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Supporting Faculty with AI Tools

  • published: 2025/05/29
  • contact: UNO Division of Innovative and Learning-Centric Initiatives (ILCI)
  • email: innovate@unomaha.edu
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Artificial intelligence isn’t just transforming student learning; it’s also empowering faculty to improve their teaching and research practices. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), several projects focus on equipping faculty with AI tools to streamline their workflows and enhance their impact. Here are two initiatives that highlight how AI is supporting faculty success.

AI-Enhanced Course Preparation for Graduate Teaching

Project Lead: Sam Clinkinbeard

Sam Clinkinbeard is using AI to streamline course preparation for graduate-level classes in criminology and criminal justice. By generating lecture notes, reading summaries, and discussion prompts, the project reduces preparation time while enhancing the quality of course materials. The project also includes integrating AI voice cloning through Eleven Labs to create voiceovers in less time for short informative videos on class concepts. These AI-generated resources are designed to be reusable, ensuring future instructors can seamlessly adopt and adapt them.

Custom GPT for Public Administration Instruction

Project Lead: Jonathan Wong

Jonathan Wong’s project helps instructors in public administration courses understand and critique AI-generated content. By testing ChatGPT’s outputs on public administration theories and comparing them to course materials, faculty can identify inaccuracies and refine their teaching strategies. This initiative promotes critical engagement with AI while ensuring accurate and effective instruction. Furthermore, this also allowed instructors to understand students’ use of AI in learning some complex public administration topics.

Empowering Faculty with AI

These projects demonstrate how AI can support course preparation, and classroom instruction. By reducing administrative burdens and enhancing teaching practices, AI enables faculty to focus on what they do best: inspiring and educating students.

About the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Located in one of America’s best cities to live, work and learn, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 200-plus programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its online education, graduate education, military friendliness and community engagement efforts. Founded in 1908, UNO has served learners of all backgrounds for more than 100 years and is dedicated to another century of excellence both in the classroom and in the community.

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