Examples
See it in action
Activities and assignment redesigns you can click through or adapt. This is a starter set, from economics and public policy so far. We're adding examples from across CSSH through the year.
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From the CATLR AI Gallery: activities closest to CSSH
Picked from about 50 activities by Northeastern faculty. Each opens the activity's write-up on CATLR's site.
Writing, reading & research
- The SIFT method for checking GenAI output — Dan Metzger
- Engaging in dialogue with a scholarly article — Yvonne Leung
- An AI coach for formative research-paper feedback — Lino Coria Mendoza
- AI-generated summaries: are they any good? — John Rachlin
- Language-learning practice with GenAI simulations — Carolin Fuchs
History, media & AI literacy
- Student-generated historical images and artifacts — Balazs Szelenyi
- Semester-long documentary projects with AI — Balazs Szelenyi
- An AI-literacy workshop on disinformation campaigns — Jennifer Gradecki
Data, quantitative & assessment design
- Redesigning take-home assignments to expose AI's limits — Gustavo Vicentini
- An AI-engaged data-visualization activity — Joseph Reilly
- Human vs. AI support: a comparative reflection — Shane Schweitzer
- Defining AI boundaries together with students — Catherine Fairfield
Using Claude for your own course work
- Creating a grading rubric with Claude — Andrew Haile
- Claude Projects as a course-design partner — Tomás Galguera