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A.I. & Teaching

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era of innovation in education. With different AI tools coming to market daily, we stand at a pivotal intersection of pedagogical innovation and technology. In the Center for Teaching Excellence, we're exploring the capabilities of generative AI to revolutionize and enhance our teaching and learning. We remain committed to navigating the challenges and possibilities AI presents, ensuring a thoughtful and ethical integration of AI in our educational practices

 

FAQ – ChatGPT and other AI Tools

graphic image of thinking brain   Benefits of AI:

  • Accessibility and AI: AI improves educational accessibility by enhancing text-to-speech in tests, automating content descriptions for visually impaired students, and enabling voice-command web interactions.
  • Lesson Planning: Educators can use AI for brainstorming and drafting comprehensive lesson plans and activities.
  • Quiz and Exercise Design: AI assists in creating innovative quiz questions and other learning exercises.
  • Customizing Learning Materials: AI aids in adjusting content to different reading levels, simplifying language, and creating activities tailored to diverse interests.
  • Writing Feedback: AI provides grammatical or structural suggestions on writing.
  • Upskilling Activities: AI tools have been used for skill enhancement in areas like writing and coding. They can debug code, revise writing, and provide explanations.
  • Editing & Production. AI can help educators more quickly produce and edit slides videos, and audio.

 

Update Your Course Syllabus for Chat GPT

AI Implications in Teaching and Learning

Chat GPT and Education

graphic image of yellow exclamation point   How to Detect AI-Generated Content:

  • CTE Technology with AI Cheating Detection: CTE offers using Turnitin and Respondus Monitor to detect using AI. Turnitin detects plagiarism by comparing submissions to a vast academic database. Respondus Monitor uses webcams to deter cheating during online exams. Check CTE’s Educational Technology page for “Exam and Proctoring.”
  • Identify AI Patterns: AI texts often show noticeable patterns such as irrelevant content, verbose sentences, or lack of coherency.
  • Use Plagiarism Detection Tools: AI writing tools often use web content, which can be detected by plagiarism tools.
  • Subject Knowledge: AI may struggle with detailed, nuanced information in complex subjects.
  • Observe Changes in Student Performance: Sudden improvements in a student's writing might indicate AI use.
  • AI to Detect AI: Emerging AI tools can detect AI-generated content. Classifiers can be helpful in detecting AI-generated content, but they are not foolproof!

 

Image of yellow lightbulb for an idea   Tips for Avoiding AI Use in the Classroom:

  • Socratic Method: Stimulate critical thinking through discussion and questions instead of one-way information delivery.
  • Diversify Assignments: Use a variety of tasks like quizzes, essays, and projects to cater to different learning styles.
  • Performative Activities: Use presentations to foster public speaking and teamwork skills.
  • Connected Learning: Link lessons to real-world scenarios for practical, engaging, and less AI-dependent learning.

How to Detect OpenAI's ChatGPT Output

 graphic of building front with pillars    Recommended resources FROM other organizations:

The CTE encourages instructors and learners to responsibly adopt and use AI tools. Below are helpful resources, guides, and tools from recommended sources, including other universities’ teaching and learning centers. We are sharing these as a reference and guide, not an endorsement of these resources or tools.


 

graphic of a yellow wrench   Useful AI Tools for Education:

 

  • Consensus: A search engine that uses AI to find insights in research papers.
  • Elicit: Finds relevant papers without perfect keyword match, summarize takeaways from the paper specific to your question, and extract key information from the papers.
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot: An artificial intelligence assistant feature for Microsoft 365 applications and services.
  • Gradescope: An AI tool enabling students to evaluate each other's work with machine learning, saving grading time for teachers.
  • Nuance Dragon Voice Recognition: A speech recognition software that transcribes up to 160 words per minute, useful for students with writing difficulties and teachers for lesson planning.
  • Curipod: An educational platform for creating presentation drafts based on a chosen theme.
  • SlidesGPT: An AI tool that creates comprehensive presentations and generates speaker notes for each slide.
  • Conker: An AI quiz builder that integrates with learning management systems, enabling on-demand quiz creation.
  • StepWise Math: An educational tool that helps students understand and solve math problems, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex concepts.
  • ChatGPT: An AI chatbot that assists with tasks like programming, homework, and creating various types of content.
  • Google Bard: A chatbot developed by Google. It can generate text, translate languages, write creative content, and answer questions
  • Gemini: An AI tool connected to Google that quickly creates and launches Large Language Models without coding.
  • ChatBot: An AI tool that generates AI Large Language Model frameworks quickly and easily without coding, using your resources.
  • MagicSchool: An AI tool empowers educators to save time, personalize learning, and transform classrooms.

 

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