{"686892":{"#nid":"686892","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences Professor Named AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/flavio-fenton\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFlavio Fenton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Physics, has been named one of four inaugural\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/c21u-announces-inaugural-bill-kent-ai-higher-education-fellows\u0022\u003EBill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E. Led by Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for 21st Century Universities\u003C\/a\u003E (C21U), this fellowship supports faculty projects that explore innovative, ethical, and impactful uses of AI in teaching and learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAI is here to stay; therefore, I want students to learn to treat it like a lab partner, not an answer machine,\u201d says Fenton, who also serves as adjunct professor in the School of Biological Sciences. \u201cBy making its methods and limits visible, we can use AI to strengthen conceptual understanding, practice ethical judgment, and build the habits of inquiry that real science requires.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFenton has already had insightful exchanges with the other faculty fellows:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJoy Arulraj\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eof the College of Computing,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPatrick Danahy\u003C\/strong\u003E of the College of Design, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EYing Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E of the College of Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe\u0027re finding new ways to collaborate on AI in education, so I am sure that our collective impact will be greater than the sum of our individual projects,\u201d he adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs part of the program, each fellow is leading a project\u0026nbsp;during the 2025-26 academic year\u0026nbsp;that advances AI\u2019s role in higher education. They will share project\u0026nbsp;outcomes through C21U Learning Labs and other campus events.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFenton\u2019s project, \u201cAI as a Learning Assistant,\u201d centers on developing AI-enabled instructional modules for four courses: Computational Physics (PHYS 3266\/6260), Introductory Physics I (PHYS 2211), Neurophysics (PHYS 4250), and Scientific Writing (PHYS 6801). The modules pair simulation-based practice, guided prompting, and coding mini-labs with model \u201ctrust checks,\u201d including verification steps, error cues, and citation prompts. The goal is to help students learn to ask better structured questions, reason with evidence, evaluate AI output and failure modes, and use AI ethically \u2014 while giving instructors lightweight analytics to target misconceptions and refine materials across semesters.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhysics Professor Flavio Fenton has been named a\u0026nbsp;Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellow. The fellowship supports faculty projects that explore innovative, ethical, and impactful uses of AI in teaching and learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Physics Professor Flavio Fenton has been named a\u00a0Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellow. 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