8.29.2024. A helpful look at some of the various ways that other colleges, universities, and professors are dealing with AI this fall. A nice reminder that we aren't alone, with some additional ideas on ways that folks are using AI to help provide a different viewpoint for their students to learn and contemplate how NOT to use AI blindly.
8.26.2024. Good news for all you creative writers out there! GPT-4 was consistently outperformed by a human in this study, especially when creating in Spanish.
8.22.2024. "A professor at Florida International University tasked her students with devising an ethical guide to using AI in their classes—and found them to be stricter than she would have been."
This collection of AI resources includes materials and activities you can use in class, upcoming events on the topic of AI, and strategies for applying AI. Created by the University of Maine.
Part of a workbook released by McMaster University, this chapter provides short-term strategies for tweaking existing assignments and long-term strategies for redesigning assignments.
Written by Dr. Ethan Mollick and Dr. Lilach Mollick, this paper examines the role of GenAI in education and proposes seven approaches for utilizing it in the classroom. Written June 11, 2023.
Crafted by a panel of teaching and learning professionals together with strategic foresight experts from EDUCAUS, this report is a vision of the ideal future of generative AI In higher education using a 10-year horizon. This plan also includes practical actions that we can take to make this future a reality.
From the article: "Claude 3.5 Sonnet's artifacts feature is a game-changer for educators, enabling the creation of GenAI-generated content into lesson plans and classroom activities."
6.12.2024. Focusing in on the freely available AI Tutor Pro, this article illustrates the possibilities that AI tutors present to bridge the gap between group learning and individual tutoring.
7.17.2024. This article provides a viewpoint on how higher education might embrace AI in order to make it a "catalyst rather than a replacement for deep learning."
This report reviews guides on the integration of AI in education that have been issued by states, international organizations, and foreign governments, highlighting strengths and limitations of the guidelines.
AI 101 for Teachers is a free, online series presented by Code.org, ETS, ISTE, and Khan Academy. Learn more about the transformative potential of AI in education with this series.
This article provides a glimpse into the accuracy and efficacy of AI Detection tools with a specific look into how this can negatively impact equality amongst students. However, the article does note that such AI tools may have a role in helping to maintain academic integrity when used in non-disciplinary ways.
Out of date but a useful conversation starter, this article looks at how educators are expanding the AI narrative beyond cheating students to how AI could make learning better.
In 2017, EDUCAUSE convened a task force to explore the significance of transformative technologies in higher education. With the rise of AI, a new era of digital transformation arises, as noted in this article.
Generative AI is capable of so much more than what you see from the free version of ChatGPT. This post takes a look at the more recent models, with snapshots of what can be done with paid models.
Perplexity AI has released a new tool, Perplexity Pages. This tool allows users to create a Wikipedia-like page on a topic. Note: Some features are only accessible through the paid version.
This opinion piece by an Elon University professor takes a look at how using ChatGPT in class with students encouraged discussion about the things that AI can and cannot do.
