How should I teach with, or around, AI?

Pedagogy guides and practical advice for the classroom.

Provost's Academic AI Strategy

The Institute’s three goals and eight guiding principles for AI across teaching and learning, grounded in academic freedom.

Read the Provost’s Academic AI Strategy

AI Pedagogy Portal

A faculty guide to AI literacy, ethics, critical AI pedagogy, and supporting multilingual and neurodivergent learners. WCP AI Working Group, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Explore the AI Pedagogy Portal

WCP AI Working Group, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Academic Guidance for Generative AI

Practical advice on discussing AI with students, where to get support, and the limits of detection tools.

Explore Academic Guidance for Generative AI

Office of Information Technology

Teaching and Learning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

CTL’s hub for AI workshops, course policy recommendations, and teaching resources.

Explore the portal for Teaching and Learning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

Center for Teaching and Learning

ChatGPT and Assessment in Higher Education

A white paper on how generative AI affects assessment, with alternative assessment methods faculty can adopt.

Read ChatGPT and Assessment in Higher Education

Jonna Lee and Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, Center for 21st Century Universities

Prompt Engineering: The Art of Getting What You Need From Generative AI

A worked walkthrough of three prompting methods with before-and-after examples, suitable for assigning to students.

Read Prompt Engineering: The Art of Getting What You Need From Generative AI

Yeqing Kong, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

What are the rules?

Institute strategy, policy, and governance for AI in teaching

Interim Policy: AI in Academic and Research Contexts

The binding policy on AI in instruction and research, including human oversight before AI informs grades and limits on sharing student data.

Read the Interim Policy: AI in Academic and Research Contexts

Office of the Provost and Office of the Executive Vice President for Research

Guidance on the Use of AI in Academic and Research Contexts

The companion manual to the interim policy, covering AI Points of Contact, tool approval, and how to raise concerns.

Explore Guidance on the Use of AI in Academic and Research Contexts

Office of the Provost (draft, October 2025)

AI Standards and Guidance

A concise list of do’s and don’ts for using AI tools securely and in line with Institute data policies.

Explore AI Standards and Guidance

Office of Information Technology

AI Governance

The Institute’s official AI governance policies, standards, and supporting materials in one place.

Learn about AI Governance

Office of Information Technology

Academic Honor Code

The integrity policy that course-level AI rules build on, including the instructor’s authority to define misconduct.

Read the Academic Honor Code

Office of Student Integrity

What tools can I use?

Institute-approved tools and AI systems built at Georgia Tech.

Institutional AI Register

The current list of AI tools by security review status; check here before adopting a tool in your course.

Explore the Institutional AI Register

Office of Information Technology

Resources for Available AI Tools

Getting-started guides for Copilot Chat, ChatGPT Edu, Teams Premium, and Zoom AI Companion.

Explore Resources for Available AI Tools

Office of Information Technology

AI Smart Pass

Temporary Copilot for Microsoft 365 and ChatGPT Edu licenses for short-term, project-based use.

Learn about AI Smart Pass

Office of Information Technology (GT login required)

Copilot Learning Hub

Training videos, prompt examples, and guidance for using Microsoft Copilot with Institute data.

Explore the Copilot Learning Hub

Office of Information Technology (GT login required)

Google for Education at Georgia Tech

Training, FAQs, and best practices for Gemini for Education and NotebookLM.

Learn about Google for Education at Georgia Tech

Office of Information Technology (GT login required)

OpenAI at Georgia Tech

Access, prompt libraries, feature guides, and data governance guidance for ChatGPT Edu.

Learn about OpenAI at Georgia Tech

Office of Information Technology (GT login required)

Generative AI Guidance for Privacy and Security

The privacy and security review required before any AI tool connects to Institute systems.

Read the Generative AI Guidance for Privacy and Security

Office of Information Technology

Turnitin AI Writing Detection

How to use AI writing detection in Canvas, with Georgia Tech’s stated considerations and limitations. 

Learn about Turnitin AI Writing Detection

Office of Information Technology, Digital Learning

AI Makerspace

Classroom access to GPU computing, plus NVIDIA teaching kits and faculty-run workshops.

Explore the AI Makerspace

College of Engineering

How do I set and enforce expectations?

Syllabus language, course policy models, and integrity processes

Establishing Course Policies

Guidance and reflection questions for writing a syllabus policy on student use of generative AI.

Learn about Establishing Course Policies.

Center for Teaching and Learning

CTL AI Policy Guide

CTL’s full AI course policy document, with adaptable generative AI syllabus statements.

Read the CTL AI Policy Guide.

Center for Teaching and Learning (GT login required)

AI Collaboration Policy and Heuristics

A course policy that treats AI assistance like collaboration with a classmate, with two practical rules students can follow.

Learn about AI Collaboration Policy and Heuristics

David Joyner, College of Computing

Writing and Communication Program Policies and Recommendations

A faculty guide to AI literacy, ethics, critical AI pedagogy, and supporting multilingual and neurodivergent learners. Writing and Communication Program (WCP) AI Working Group, School of Literature, Media, and Communication. 

Explore the AI Pedagogy Portal.

WCP AI Working Group, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Requirements for Developing Generative AI Tool Policies

The full handbook guidance behind the Writing and Communication Program’s AI policy options.

Read the Requirements for Developing Generative AI Tool Policies

Writing and Communication Program, Brittain Fellowship Handbook

Syllabus Portal

Public syllabi from across the Institute, useful for seeing how colleagues word their AI policies.

Explore Georgia Tech's public Syllabus Portal

Office of the Provost

Faculty Conference Resolution

The step-by-step process for resolving a suspected integrity violation, including unapproved AI use, directly with a student.

Learn more about Faculty Conference Resolution

Office of Student Integrity

Protocol for Plagiarism, Unapproved AI Use, and Other Integrity Issues

A decision guide for instructors handling suspected unapproved AI use in student work.

Read the Protocol for Plagiarism, Unapproved AI Use, and Other Integrity Issues

Writing and Communication Program, Brittain Fellowship Handbook

What are colleagues doing?

Faculty examples and funded teaching projects from across Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech Academic AI Playbook, 2026 Edition

Sixty-seven faculty-authored articles from every College and twenty classroom lessons on using, teaching, and designing around AI.

Explore the Georgia Tech Academic AI Playbook, 2026 Edition

Edited by David A. Joyner and Nimisha Roy, Office of the Provost

Provost Teaching and Learning Initiatives

Provost Teaching and Learning Initiatives launched in 2024 with the goal of finding faculty-led, discipline specific solutions to the challenges facing each college. The Office of the Provost makes funds available to each college to support one or more initiatives; each initiative is led by faculty with significant experience in teaching and learning along with support from a Center liaison.

Learn more about this year's funded initiatives.

Office of the Provost

Bill Kent AI in Higher Education Fellows

Four funded faculty projects using AI for tutoring, science instruction, engineering education, and architectural design.

Learn more about the Bill Kent AI in Higher Education Fellows

Center for 21st Century Universities, College of Lifetime Learning

From Ideas to Impact: Inside the BKFF AI Fellowship

An early progress report on how the fellows are building AI into their courses.

Read From Ideas to Impact: Inside the BKFF AI Fellowship

Center for 21st Century Universities

Teaching and Learning Project Showcase

An archive of faculty-led teaching and learning projects from across the Institute.

Explore the Teaching and Learning Project Showcase

Center for Teaching and Learning

Who can help and who can fund this?

Consultation services, tool evaluation, and grant programs

CTL Consultations

One-on-one support on course design, assessment, and the role of AI in your teaching.

Sign up for a CTL Consultation

Center for Teaching and Learning

C21U Artificial Intelligence Projects

Partnership on innovative classroom AI projects, including the Jill Watson integration for Canvas.

Learn about C21U Artificial Intelligence Projects

Center for 21st Century Universities

Digital Learning Technologies

Help designing and integrating custom AI tools with Canvas and other Institute systems.

Learn more about resources created by Digital Learning Technologies

Eric Sembrat, Center for 21st Century Universities, College of Lifetime Learning

Request Evaluation of a New AI Tool

The form for requesting a security and privacy review of an AI tool not yet on the Institutional AI Register.

Request Evaluation of a New AI Tool

Office of Information Technology

Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Fellowship

Funding for faculty projects that bring AI into teaching and help students learn to use it responsibly.

Learn more about the Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Fellowship

Center for 21st Century Universities, College of Lifetime Learning

Provost Teaching and Learning Initiatives

Grant funding and CTL support for faculty-led, discipline-specific teaching projects in each college.

Explore Provost Teaching and Learning Initiatives

Center for Teaching and Learning and Office of the Provost

How do I build my own fluency?

Courses, workshops, and sessions for instructors

Foundations of Generative AI

A free, self-paced online course on how generative AI works, from the history of AI to model alignment.

Learn more about Foundations of Generative AI

David Joyner, GTx

Guide to Generative AI Literacy

A free, on-demand course on generative AI literacy, including a companion student guide.

Explore the Guide to Generative AI Literacy

University System of Georgia (GT login required)

AI Augmentation Workshop

A practical workshop on using generative AI to extend your expertise without lowering the standard of your work.

Find out more about the AI Augmentation Workshop

Brent O’Guin, Office of Information Technology

CTL Events

Upcoming workshops and roundtables on teaching, including sessions on AI.

Explore CTL Events

Center for Teaching and Learning

What does the evidence say?

Georgia Tech research on AI in teaching and learning

C21U Publications

The full index of C21U research on AI, assessment, and online learning.

C21U Publications

Center for 21st Century Universities

Socratic Mind: Impact on Student Learning and Higher-Order Thinking

A quasi-experimental study finding quiz-score gains from Socratic AI dialogue, especially among lower-achieving students.

Socratic Mind: Impact on Student Learning and Higher-Order Thinking

Jeonghyun Lee, Jui-Tse Hung, Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, and colleagues, Center for 21st Century Universities

Scaling Socratic Dialogue with Generative AI

A mixed-methods study of how AI-driven Socratic practice shapes engagement and outcomes in a large computing course.

Scaling Socratic Dialogue with Generative AI

Center for 21st Century Universities

AI Literacy as a Key Driver of User Experience in AI-Powered Assessment

A study of how students’ AI literacy shapes their experience with an AI assessment tool.

AI Literacy as a Key Driver of User Experience in AI-Powered Assessment

Center for 21st Century Universities

Using LLMs to Detect Cognitive Presence in Online Discussions

An exploration of language models as a way for instructors to gauge the depth of student thinking in large online forums.

Using LLMs to Detect Cognitive Presence in Online Discussions

Center for 21st Century Universities

Jill Watson: Scaling and Deploying an AI Conversational Agent

The design and classroom deployment of the generative AI version of Jill Watson.

Jill Watson: Scaling and Deploying an AI Conversational Agent

Design & Intelligence Lab

Jill Watson Outperforms ChatGPT in Real Classrooms

A summary of controlled classroom results on answer accuracy, teaching presence, and student grades.

Jill Watson Outperforms ChatGPT in Real Classrooms

College of Computing