Introduction to AI technologies in teaching and learning
New AI tools are easily accessible and available to both students and lecturers. The disruptive nature of these tools forces lecturers and institutions to determine a workable approach towards these technologies to ensure learning outcomes are achieved and properly assessed. Approaches include: prohibit all use of these tools, allow their use only with prior permission, allow their use only with explicit acknowledgement, and freely allow their use.
1.1 Strathmore University Student Guidelines for Gen AI1.2 Strathmore University Lecturer Guidelines for Gen AI
1.3 Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? Four scholars weigh in
1.4 AI for competitive advantage for institutional structures and processes
1.5 ChatGPT Use Cases by Dr Joe Sevilla
1.6 Revolutionizing Education with ChatGPT by Dr Alfred Kitawi
1.7 Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools
1.8 TeachAI’s Guidance for Schools Toolkit
Beyond ChatGPT: other AI tools
Since the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in November 2022, literally thousands of tools have become available, many of them free to use. This section suggests some online tool catalogues and also gives links to the most popular tools.
2.1 Suggested directories of AI tools
2.1.1 Futurepedia https://www.futurepedia.io/
2.1.2 OpenTools https://opentools.ai/
2.2 Popular tools:
2.2.1 ChatGPT – created by OpenAI
2.2.2 Gemini – google’s rival to ChatGPT
2.2.3 Co-Pilot – microsoft AI tool based on ChatGPT
2.2.4 iask.ai – AI powered search engine, chatbot
2.2.5 Quillbot is a text-laundering AI bot paraphrases plagiarized text.
2.2.6 DALL-E – text to image generator, companion to ChatGPT
2.2.7 Claude.ai – based on the AI model developed by Anthropic
2.3 Integrated AI Platforms
2.3.1 POE – allows you to chat with different AI on the same page
Positive Use: Ways to integrate AI into classrooms today
A growing number of academics are developing strategies to positively adopt the use of AI tools, motivated either by the need to be innovative/forward looking, or the acceptance that these technologies are here to stay and cannot be wished away.
3.1 IOWA University’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
3.2 Integrating ChatGPT into classrooms
3.3 Learning Design for AI-rich environments
3.4 Strategies and Prompts for classroom teaching
3.5 Prompts and Tools by AIHorizon
Assessment approaches and strategies
The disruptive nature of easily accessible online AI tools means that assessment strategies must change. Here are some ideas on how to create assessments in an AI-intensive environment. The basic approach is to create assessments that cannot be completed by ChatGPT or other AI tools such as those that require multimodal, higher-order thinking; challenge-based activities; and experiential learning assessment.
4.1 Simple hack for ChatGPT-proof assignment
4.2 Effective assessment practices for a ChatGPT-enabled world
4.3 QAA advice on developing sustainable assessment strategies
Benchmarking University Rules and Guidelines for AI
Many universities and other institutions have developed policies and guidelines to help teaching faculty and students navigate through the proper use of AI tools in teaching and learning. Here are some examples:
5.1 Stanford Generative AI Guidance
5.3 University of Delaware Guidelines
5.4 Cambridge University Guidelines
5.5 Harvard Guidelines for Generative AI
5.7 IOWA University’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CONTROVERSY: ChatGPT listed as author on research papers
Strathmore AI Webinar Records
Feb 19, 2023 Conversations on AI in teaching and learning
Jul 24, 2023 Classroom Management in the Age of AI
Jul 27, 2023 Effective prompts for teaching I
Aug 3, 2023 Effective prompts for teaching 2
Aug 24, 2023 Limitations of Generative AI in Education
Sep 7, 2023 Save Time: AI in assessment and grading
Sep 28, 2023 Lessons on early ChatGPT adoption by engineering students