Kevin Yee

Special Assistant to the Provost for Artificial Intelligence and Director, Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning

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Dr. Kevin Yee serves as the special assistant to the provost for Artificial Intelligence and director of the Faculty Center for Teaching at the University of Central Florida.

In these dual roles, Yee collaborates with university leadership, faculty and staff to expand AI-related curricula, strengthen faculty development and support interdisciplinary AI research — efforts that help prepare students for a rapidly evolving, AI-shaped workforce.

Appointed FCTL director in 2022, he brings a research-informed approach to teaching and learning. He emphasizes the science of learning as a foundation for effective instruction, influencing everything from course design and assessment to classroom management and lesson planning. A long-time advocate for interactive teaching, Yee has curated a widely used list of engagement techniques since 1992.

Under his leadership, FCTL has launched a suite of AI-focused teaching tools that include ChatGPT assignments for classroom use and an “AI Hacks for Educators” guide. He also helped establish UCF’s annual national “Teaching and Learning with AI” conference, the first of its kind in the United States, further positioning UCF as a key player in AI-driven education.

Yee’s research interests within pedagogy are wide, and have included student motivation, study skills and various emerging technologies for teaching. He has recently co-edited a book of case studies on the intersection of VR and ethics in the college classroom. He is a sought-after speaker on pedagogy and AI and has presented to higher education leaders from across the nation and globe.

Yee has worked in educational development since 2004, serving as director of various teaching centers since 2012. He has also held 9-month faculty positions at Duke University, Pomona College and the University of Iowa.

He earned his Ph.D. in German Literature from UC Irvine in 1997 and has taught a wide assortment of German language and culture courses, as well as many courses in general humanities, film and cultural studies, with a particular emphasis on popular culture. Recent examples include Cultural Analysis Through the Hunger Games, Interpreting Marvel’s Avengers, Critical Analysis of the Harry Potter Movies, Princess Fairy Tales, and Deconstructing Walt Disney World.

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