Adam Brummett, associate professor of instruction in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received funding to continue his research on how to implement artificial intelligence in the classroom. 

Brummett was awarded a $49,942 grant by the Academic Technology Advisory Council, which serves as the voice and representative for IT decisions and priorities that impact the teaching mission of the University of Iowa. 

This grant will fund Brummett’s ongoing project, “Phase II, Utilization of AI to Expand Timely, Personalized Feedback Across Cultures,” which is working to use student data to specifically address how students can study better and therefore perform better in their courses.  

“I am excited to continue my collaboration with the Office of Teaching, Learning and Technology,!” Brummett said. “This work would not be possible without them, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to take this work to the next stage.” 

The grant specifically will provide support to hire a graduate student to join the research team. Brummett said having a graduate student researcher will be essential in catapulting the project into its new phase.  

The second phase of the project will look directly into utilizing AI to create personalized feedback for students that is based off instructor prompts and direction. The goal of this phase is to lessen the burden on instructors to respond timely.  

“I think this project illustrates the strength of interdepartmental collaboration and ability to create something new and exciting that better serves our students,” Brummett said.