Skip to Main Content

Iowa Academic Library Alliance

AI Working Group

Documents, posts, articles, etc. introduced/discussed at AI Working Group meetings.

The Widening Gap: The Benefits and Harms of Generative AI for Novice Programmers (June 12, 2025)
by James Prather, et al.; from ICER '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research
Promoting Critical Thinking in Biological Sciences in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Higher Education (June 12, 2025)
by Christos Papaneophytou and Stella A. Nicolaou; from Trends in Higher Education

Teaching Students Essential Survival Skills in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Critical Thinking, Digital Literacy, and Cybersecurity Awareness (June 12, 2025)
by Teresa Piliouras, et al.; from 2025 ASEE Northeast Section Conference

The Socratic Questioning Method in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education (June 12, 2025)
by Fatiha Bazouche; from EdMedia + Innovate Learning
AI: Teachers Are Not OK (June 12, 2025)
by Jason Koebler; from 404 Media
AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define (June 12, 2025)
by Daniel S. Schiff, et al.; from The Conversation
AI isn’t replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it (May 8, 2025)
by Jeanne Beatrix Law; from The Conversation
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College: ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project (May 8, 2025)
by James D. Walsh; from New York Magazine
For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper (May 8, 2025)
a poem by Joseph Fasano
AI agents and online courses (May 8, 2025)
Linkedin post by Michelle Kassorla
Substack column by Laura Yost (May 8, 2025)
Instructional Designer at Kirkwood Community College

Library Guides

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Chatbots
Des Moines Area Community College
Artificial Intelligence: FAQ
Central College
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher ed and beyond
Buena Vista University
Issues of AI
University of Northern Iowa
On citing AI in APA style
Kirkwood Community College
On citing AI in MLA style
Kirkwood Community College
Using AI Tools in the Research Process
Cowles Library, Drake University

Policies/Statements/Documentation/Courses

AI Guiding Principles (Summer 2024)
Cowles Library, Drake University
AI Technologies Guidelines & Procedures
University of Northern Iowa
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Chatbots
Des Moines Area Community College; Generative AI statement for syllabi

Notes and outline for AI Literacy tutorial aimed at students. We created a module within D2L/Brightspace that faculty can copy into their courses and assign to students.
Kirkwood Community College

When is it safe to use CHATGPT?
Flowchart from University of British Columbia used at Des Moines Area Community College

Events

AI tools for academic research (used at the June 21, 2024 Alliance meeting)

Blog posts

AI & OER, a Perfect Pair? (March 2024)
Iowa OER blog post contributed by Shannon Brenner, Instructional Designer & Adjunct Faculty at Northeast Iowa Community College
AI and Librarianship (August 2024)
Iowa OER blog post contributed by Kevin Engel, Grinnell College

Last Updated: Jun 12, 2025 4:32 PM
URL: https://iala.libguides.com/alliance
Print Page