By Carrie Levinson, MSLIS
Every month, our AI blog will provide a selection of literature on artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Here’s the roundup for November 2023:
United Kingdom Department for Education. Policy paper: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education. London (GB): DfE; 2023. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-artificial-intelligence-in-education/generative-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-education
Excerpt: "This document sets out the position of the Department for Education (DfE) on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT or Google Bard, in the education sector."
Swaak T. Admissions offices need more students and less ‘drudgery.’ Is AI the answer? The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2023 Nov 1. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.eresources.mssm.edu/article/admissions-offices-need-more-students-and-less-drudgery-is-ai-the-answer
Excerpt: "Artificial intelligence, then, is increasingly enticing to people who work in admissions and enrollment, both for identifying prospective students and tackling “administrative drudgery,” such as crafting messaging campaigns and transferring transcripts into databases that can be queried."
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Carpenter T. AI will lead us to need more garbage-subtraction. 2023 Nov 2. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/11/02/we-need-more-garbage-subtraction-because-of-ai/
Excerpt: "...how do we cite AI’s role in authorship, how can we ensure that AI systems are aligned with human values, and how can we use AI ethically. In thinking about the second order implications of AI’s use, I’m considering what are the implications if generative AI is successfully adopted and used more widely by researchers in scholarly publishing."
Coffey L. Art schools get creative tackling AI. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 8. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2023/11/08/art-institutes-getting-creative-tackling-ai
Excerpt: "The rise of ChatGPT and visual AI platforms like Midjourney and DALL-E have some artists crying foul when it comes to fair use. But art institutions transformed by the digital revolution see AI as the logical next step."
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Schroeder R. Generative AI: Your assistant as an administrator or faculty member. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 8. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2023/11/08/generative-ai-your-assistant-administrator-or
Excerpt: "Generative AI is quickly becoming a daily fixture in the lives of administrators and faculty. It enhances productivity, creativity and perspectives."
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Coffey L. Study uses AI to review admissions essays. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 9. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/11/09/researchers-create-ai-tool-admissions-essays
Excerpt: "A team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania have created AI tools to help admissions officers by analyzing students’ application essays."
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Darby F. Why you should rethink your resistance to ChatGPT. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2023 Nov 13. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.eresources.mssm.edu/article/why-you-should-rethink-your-resistance-to-chatgpt
Excerpt: "How to teach with AI tools in ways that meet faculty concerns about ethics and equity."
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Coffey L. AI voice clones and deepfakes: The latest presidents’ engagement tools. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 14. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2023/11/14/presidents-use-ai-voice-clones-and
Excerpt: "Artificial intelligence is allowing university presidents to reach students in new ways—and forms. But experts warn to proceed with caution."
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Extance A. ChatGPT has entered the classroom: How LLMs could transform education. Nature: News [Internet]. 2023 Nov 15. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03507-3
Excerpt: "Researchers, educators and companies are experimenting with ways to turn flawed but famous large language models into trustworthy, accurate ‘thought partners’ for learning."
Coffey L. U.S. lags in AI use among students, surveys find. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 14. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2023/11/21/us-students-among-lowest-world-ai-usage
Excerpt: "Students across the globe weighed in on their AI usage, with the U.S. lagging behind."
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Mowreader A. Career prep tip: Teach students to work alongside AI. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 21. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2023/11/21/preparing-college-students-future-jobs-and-tech
Excerpt: "Students want more guidance around using artificial intelligence...career services professionals discussed the role of institutions in preparing learners for the jobs of the future."
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Coffey L. An AI playbook for improving college completion. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 21. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/11/22/ai-playbook-improving-college-completion
Excerpt: "A national nonprofit group focused on college completion has released a playbook looking at uses for artificial intelligence to equalize and scale access to college degrees."
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Schroeder R. Preparing for the unanticipated: AI applications in higher education. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 27. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2023/11/27/prepping-unanticipated-ai-applications-higher-ed
Excerpt: "The technology has already become too important for universities to merely respond in an ad hoc way to new developments from a world filled with AI-enhanced program developers. We must be not only reactive to developments, but we must also be proactive in preparing for those developments that are on the horizon."
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Kaufman R. The United States Copyright Office notice of inquiry on AI: A quick take. 2023 Nov 28. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/11/28/the-united-states-copyright-office-notice-of-inquiring-on-ai-a-quick-take
Excerpt: "Monday October 30 was the final date for interested parties to submit comments to a comprehensive “Notice of inquiry and request for comments” issued by the United States Copyright Office entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright.” With 34 questions asked about both copyright and technology, some parties responses exceed 100 pages... I have pasted below a selection of questions and answers from Copyright Clearance Center’s (CCC’s) own response."
Coffey L. How AI could address financial aid office woes. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 28. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2023/11/28/university-financial-aid-offices-use-ai
Excerpt: "As the offices struggle to give students consistent information about loan repayments and the FAFSA delay, some institutions turn to AI to help."
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Davis J. Happy (?) first birthday to ChatGPT. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2023 Nov 28. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/11/30/chatgpt-complicates-education-versus-assessment-opinion
Excerpt: "ChatGPT has introduced new tensions to professors’ dual roles as educators and assessors..."
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