Welcome to NLU's AI Hub
Our AI Hub supports responsible, effective, and innovative use of artificial intelligence in teaching, learning, work, and research. There are numerous resources at NLU to assist on your AI journey.
AI Usage Guidelines
Artificial intelligence can be an effective tool to help students during the writing process. It can generate outlines, write an introduction paragraph, and write thesis statements. Additionally, it can be used as a brainstorming partner or to provide information about topics. That being said, students should use artificial intelligence technology to augment or support their engagement in academic work, not replace their efforts. Further, students will increasingly be asked to responsibly use these tools in the workforce. Therefore, we are advocating an approach that encourages responsible use of AI.
Individual faculty should check with their college leadership team or program chair to determine the program’s position on the use of artificial intelligence technology to engage coursework. Some recommended steps:
- Explicitly state in the syllabus and D2L course site that the use of artificial intelligence is permitted to support or augment the assignments in the class. Even though artificial intelligence is permitted, be sure to inform students that submitting academic work entirely generated by artificial intelligence is unacceptable.
- Spend class time modeling the appropriate and effective use of artificial intelligence. Additionally, dedicate class time to allowing the students to experiment with artificial intelligence and support and provide feedback to students in the moment. Investing time in modeling and supporting appropriate use will communicate your expectations about the ways in which students may use AI in your class.
- Include APA citation for AI usage.
- Consider utilizing AI to help you prepare for your class.
Academic Honesty in the Classroom (Faculty-Focused) - Faculty-focused introduction to AI tools in the classroom as it relates to academic honesty, including student perspectives on AI, identifying AI-generated plagiarism, and best practices for assignment design.
Academic Honesty in the Classroom (Student-Focused) - General student-focused introduction to AI tools in the classroom as it relates to academic honesty, including information on what counts as AI-generated plagiarism, AI detection tools, and guidelines for citing or otherwise acknowledging AI use.
AI & Academic Research - This guide examines what role AI tools can play in the academic research process. Includes questions to ask when selecting an AI tool and assessing AI output. Describes benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations in the use of AI tools for brainstorming & planning and finding & synthesizing sources, as well as guidelines for acknowledging AI use. Contains a number of tools to try in all of these areas.
AI & Information Literacy - This guide introduces and explores definitions of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy, paying particular attention to its connection to and grounding in the discipline of information literacy. Includes a proposed definition of AI literacy and shares research on how AI use impacts learning and creativity.
Google Gemini - A powerful conversational AI used for brainstorming, content generation, summarizing text, and coding assistance.
- Access: Log in with your NLU email at https://gemini.google.com/.
- Support Contact: Please contact Google for support
Grammarly - An AI-powered writing assistant that checks for grammar, spelling, clarity, and tone.
- Access: NLU Credentials
- Support Contact: Please contact Grammarly for support
Panopto - NLU's video platform with features like automated captioning, smart chapters, and in-video search.
- Access:
- Available in all D2L courses.
- Access any D2L course and click Other Tools > NLU Panopto Recordings.
- The Panopto tool will launch in a new tab.
- Support Contact: Learning Experience Design (LXD) team (lxd@nl.edu)
Zoom - Provides AI-powered meeting summaries, live transcription, and smart recording highlights.
- Access:
- Enabled by default in all NLU Zoom accounts.
- Download Zoom at (https://zoom.us/download).
- Sign in or create an account using your @nl.edu email address.
- Support Contact: IT Help Desk (helpdesk@nl.edu)
Primo Research Assistant - The library's AI-enhanced search tool recommends the top five most relevant sources from the library's collection and summarizes the results.
- Access: Available through the Library website (Direct Link)
- Support Contact: University Library (library@nl.edu)
Additional Resources
University Library AI Resources
Academic Honesty in the Classroom (Faculty-Focused) - Faculty-focused introduction to AI tools in the classroom as it relates to academic honesty, including student perspectives on AI, identifying AI-generated plagiarism, and best practices for assignment design.
Academic Honesty in the Classroom (Student-Focused) - General student-focused introduction to AI tools in the classroom as it relates to academic honesty, including information on what counts as AI-generated plagiarism, AI detection tools, and guidelines for citing or otherwise acknowledging AI use.
AI & Academic Research - This guide examines what role AI tools can play in the academic research process. Includes questions to ask when selecting an AI tool and assessing AI output. Describes benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations in the use of AI tools for brainstorming & planning and finding & synthesizing sources, as well as guidelines for acknowledging AI use. Contains a number of tools to try in all of these areas.
AI & Information Literacy - This guide introduces and explores definitions of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy, paying particular attention to its connection to and grounding in the discipline of information literacy. Includes a proposed definition of AI literacy and shares research on how AI use impacts learning and creativity.
AI Tools Promoted by NLU
Google Gemini - A powerful conversational AI used for brainstorming, content generation, summarizing text, and coding assistance.
- Access: Log in with your NLU email at https://gemini.google.com/.
- Support Contact: Please contact Google for support
Grammarly - An AI-powered writing assistant that checks for grammar, spelling, clarity, and tone.
- Access: NLU Credentials
- Support Contact: Please contact Grammarly for support
Panopto - NLU's video platform with features like automated captioning, smart chapters, and in-video search.
- Access:
- Available in all D2L courses.
- Access any D2L course and click Other Tools > NLU Panopto Recordings.
- The Panopto tool will launch in a new tab.
- Support Contact: Learning Experience Design (LXD) team (lxd@nl.edu)
Zoom - Provides AI-powered meeting summaries, live transcription, and smart recording highlights.
- Access:
- Enabled by default in all NLU Zoom accounts.
- Download Zoom at (https://zoom.us/download).
- Sign in or create an account using your @nl.edu email address.
- Support Contact: IT Help Desk (helpdesk@nl.edu)
Primo Research Assistant - The library's AI-enhanced search tool recommends the top five most relevant sources from the library's collection and summarizes the results.
- Access: Available through the Library website (Direct Link)
- Support Contact: University Library (library@nl.edu)
