Notes: We thought building a repository of research and commentary would be a good starting point. However, this repository will continually need new material. As you come across news stories or other interesting essays/podcasts/articles, please pass them along to: rigolinr@newpaltz.edu.
What Is Generative AI, How Does It Work, and What Is It Good For (& Not So Good For)?
Click here for the PDF version of the image above: AI In Education Map Mar 11, 2024 (1) / Click here for an accessible list of applications: AI in Education: List of Applications
Creating Use Cases for Faculty and Staff: Lance Eaton’s slide deck for faculty/staff training. Very helpful, as is this document with Eaton’s Sample Prompts
- An AI Engineer’s Guide to Machine Learning and Generative AI Want to take a dive into generative AI? This is a great primer for non-tech people. (Medium; Oct. 3, 2023)
- How AI Works: An Entirely Non-Technical Explanation of how LLMs Actually Work Nir Zicherman (former VP of Spotify) simplifies the functioning of large language models (LLMs) like AI text generators by using the analogy of meal planning, where LLMs learn patterns and relationships between words through massive amounts of training data to predict the next word in a sentence, enabling them to generate coherent text. (Jan. 9, 2024)
- FAQ about Generative AI: A Great Place to Start
- Want to Know the AI Lingo? Learn the Basics, From NLP to Neural Networks (WSJ; Oct. 15, 2023); If you hit a paywall, try this link from the Sojourner Truth Library: Want to Know the AI Lingo?
- Geeky Gadgets: ChatGPT Glossary
- The Best Explanation of Transformer Models(part of what generative AI is built upon) for non-techies. Thank you Financial Times!
- The Benefits and Limitations of Generative AI: Harvard Experts Answer Your Questions
AI Use Syllabus & General Policy Statements: Examples and Guides
**Graphics Included** Sample Syllabi Statements + Helpful Graphics for GenAI and Ethics A great Google doc from Course Hero
- **New** Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI An excellent resource from Faculty Focus
- Sample Syllabi Statements (a Google Doc with sample AI statements from around the world)
- Syllabus Statements (a collection) from Brandeis University
- Syllabus and Citation Guide from UT Austin
- AI Statements for Course Syllabi from University of Wisconsin-Madison
- A Guide: Crafting Your Syllabus’ AI Statement by Graham Clay (Philosophy; UNC; AutomatedED); Note: This resource is available for non-subscribers in late January 2024.
- From the AI for Education Newsletter:
Try It Out
If your students are struggling to understand when it’s ok to use AI, try out this tip from Helen Greatrex’s students at Penn State. If in doubt, replace the GenAI chatbot with the “name of that older friend/brother/sister that was an A student” that you might normally go to for help.
For example: “Can I use ChatGPT to do my homework assignment for me?” Becomes the more relatable: Can Sam do my homework assignment for me?
Can I use ChatGPT to brainstorm some ideas to help me get started on a project? Becomes: Can I brainstorm some ideas with my friend Sam to help me get started on a project?
Generative AI: Education, Government & Corporate Projects/Resources
**SUNY Document**: SUNY FACT2 Guide to Optimizing AI in Higher Education
- **New May 2024** The Future of Writing: Harness AI While Preserving Student Learning(Grammarly) The PDF provides several recommendations for educators on how to integrate generative AI into writing instruction:
- Focus on the Writing Process: Emphasize the importance of process, composition, and critical reflection over simply producing text.
- Teach Collaboration with AI: Guide students to use AI tools as partners to enhance their writing, not just as shortcuts to complete assignments.
- Develop Critical Thinking: Ensure students understand when and how to use AI effectively while maintaining their own critical and creative skills.
- Adopt Transparent Practices: Set clear guidelines for AI usage and maintain transparency in how these tools are integrated into the curriculum.
- Promote Ethical Use: Teach students the ethical implications of using AI and ensure they understand the importance of maintaining academic integrity.
- **New May 2024** Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education: A Balanced Perspective
- The AI Education ProjectThe AI Education Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates equitable learning experiences that excite and empower students everywhere with AI literacy. We believe that everyone—especially those who are likely to be disproportionately impacted by AI systems—should have access to the conceptual knowledge and skills they need to thrive as workers, creators, consumers, and citizens.
- AI Alliance According to Forbes, the alliance is a “consortium of leading organizations spanning various sectors—industry, academia, research, startups, and government–united in their commitment to fostering open innovation and open science in AI.” Dartmouth and NYU are among the academic members. Public launch in Dec. 2023.
- US Department of Education: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning
- UNESCO: ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
- Russell Group Principles on the Use of Generative AI Tools in Education Downloadable PDF. (The Russell Group is comprised of 24 public research universities in the UK, with its main office in Cambridge.)
- Teaching with AI: Open AI
- Tyton Partners: Generative AI in Education
- WAC Clearinghouse: AI Text Generators and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry
- University Professional and Continuing Education Assn: Resource Site
“I Think I Maybe Want to Try Out Generative AI in the Classroom—Where Do I Start?”
**New: June 2024** Harvard Business School: How GenAI Is Reshaping Education
TOC for PDF above:
- 4 Simple Ways to Integrate AI into Your Class
- What ChatGPT’s Voice and Image Capabilities Mean for Educators
- Stop Focusing on Plagiarism, Even Though ChatGPT Is Here
- What Custome GPTs Unlock for Higher Ed
- Are Your Students Ready for AI?: Harvard Business Publishing
- Practical Strategies for ChatGPT in Education Leon Furze has a great collection of resources here. Take a look.
- AI for Education This website for an educational consulting group contains wonderful resources, including a free course you can sign up for that introduces instructors to AI in the classroom. You can also sign up for the newsletter.
- Take a look at AI for Education’s GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators
Wharton Interactive Crash Course: Practical AI for Instructors & Students: Part 1 of a 5-Part Series (Find the Rest on YouTube):
- A One-Stop Overview for Educators (Ethan Mollick’s Student Use Cases and Resources)
- An Opinionated Guide to Which AI to Use: ChatGPT Anniversary Edition (another Ethan Mollick resource)
- 101 Creative Ideas on Using AI in Education This really useful OER document provides concrete ideas for integrating generative AI in your classes. Some of the ideas are more suitable for younger students, but you will likely find useful material.
- How to Cheat on Your Final Paper: Assigning AI for Student Writing Want to encourage your students to think about how generative AI might be useful as well as the ethical implications of using generative AI when writing a paper? This paper shares an assignment that achieved these goals. Take a look.
- Complete Guide to Building Customized GPTs with ChatGPT Yes! And you don’t need to code. But the article is behind a Medium paywall. Not to fret if you do not have a membership. Other guides are available via Google searches.
- Bad Ideas about AI and Writing (It must be said!) This is a Google docs resource, so you will need to sign in with your Google account.
- These 9 Annoying Words Make It Obvious that Your Text Is Written by AI Ok, behind a paywall, so what are the words you can tell students to avoid? Tapestry, Treasure Trove, Testament, Peril, Landscape, Delve, Pertinent, Synergy, and Cognizant (darn, one of my favorites!) Thank you Stanley Udegbunam on Medium)
**Important OER Resource: TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies Edited by Vee et al. WAC Clearing House** At the cusp of this moment defined by AI, TextGenEd collects early experiments in pedagogy with generative text technology, including but not limited to AI. The fully open access and peer-reviewed collection features 34 undergraduate-level assignments to support students’ AI literacy, rhetorical and ethical engagements, creative exploration, and professional writing text gen technology, along with an Introduction to guide instructors’ understanding and their selection of what to emphasize in their courses. (Jan. 2023)e
Prompt Engineering Guides
- Google’s Prompt Engineering Guide This guide is comprehensive and provides explanations/rationales for how to approach your conversations with chatbots.
- 10 Easy to Follow Prompt Engineering Hacks from an expert on Medium
- Lance Eaton Prompts for Scholarly Journal Articles These prompts, which Eaton has been tinkering with, are beginning to be quite useful.
AI and Assessment: Some Tips
- **Excellent Resource**: Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI Leon Furze advocates for placing an emphasis on moving away from high-stakes, written assessments such as essays and tests, which are susceptible to generative AI “cheating.” He brings UNESCO guidelines into his comprehensive guide. (Leon Furze; May 2024)
- Teaching AI Ethics A great companion to Furze’s resources above.
How can generative AI make my life easier?
- How Generative AI Tools Assist with Lesson Planning Pull quote from a K-12 instructor: “My colleagues and I utilize MagicSchool’s suggested 80/20 approach of using artificial intelligence to help with designing a lesson. AI does the bulk of the initial work, which we review for bias and accuracy. Then we step in and take care of the rest, which amounts to about 20 percent of the task.” This article’s main focus is on MagicSchool.ai. (Edutopia; May 22, 2024)
- Six Ways to Use ChatGPT to Save Time (for Educators)
- 50 Time-Saving ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers Mainly for K-12 educators but may spark ideas.
- Free AI Teaching Assistant and AI Tutor Powered by ChatGPT Just want to try out an AI tool? Give this one a try. It can create multiple-choice quizzes, syllabi, and interactive lessons.
- Generative AI Can Supercharge Your Academic Research Harvard Business Publishing
Teaching Resources Created by Other Campuses:
- Learning With AI initiative from the University of Maine
- AI: Considerations for Teaching and Learning from Ohio State
- Sample Syllabi Statements (a Google Doc with sample AI statements from around the world)
- Brandeis University: Syllabus Statement Collection
- How to Use AI to Do Stuff: An Opinionated Guide by Ethan Mollick, a distinguished faculty scholar at Wharton (UPenn) Note: Date sensitive of course! (July 15)
- Lib Guide to AI for Instructors by the University of Arizona
- Lib Guide to AI for Students by the University of Arizona
- Montclair State
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Calgary
- FAQ: ChatGPT in the Classroom: (Arizona State)
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised with AI Included
Great Blogs and Podcasts by AI/Ed Tech Experts
- One Useful Thing by Ethan Mollick
- Dr. Phil’s Newsletter by Phillipa Harmdan
- AI + Education = Simplified by Lance Eaton
- AutomatedED: Teaching Better with Tech by Caleb Ontiveros and Graham Clay
- Bryan’s Substack by Bryan Alexander
- SOVOREL by Brent Anders
- Leon Furze Great blogger and consultant
- The Generative AI Podcast by Alana Winnick
Online Groups
- Facebook Group: Higher Ed Discussions of AI Writing
- Facebook Group: ChatGPT and Other AI in the Higher Ed Classroom and Workspace
LinkedIn Learning AI Courses (Offered Through SUNY New Paltz subscription to LinkedIn Learning)
LinkedIn Learning has several AI course offerings. SUNY New Paltz faculty and staff have free access to these courses through: my.newpaltz.edu. Take a look. Also, here is a new page that provides links to various LinkedIn Learning courses: A New Framework for AI Upskilling
MLA Resources
- What AI Means for Teaching (webinar recording; July 26)
- MLA-CCCC Joint Taskforce on Writing and AI
More Resources, Including Current Scholarly Journal and Professional Journal Articles