- Explore the ‘Highlights from the LiDA Community’ section to discover recent standout moments from individuals around the LiDA center and LiDA community.
- In the ‘Selected Resources’ segment, we provide carefully selected resources for instant access to the latest, most succinct insights on the given topics.
GenAI for Teaching and Learning
Generative AI has the huge potential to revolutionize the way education is delivered as it can be used to create a personalized experience for each student and teacher. Yet, like any emerging technology, it comes with its own set of issues and challenges that needs to be addressed among the educators.
Highlights from the LiDA community
Selected Resources:
- 蘑菇传媒: Generative AI Use in Education: This page provides guidelines for the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in teaching and learning for the faculty, staff, and students.
- : “Far too many people view the free version of ChatGPT as a measure of what generative AI is capable of, and it is providing many in education with a false sense of reality.” – Yes, we agree. Read this piece to learn more about the paid version of GenAI for teaching and learning.
- : Are you an instructor who is looking for examples of GenAI policy for your syllabus? Educators around the world are contributing to this Google doc to create an achieve of syllabi policies for GenAI uses.聽
- (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) : Take advantage of this open module developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- : This study is on AI usage in higher ed from late 2023.
- (Cornell University) : “To address the risks of GAI while maximizing its benefit, we propose a flexible framework in which instructors can choose to聽prohibit, to allow with attribution,聽辞谤听to encourage聽GAI use”.
GenAI for (Educational) Research
In higher education, research is a crucial pillar. The field is now experiencing a transformative impact from GenAI, revolutionizing the way we conduct academic investigations.
Highlights from the LiDA community
Selected Resources:
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: Wess Trabelsi explores the literature on AI and goes, “What would you learn if you scoured the peer reviewed studies out there on AI in education? I did, and I wasn’t ready for it.”
- (University of Michigan) : University of Michigan just published a webpage on using GenAI for scientific research. From productivity and data generation/analysis to reporting, this page contains critical points to start from.
- (UNESCO): This guidance offers concrete recommendations for policy-makers and educational institutions on how the uses of GenAI tools can be designed to protect human agency and genuinely benefit learners, teachers and researchers.
GenAI as a Paradigm Shift
Generative AI is changing our perceptions of various concepts by challenging their fundamental definitions. We have already witnessed a similar challenge when it comes to how we view learning and cheating. We invite you to engage in discussions about how GenAI is shifting norms across different fields.聽
Highlights from the LiDA community
Selected Resources:
- : This article shares the institutional policies and guidelines on GenAI from 116 US universities. The data was collected from October 9, 2023 to November 26, 2023 (Click “Download PDF” on the top right).
- : “The primary impact on the training system will be at the university level”. See Page 7 to learn more.
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: The author claims that GenAI will open an era of postplagiarism. What do you think?