Your 24/7 Teaching Assistant: Creating AI-Powered Study Buddies
Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
In this 20-Minute Mentor, JJ Wallace shows how to build a course-aligned AI study buddy that provides students with safe, on-demand learning support while reinforcing your teaching and protecting academic integrity.
Description
Your 24/7 Teaching Assistant: Creating AI-Powered Study Buddies
Students’ questions don’t end when class does. Whether they’re studying late at night, working through an assignment, or preparing for an exam, many learners need timely support when instructors aren’t available. While AI has the potential to fill that gap, unrestricted chatbots can provide inaccurate, irrelevant, or misleading information, raising concerns about academic integrity, privacy, bias, and student overreliance. The challenge isn’t whether to use AI—it’s how to use it responsibly.
In this 20-Minute Mentor, JJ Wallace demonstrates how to build a course-aligned AI study buddy that provides accurate, purposeful support while reinforcing your teaching. Using a real-world example, he walks through a practical three-step process for selecting a platform, curating course materials, writing effective instructions, and setting clear boundaries for AI use. You’ll also learn how to introduce the tool to students, address common concerns like hallucinations and copyright, and refine your study buddy over time. By the end of the session, you’ll have a clear framework for creating AI learning support that enhances student success while remaining aligned with your course goals and academic integrity expectations.
After viewing this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, participants will be able to:
- Identify factors that influence whether students complete assigned readings
- Explain how unclear expectations and competing demands affect reading engagement
- Evaluate course readings for relevance, accessibility, and appropriate workload
- Apply strategies that make the purpose and use of assigned readings more transparent
- Design reading activities that encourage preparation, discussion, and meaningful engagement
TOPICS COVERED
- Explain the role of AI study buddies in student learning
- Develop clear instructions and boundaries for a course-aligned study buddy
- Create a custom study buddy using curated course materials
- Evaluate common risks and limitations of AI-supported learning
- Apply strategies for ethical and reflective classroom use
AUDIENCE
This program will benefit:
- College and university faculty
- Instructional designers and learning experience designers
- Faculty developers and teaching center staff
- Educational technology and instructional technology specialists
- Department chairs, program directors, and academic leaders
- Academic support, tutoring, and student success professionals
- Curriculum developers and assessment specialists
Product Code: PM26CA
Additional information
| Purchase Options | 1-week On-demand Individual Access, 1-year On-demand Institutional Access, Campus Access License |
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