Welcome to our GAI resource-sharing blog page! Here you’ll find some of the latest updates and articles on generative AI, curated especially for faculty and instructional staff. While there are numerous resources available out there, CATL will share a select, timely sample of articles and perspectives to help instructors stay informed about new changes in AI technology and education.
For more in-depth, instructor-focused articles on generative AI by CATL, explore our AI Toolbox Articles.
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Generative AI Tools
UWGB faculty, staff, and students have access to Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft Copilot is a University supported tool that can be used with your UWGB account. Learn more about using and signing into Copilot below!
Stay updated on the different AI tools being created and discover what your peers or fields might be using!
Monthly Resources for Educators
(Resources in this section are updated for each month)
September 2024
Tips for Teachers
- On September 23, 2024, the Division of Student Access & Success at UWGB launched Phlash, a new AI bot designed to assist students by answering questions, providing resources, and offering support through SMS text messaging. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with how this tool can support your students and consider sharing it with them.
Latest Educational Updates
- Must-Have Competencies and Skills in Our New AI World: A Synthesis for Educational Reform, September 17, 2024. This EDUCAUSE Review article explores educational reform strategies to equip students for an “AI-integrated world.” The article highlights key competencies that institutions could consider emphasizing like intelligent design, human interaction, and data management.
- The Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities, September 10, 2024. This EDUCAUSE Review article examines how AI technology could enhance accessibility, helping create more inclusive and equitable learning environments. The article discusses AI’s potential to remove educational barriers by providing tailored support for students with disabilities. It also offers examples of current and future AI applications aimed at improving accessibility in testing, content delivery, and personalized learning experiences.
Latest AI Tech Advancements
- Ask Microsoft Accessibility is a new Bing AI-powered tool designed to help users find accessibility information for Microsoft products and services. Try it out the next time you are working in Microsoft 365 if you have questions on how to make your materials digitally accessible.
- Additionally, Microsoft has released an update to Copilot so that it now provides precise information based on specific timeframes (e.g., yesterday, last month). Note: UWGB currently only has access to Microsoft Copilot through www.copilot.microsoft.com and does not have Copilot features in MS 365 products like Word, PowerPoint, or Excel.
August 2024
Tips for Teachers
- Make sure your syllabus is ready for the upcoming semester! If you haven’t drafted an AI policy yet, now’s the time. Your students will have different experiences with generative AI—some may avoid it, while others are well-versed. Including a syllabus statement and a brief discussion on AI, even just 5 minutes, will help them understand your expectations.
Latest Educational Updates
- AI-U/v.1.0: A student guide to navigating college in the artificial intelligence era, August 2024. The AAC&U and Elon University have joined forces to release a guide for students on the use of GAI in higher education.
- Acknowledging Use of AI-Generated Content, 2024. The UWGB libraries have added an AI Citation Guide for Students to their extensive catalog of research resources. Consider sharing this with your students when asking them to acknowledge their use of GAI tools.
July 2024
Tips for Teachers
- Now that you’re signed into Copilot, give it a try with one of your assignments. You can ask Copilot to compare your assignments to the TILT framework, generate a prompt or activity with examples, or even see how well it completes the assignment and where it might miss the mark. This kind of practice will help build your confidence and comfort with using Copilot and might also offer new insights into your assignments.
Latest AI Tech Advancements
- GPT-4o mini: advancing cost-efficient intelligence, July 18, 2024. OpenAI announced GPT-4o Mini, described as a more affordable model than its predecessors, potentially expanding the range of AI applications due to its lower cost.
June 2024
Tips for Teachers
- If you haven’t signed into Copilot with your UWGB account, now is the time! Microsoft Copilot, accessible through any browser and soon integrated into Windows 11, avoids using your personal email, which makes it a better alternative for classes. It doesn’t require providing, for example, a personal cellphone number for use, and it is available to all UWGB faculty, staff, and students with an institutional login and ID. Copilot also offers enhanced data protection when logged in using your UWGB account, although FERPA-protected and personally identifiable information should still not be entered. Watch this short video on how to log in. Remember, use any AI tool responsibly and always vet outputs for accuracy.
Latest Educational Updates
- Latest AI Announcements Mean Another Big Adjustment for Educators, June 6, 2024. This article from EdSurge recaps some of the latest AI advancements that will heavily impact education and provides advice from instructors and ed tech experts on how to adapt.
- AI Detectors Don’t Work. Here’s What to Do Instead, 2024. MIT’s Teaching & Learning Technologies Center critiques AI detection software and suggests better alternatives. The article advocates for clear guidelines, open dialogue, creative assignment design, and equitable assessment practices to effectively engage students and maintain academic standards.
May 2024
Tip for Teachers
- Subscribe to the “One Useful Thing” blog by Ethan Mollick, an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Generative AI Lab at Wharton.
Latest Educational Updates
- Introducing ChatGPT Edu, May 30, 2024. OpenAI has announced their latest version of ChatGPT tailored specifically for universities (faculty, staff, and students).
- HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s New in Higher Education, May 19, 2024. View some of the latest developments regarding AI’s role in higher education and how instructors are responding to new trends and taking new approaches in the classroom.
- How generative AI expands curiosity and understanding with LearnLM, May 14, 2024. Google has introduced LearnLM, a new family of Gemini-based models rooted in educational research and designed for both instructors and students.
- Towards Responsible Development of Generative AI: An Evaluation-Driven Approach, May 5, 2024. This paper by Google explores how GAI tools like Google’s LearnLM-Tutor could be used in higher education as personal tutors and teaching assistants. The researchers also propose a comprehensive framework for evaluating GAI tools in these contexts.
Latest AI Tech Advancements
- Google I/O Wrap-Up: Gemini AI updates, new search features, and more (CNBC), May 14, 2024. Google announces new updates to Gemini AI, new search features, and more.
- OpenAI Launches ChatGPT 4o, May 13, 2024. Read more about OpenAI’s newest ChatGPT update, “4o,” which brings some of the advanced features of GPT-4 to free users. Future updates are set to include increased audio/video features and multimedia outputs.
Trends in AI
(Resources in this section are updated biannually)
May 2023 – June 2024
- Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning, May 2023. This report by the Office of Educational Technology provides insights on how AI can be integrated into education practices, and recommended responses for educators.
- The AI Index Report: Measuring trends in AI, April 2024. Created by the Institute for Human-Centered AI at Stanford University, this report provides an analysis of AI trends and metrics, including important insights into the current state and future direction of AI for educators grappling with the rapidly evolving technology and what it means for their teaching practices.
- AI in 2024: Major Developments & Innovations, Jan. 3, 2024. This article provides a timeline of AI developments during 2023 and newest updates in 2024.
- 2024 AI Business Predictions, 2024. This report by PwC describes how businesses are preparing for and incorporating AI, with predictions on future trends and AI strategies in the corporate world.