Models developed by Teaching with AI Fellows

The videos on this page feature the work of 2024-25 Teaching with AI Fellows (TAIFs). In this program, Columbia doctoral students with advanced interest and experience with AI develop specific models for using the technology to drive an assortment of learning activities. These models, coordinated to defined learning objectives, are honed by repeated testing and a series of consultations with CTL staff, peers, and faculty. 

Columbia instructors who are interested in adapting any of these models in their own classes are invited to reach out to CTL for a consultation.

Flor Barceló

Latin American and Iberian Cultures

ProfesorX

Leveraging AI to engage in a conversation in Spanish

Allows target language practice while gathering insights on student’s strengths and weaknesses.

Jin Choi

Columbia Business School

AI Business Advisor

Leveraging AI to help students develop evidence-based business strategy

Supports students’ discovery and understanding of academic research in their field.

Palden Gyal

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Logyupa

Leveraging AI to train critical historians

Teaches students how to approach primary and secondary sources for research purposes.

Tianyuan Huang

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Sounding Board

Leveraging AI to facilitate inquiry-based learning in the history classroom

Helps students develop a topic, entry point, and keywords for a research project.

Tao Long

Computer Science

ProjectExplorer

Leveraging AI to simulate an on-call TA during project work

Facilitates co-exploration and collaboration during project development

Nova Qi

Neurobiology and Behavior

You Teach Me

Leveraging AI to let students be the teachers

Encourages students to engage with course material by teaching it to others.

Bovey Rao

Neurobiology and Behavior

Synapse Scholar

Leveraging AI to guide students through their first neuroscience paper

Deepens students’ comprehension of a scientific paper by presenting the scientific method as a framework for reading it.

Joseph Romano

English and Comparative Literature

KeySearch

Leveraging AI for academic research in the humanities

Prompts students to refine humanities research questions and topics.

Ibuki Sugiura

Earth and Environmental Sciences

AI Course Planning Support

Leveraging AI to create accessible, engaging, and relatable STEM classrooms for all students

Identifies jargon to support accessible course design for non-STEM undergraduates.

Stephen Uong

Epidemiology

CodeTutorAI

Leveraging AI to personalize student learning in SAS programming

Develops foundational programming skills, with focus on syntax, logic, and practical application.

Ayesha Verma

English and Comparative Literature

Hamlet AI

Leveraging AI to engage students in dialogue with works of literature

Reviews and refines students’ comprehension of works of literature.

Hanying Wei

Political Science

Sentiment Analysis Tutor

Leveraging AI to train students in sentiment analysis

Supports students’ understanding of text analysis and its applications within their discipline.