Document Type
Other
Publication Date
Summer 2025
Abstract
This module expands the CUNY Learning Mindsets framework—originally developed with the University of Virginia’s Motivate Lab to support student motivation through growth, purpose and relevance, and sense of belonging (GPS)—by introducing a fourth module focused on generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI). Designed in spring 2025 by CUNY Learning Mindset Ambassadors Casandra Silva Sibilin and J. Elizabeth Clark, the module integrates growth mindset principles with emerging research on Gen AI to help educators and students engage with these tools as opportunities for learning and development rather than shortcuts or sources of academic misconduct.
The module provides an introduction to growth mindset and Gen AI, a literature review, examples of fixed and growth mindsets in AI use, low-stakes activities, guidance on embedding growth mindset into AI tools, prompt engineering strategies, and instructions for creating original Gen AI artifacts. It also features three interactive “bots” designed to model growth-oriented engagement with AI.
Available as a Creative Commons open educational resource, the module offers all instructional content and bots to users outside of CUNY, while reflection forums and completion tracking remain accessible only to those within the CUNY Academic Commons. This resource supports faculty, staff, and students in adopting a reflective, ethical, and growth-oriented approach to AI in teaching and learning.
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The OER artifact here is a PDF of a Google Doc. We recommend navigating from the original Google Doc, with separate tabs to organize the information. You can access the original Google Doc, with updates, here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ELbHoi7h40gAD3x1G3D-kPGntp-hL3XfsSZpRjXqJfs/edit?usp=sharing