These challenges are designed to help educators use generative AI to develop effective, inclusive, and engaging teaching materials. Each activity offers a practical starting point—whether you’re creating rubrics, diagrams, timelines, or other classroom resources—while encouraging thoughtful review and refinement.
Please note that the purpose of these challenges is experimental and only ChatGPT (Not Logged in) and MS Copilot approved for classroom use at UBC
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Agentic Research and Course Development
Explore how Genspark’s autonomous agents generate teaching materials, synthesize research, and design learning tools from multistep academic prompts.
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Create a Custom Writing Style in Claude
Create a custom AI writing style in Claude to match your teaching voice and generate consistent, engaging content for students.
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Create a Custom Tutor Bot Using POE
Use POE to build a subject-specific AI tutor that supports students with personalized explanations, examples, and study guidance.
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Create Problem Sets with Wolfram
Use WolframAlpha and ChatGPT to create visual, data-rich teaching materials like graphs, lesson plans, or assessment questions.
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Designing in Canvas with AI
Use ChatGPT to quickly generate clean, accessible Canvas pages with headings, tables, and boxes—no coding skills required.
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Creating Rubrics with MS Copilot
Use Microsoft Copilot to draft clear, aligned rubrics that support fair assessment—then refine them with your expert judgment.
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Diagraming with ChatGPT
Create visual explanations of key course ideas using ChatGPT’s image generator to enhance student understanding and engagement.
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Using Napkin for Visuals
Quickly transform complex ideas into engaging visuals using Napkin.ai—perfect for clarifying theories, comparisons, or frameworks in teaching.
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Creating an OER with AI
Use Generative AI to draft a textbook page, then evaluate its clarity, accuracy, and potential for use as an OER.
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Generating Qs from a PDF
Use AI to generate questions from your course PDFs, then review for clarity, accuracy, and alignment with learning goals.
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Creating Alt Text for Images
Create meaningful alt text using AI, then assess and revise for clarity, accuracy, and context to ensure accessibility.
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Creating Questions with AI
Use AI to draft assessment questions aligned with your course goals, then refine them to ensure clarity and relevance.
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Generating a Timeline with Padlet
Create an AI-generated timeline with Padlet and engage students in evaluating its accuracy, bias, and completeness.