Title - Alternative
Critical Engagement with Generative Pre-trained Transformer in U.S. History: Full Integration in an Undergrad Setting
Date Created
12-19-2025
Institution Type
Doctorate-granting university
Course Level
Undergraduate
Modality of Lesson
Hybrid
Category
Full Integration and Automation
Primary AI Tool Used
Doc Meador's American History Guide GPT
Learning Objectives
At the end of the activity, learners will:
- Apply AI tools to generate preliminary analyses of historical texts.
- Critically evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and interpretive depth.
- Revise and annotate AI-generated responses to reflect evidence-based historical reasoning.
- Demonstrate workforce readiness skills by integrating AI responsibly into academic problem-solving.
Strategy Description
This project integrates a custom-trained GPT model into undergrad U.S. History courses to support students in analyzing primary sources, evaluating historical perspectives, and bridging the gap into AI Literacy. Students use AI to generate draft responses, then critically review, annotate, and revise outputs, ensuring that human oversight fosters deeper historical thinking rather than passive acceptance of machine responses.
Publisher
University of Central Florida Libraries
Keywords
AI literacy; Historical analysis; Dual enrollment; Critical thinking; Generative AI; Primary sources
Subjects
Artificial intelligence--Educational applications; Artificial intelligence--Study and teaching (Higher); History--Study and teaching--Evaluation; Artificial intelligence--Computer-assisted instruction; Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Higher)
Type
Text; Document
Collection
Audience
Faculty; Students; Educators; Librarians
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Meador, Matt, "Critical Engagement with GPT in U.S. History: Full Integration in an Undergrad Setting" (2025). Teaching Repository of AI-Infused Learning. 38.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/traiil/38
Lesson Plan
Proposal_Artifacts_Explanations.docx (847 kB)
This document integrates instructional artifacts with explanations to demonstrate how GPT is used in U.S. History courses at the University of Tennessee at Martin.