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The CAIIL aims to provide case studies, best practices, and articles showcasing the use of AI across various institutions. Educators and industry professionals are encouraged to submit an article to share the innovative work happening at your organization.
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AI ANATOMY: Dissecting the most powerful prompts
Authors: Michael Wilday Affiliations: Los Angeles Pacific University This poster breaks down the anatomy of various prompting strategies to inspire how we prompt AI.
LAPU Digital Learning Solutions (DLS)
6 days ago1 min read


Enhancing Faith Integration: AI Course Assistants and the Christian Worldview at LAPU
Authors: Dr. George Hanshaw Affiliations: Los Angeles Pacific University This poster presents a mixed-methods study of Spark, an AI course assistant, and its impact on students’ engagement with Christian worldview outcomes in online courses at LAPU. Students who used Spark demonstrated deeper, more structured, and action-oriented faith reflections and achieved significantly higher course GPAs, even though Likert ratings of worldview understanding did not differ from non-user
LAPU Digital Learning Solutions (DLS)
Apr 171 min read


From Curiosity to Control: 8 Prompt Patterns for Reliable AI in Research and Administration
Authors: Yao Yang Affiliations: Purdue University This poster introduces eight foundational prompt patterns that help higher education professionals use large language models reliably in research and administrative work. This includes practical techniques such as few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought reasoning, flipped interaction, role specification, and structured output constraints to improve clarity and reduce hallucination. Through real institutional examples—including e
LAPU Digital Learning Solutions (DLS)
Apr 151 min read


Public School Teachers’ Experiences with AI-Enhanced Teaching
Authors: Obasanjo Fajemirokun Affiliations: Purdue University This proposed qualitative study will examine how secondary school teachers in a Nigerian public school experience and make sense of integrating AI tools into their classroom practice. Five teachers will participate in two rounds of individual semi-structured interviews exploring their perceptions, challenges, and evolving instructional strategies. Interview data will be analyzed using thematic analysis in NVivo to
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Apr 151 min read


Exploring the relationship between AI and well-being of International students pursuing STEM majors at WVU: A mixed-method study for AI policy advocacy
Authors: Arooj Justin Affiliations: West Virginia University The study seeks to investigate the relationship between the AI usage and well-being of International students at WVU. Through the study, a mixed-method approach will be employed to investigate the subjective well-being perceptions of international students. The study will serve as an opportunity to build and employ a validated survey tool for measuring well-being. The findings will support the advocacy cause for AI
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Apr 141 min read


An AI-Assisted Strategic Thinking Builder for High-Impact Microlearning Design
Authors: Asha Hariharan Affiliations: Purdue University Microlearning without strategic alignment often results in content consumption, not behavior change. This project introduces an AI-assisted strategic thinking builder that acts as a structured layer over generative AI to guide instructional decision-making. Through a five-step process - friction analysis, focused strategy, blueprint structuring, implementation timing, and behavioral evaluation - it helps designers create
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Apr 141 min read


AI House in Action: Implementing an Ethics-Integrated Residential AI Innovation Ecosystem &
AI House - Academic Poster
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Apr 91 min read


How to Boost Engagement With AI Roleplay Chatbots
AI role-play chatbots help students practice critical thinking and generate appropriate responses in real time including the use of open-ended questions and reflection statements.
LAPU Digital Learning Solutions (DLS)
Apr 91 min read
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