Faculty First Year Seminars 191EDU29 - AI for College Success
Fall
2025
01
1.00
Torrey Trust
M 2:30PM 3:20PM
UMass Amherst
69916
Furcolo Hall 110
torrey@umass.edu
In this hands-on course, students will investigate how generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools might support their learning and enhance their college experience. Each week students will use genAI tools to identify ways to address common challenges faced in college, including time management, finances, choosing a major, roommate conflicts, supporting mental and physical well-being, making friends, and doing well in college classes. Students will also learn how to critically interrogate ethical issues surrounding the use of AI (e.g., misinformation, biases, academic integrity, copyright and intellectual property, data privacy) in order to make an informed decision about whether and how to use AI in college.
First-year (R1ST)