Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI for Media & Journalism: Faculty and AI
How Faculty Can Utilize the Power of AI
University faculty can utilize AI in the classroom in various innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning experiences:
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Personalized Learning: AI can help tailor educational content to meet the diverse needs of students. Adaptive learning platforms adjust the difficulty of tasks based on individual student performance, providing a customized learning experience.
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Automated Grading and Feedback: AI tools can assist in grading assignments and providing instant feedback. This not only saves time for faculty but also helps students understand their mistakes and learn from them more quickly.
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Enhanced Research and Data Analysis: AI can assist faculty and students in conducting research by analyzing large datasets, identifying patterns, and generating insights. This can significantly speed up the research process and improve the quality of findings.
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Interactive Learning Tools: AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants can provide students with 24/7 support, answering questions about course material, reminding them of deadlines, and offering motivational support.
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Content Creation: AI can help faculty create engaging educational content, such as interactive simulations, personalized quizzes, and multimedia presentations. This can make learning more interactive and enjoyable for students.
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Accessibility: AI tools can make learning more accessible for students with disabilities by providing features like speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and real-time translation.
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Ethical and Critical Thinking: Faculty can use AI to teach students about the ethical implications and limitations of AI technologies. This includes discussions on data privacy, bias, and the responsible use of AI.
By integrating these AI tools and strategies, university faculty can enhance their teaching methods, improve student engagement, and foster a more inclusive and effective learning environment. (Text generated by Microsoft Copilot).
Prompt Framework for Educators from AI for Education
Mistakes Educators Make with AI from AI for Education
Knowing and Growing: Leveraging AI: Creating Dynamic Teaching for the Future, Library 2.0, Dr. Sean Cordes, Western Illinois University Libraries
Practical AI for Instructors and Students Part 1: Introduction to AI for Teachers and Students, Wharton School
**Note: This is the first in a series of five videos. These are over a year old now, so Bing is now Copilot and Bard is now Gemini, but the tips and concepts still apply.
Resources for Faculty
AI in the Classroom
- ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence: A Lesson on Assessment Design and Talking with Students about Academic IntegrityThis teaching tip introduces how artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, may change the way students engage with writing-based assessments and encourages all of us to explore it and design activities accordingly.
- ChatGPT and the Future of Writing Instruction(Webinar) The November 2022 release of ChatGPT and its abilities to generate, revise, and critique essays have raised concerns about the promise and perils of AI for writing instruction. We discuss how these tools work, their affordances and challenges, and the place of artificial intelligence in the writing curriculum.
- Designing Assignments in the ChatGPT EraProfessors are redesigning assignments to address ChatGPT’s capabilities, with some replacing traditional prompts and others exploiting the tool’s weaknesses. Faculty are innovating to integrate AI effectively, anticipating formal guidelines and adapting to evolving AI capabilities.
- Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It.Teachers and administrators are worried about students using ChatGPT to cheat on assignments, as it can generate essays and solve problems. Instead of banning, schools should integrate ChatGPT thoughtfully, allowing its use for certain assignments while adapting lesson plans to minimize cheating.
- Generative Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning at McMaster UniversityA guidebook for educators on the capabilities, limitations and possibilities of generative AI in teaching and learning at McMaster University.
- How AI Tools Both Help and Hinder EquityFaculty members have redesigned assignments and developed new course policies due to generative AI tools, with mixed reactions and challenges.
- How to stop worrying and love (or at least live with) ChatGPTEducators are worried that ChatGPT could facilitate cheating, leading some school districts to ban it.
- A new AI tool can write essays, even poems. How should we teach students to use it?This article critiques past educational approaches to internet use and advocates for more nuanced, intentional teaching methods. It also discusses the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT and the need for education systems to adapt and prepare students for a digital future.
- A Stoplight Model for Guiding Student AI UsageThis article discusses the importance of integrating AI into education responsibly, emphasizing the need for clear guidelines on when and how AI can be used by students.
- Student-Designed Policy on Use of Generative AI Adopted by Data Sciences FacultyWesley Wildman assigned his students to create a policy for responsible use of generative AI, which was quickly adopted as the official policy by the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University.
- Tackling ChatGPT Head On: A Student AssignmentDr. Morton Ann Gernsbacher from Oregon State University developed an assignment to familiarize students with ChatGPT, its accuracy, and detection tools.
- Teaching: Rethinking Research Papers, and Other Responses to ChatGPTVarious educators are incorporating or addressing AI in their teaching, with some requiring its use and others setting guidelines for its ethical use.
- Teaching: Will ChatGPT Change the Way You Teach?AI tools like ChatGPT can handle various writing tasks, making it challenging to create AI-proof assignments. Some educators are exploring how to integrate AI tools into teaching to enhance learning and creativity.
- Transforming Writing Assignments with AI: Approaches for Using Artificial Intelligence for Fostering Student Engagement and ComprehensionProfessors used AI writing models in 100-level courses to help students access and understand readings. Despite some technical challenges, the assignment was successfully implemented.
- Two Major Academic Publishers Signed Deals With AI Companies. Some Professors Are Outraged.Two academic publishers have signed deals with tech companies to provide their academic content for training AI models, and many professors are upset, feeling their work is being exploited without proper citation or compensation.
- Why I’m Excited About ChatGPTThis article expresses enthusiasm for ChatGPT’s potential in education, particularly in writing programs.
- Why I'm Not Scared of ChatGPTThis article underscores the importance of understanding the differences between human and machine intelligence, advocating for critical engagement with AI tools.
- With ChatGPT, We’re All Editors NowThis article suggests that while AI can be a useful tool, it should be integrated thoughtfully into education to enhance learning and maintain integrity.
Some summaries provided by Microsoft Copilot.