AI in Language Learning: Human vs. ChatGPT as Speaking Partners
Date Started: January 2024
I am investigating how learners interact with AI compared to human interlocutors in ESL speaking practice. This study examines differences in fluency, lexical sophistication, and learner perceptions, combining quantitative measures (e.g., TAALES, L2SCA) with qualitative insights from stimulated recall interviews. The goal is to better understand how AI can support meaningful language practice while preserving human-centered interaction.
Critical AI Literacy for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Date Started: September 2025
I designed and piloted a workshop to help GTAs integrate generative AI into teaching responsibly. The project focuses on ethical use, prompt design, and evaluation of AI outputs, using structured frameworks such as RTCF (Role–Task–Context–Format) and AIAS (accuracy, bias, alignment, transparency). This work emphasizes a shift from AI detection toward evaluating learning in AI-supported environments.
NotebookLM for Academic Reading (CTML-Informed Design)
Date Started: January 2026
This project explores how AI tools like NotebookLM can support students in processing dense academic texts. Grounded in the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML), I am developing a workshop model that teaches students to generate summaries, visuals, and audio representations—while critically evaluating AI outputs to reduce overreliance and cognitive offloading.
AI Isn’t Neutral: Data Colonialism and Critical AI Literacy
Date Started: December 2025
This line of work examines how AI systems reflect and reproduce existing power structures, particularly through data colonialism and epistemological bias. I explore how educators and learners can develop critical awareness of AI systems, moving beyond functional use toward ethical and socially informed engagement with technology.
Online Undergraduate Program Development (LXDT, University of Oklahoma)
Date Started: August 2025
As part of a department-level initiative, I contribute to the design and development of an online undergraduate program in Learning Experience Design and Technology. My work includes needs assessment, course and assessment design, accessibility alignment, and usability considerations, ensuring the program meets both pedagogical and institutional quality standards.
Systematic Review of AI in Higher Education
Date Started: September 2025
I am conducting a systematic review examining how AI is currently being used in higher education. This work synthesizes existing research to identify key trends, gaps, and emerging challenges, particularly around pedagogy, ethics, and student learning outcomes.
Mahbub Amin 