Al Sparks Catalog | Office of Digital Learning

A collection of Al-based learning activities for instructors

Welcome to the Al Sparks Catalog, a collection of AI-based learning activities available to any instructor interested in integrating applied AI learning and literacy in their courses. If you have been searching for practical ways to prepare your students for the rapid advancement of AI technologies and their role in the workforce, this catalog offers a bootstrapped approach to cultivating a responsible, ethical AI skill set. All AI Spark learning activities are ready to use in Canvas and adaptable to a variety of academic disciplines. Representing the work of over 25 Florida State University faculty from more than 20 academic disciplines, each AI Spark features a micro-training that improves student comprehension of AI concepts, tools, and applications. Browse the catalog below to learn more about each AI Spark and see the AI Sparks webpage for information about the program behind the catalog.

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To Plan or Not to Plan Debate Coach

Meaghan McSorley, Ph.D.

College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

Students debate whether planning is valuable and generates public good against an AI debate coach that analyzes and breaks down their argument’s strengths and weaknesses.

Used Car Purchase (Small Transaction) Negotiation

Darren Brooks, Ph.D.

Herbert Wertheim College of Business

Students simulate a used-car purchase to practice transactional bargaining, using AI for pre-planning assistance, simulating negotiation with a seller, and performance evaluation.

Using AI to Think Deeply: Gem Creation

Katie Flanagan, Ph.D.

Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

This spark activity guides students through text analysis using a Gemini Gem. Then it guides them through their own Gemini Gem creation.

Visual Prompting: AI-Generated Geotechnical Visualizations

Kamal Tawfiq, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Students combine engineering art and science and use AI to create visual representations of complex geotechnical engineering concepts, then evaluate AI output for technical accuracy.

Youth Athlete Food Logging Debate

Megan Buning, Ph.D.

Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Using AI, students research mandatory food logging for youth athletes, choose a pro or con stance, debate the opposing argument, and receive structured, diagnostic feedback.