departments, it is our objective to provide instructors with a gateway into the world of generative AI so that they might be better prepared to understand how such technologies relate to various aspects of their own teaching.

See Explore AI Opportunities

AI Seed Grants Initiative

In fall 2023, The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs dedicated $50,000 in seed funding to enable faculty across the campus to integrate generative AI into course and curricular redesign. Funding was capped at $5,000 per project. Managed by Dr. Dan Kelly, this innovative program will be continuing for a second year as UB seeks to foster innovative approaches to incorporating AI in the classroom.

Learn more about the AI Seed Grants Initiative

Faculty Fellows for AI in the Classroom

Building on our successful AI Seed Grants Initiative, CATT is introducing a new Faculty Fellows program providing $5,000 awards for five AI seed grant recipients to support continued work through the 2024-25 academic year. Faculty Fellows help to build out a community of instructional innovators within the evolving AI space and, in addition to continuing with their AI projects, will:
  • Participate in events that spotlight their innovative work.
  • Attend Community of Practice events for the 2024-25 faculty cohort.
  • Develop and submit a comprehensive project assessment plan.

2024-25 Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum

In fall 2024, the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) is launching the inaugural Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum, designed to help departments, programs, colleges, and universities respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities AI presents for courses and curricula. Throughout the 2024–25 academic year, the institute will engage participating teams via virtual events, mentorship, and interactions as they develop and implement AI action plans for their classrooms, curricula, and campuses.

We are pleased that a team of UB professionals, led by CATT, has been selected to take part in this institute as we seek to ever more actively respond to the changing educational landscape relative to AI.

Our Institute Team:

  • Carol Van-Zile Tamsen, Associate Vice Provost and Director of CATT (Institute Team Lead)
  • Daniel Kelly, Director of Operations for Instructional Innovation and Transformation, CATT (Institute Team Co-Lead)
  • Kelly Ahuna, Director, Office of Academic Integrity
  • Cathleen Morreale, Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness and Learning Analytics, CATT
  • Jeffrey Kohler, Associate Director for Teaching Transformation, CATT
  • Thomas Slomka, Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Environments and Technologies, CATT