Special Session: Artificial Intelligence for Research and Teaching: Adopting Emerging Technologies in Engineering Education

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, internet of things (IoT), extended reality (XR), and Robotics have the potential to enhance engineering education. The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence into the workplace and daily life calls for engineering educators to leverage these tools in research and teaching. During this interactive workshop, we will introduce some AI tools for educational purposes that can enhance research and teaching in the engineering discipline. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience using AI to assist with literature review and their research work. They will also learn to leverage generative AI as an assistive technological tool in instructional design and to achieve higher-order levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. We propose that when engineering educators who facilitate learning are equipped with the requisite skill set for using generative AI for teaching and research, the engineering students they teach and mentor will be better positioned to develop AI literacy and leverage these AI tools. AI literacy is an essential workforce readiness skill set to develop in the artificial intelligence age, as industries increasingly integrate AI into their processes.