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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education
Generative AI (GenAI) has existed for more than a decade but really jumped into the public consciousness with the arrival of ChatGPT. Since then, higher education has been caught between excited optimism and existential crisis. But GenAI is nothing new, and as educators we are used to adapting and taking the best from new opportunities. In this curation, we provide a grounding on AI and teaching, explore how we can enhance our own and our students’ use of AI, and how to mitigate some of the challenges to academic integrity.
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning
AI tools and platforms are developing change all the time, but the fundamentals of AI are fairly static. Once understood, you will be better able to appreciate how to make use of AI in your teaching and classrooms. Look at these resources to get up to speed quickly on the essentials.
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This course is a practical and reassuring introduction to Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning. Designed for educators who are hesitant or just beginning to explore AI, the course shows how generative tools can enhance—not replace—your expertise, spark creativity, and support thoughtful, inclusive practice grounded in your own values and real classroom needs.
Developing Students’ AI Literacy
Students already use AI extensively and helping them understand how to get the most from AI, and when it is appropriate to use it, is essential if we are imbuing them with life skills. Here are some suggestions on how we can improve students’ own understanding of the opportunities and limitations of AI.
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- Promoting Ethical AI Use Among Educators and Students
- The Opposite of Cheating: An Interview with David A. Rettinger
- Understanding AI Bias: A Chat with Courtney Plotts and Lorna Gonzalez
- Exploring the Ethics of GenAI
- Ethical AI Use in Assessment
- Integrating Peer and AI Review into Assignments with PAIRR Method
Enhancing Your Use of AI
It is not just about how AI can help students. As educators, there are many ways in which AI can help us be more timely, efficient, and supportive of our students, which frees up more time for the value-adding aspects of teaching that we and our students love. Here are some ideas for getting started on your AI journey.
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- Using ChatGPT to Create a Study Agent
- How AI can Help with Grading, Feedback, and Assessment: A Chat with Graham Clay
- Using AI for Course Development: A Chat with Aditi Garg
- Mobile-Mindful Practices: Options for AI-Free Zones and AI-Enhanced Access
- Not Your Default Chatbot Teaching Applications of Custom AI Agents
Assignments and Writing with AI
Assessments have been at the forefront of the existential crisis that some in higher education have felt with the advent of GenAI. Here we look at the implications of AI for assessment, and how we can use it to our advantage both in assessment design and in exploring new forms of assessment.
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- How to Generate Multiple-Choice Questions with AI
- GenAI and Alternative Assessment: A perspective from Jesse Stommel
- Developing Student Writing: Write to Learn
- Ungrading for Meaningful Writing
- How AI can Help with Grading, Feedback, and Assessment: A Chat with Graham Clay
- Integrating AI into Assessments: A Chat with Vincent Granito
Academic Integrity and AI
The biggest fear in higher education is that AI enables cheating. And yet we know that most students don’t cheat because they want to circumvent their learning, but because of other challenges in their lives. This section explores ways to reduce student desire to cheat using AI by engaging in a mature debate with students on integrity.
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