GenAI: What UO Students Are Experiencing

This will be a 2-hour session bringing together student voices and research to help educators better understand how UO students encounter GenAI and what this means for course and assignment design.

In the first hour, a student panel on GenAI & the UO Undergraduate Experience will explore how students are using – or avoiding – GenAI in their academic work. In a guided conversation, undergraduates from different disciplines will share how GenAI shows up in their courses, what concerns or pressures they and their peer experience, and what supports critical and ethical use. Faculty can ask questions and reflect on how student perspectives connect to their own course and assignment design. 

In the second hour, the GenAI Educational Research Showcase will feature the GenAI-focused Educational Research Group. The team will share key findings from their AY 2025-26 study of how GenAI is shaping teaching and learning at UO and what the data reveals about the student experiences with generative AI. Time for Q&A and discussion will follow brief presentations.

This event is open to all faculty, GEs, and staff—whether you currently encourage GenAI, discourage it, or are still deciding how it fits your courses.

Participants are welcome to attend either hour or stay for the full session. Coffee and light refreshments will be available.