AI Symposium 2023

Faculty Symposium on AI in Higher Education 

August 17, 2023 

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Recording of the Event

Thank you to those that joined us for the AI Symposium.   Below are some photos of the event, as well as the agenda and other informative resources on AI.

Articles 

• I’m a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We’re Using ChatGPT. (chronicle.com) 
• Will ChatGPT Change How Professors Assess Learning? (chronicle.com) 
• The invisible cost of resisting AI in higher education | LSE Higher Education 

Objective:  To provide faculty with information and opportunities to discuss the possible benefits and challenges of AI in higher education including:

1. Issues related to academic integrity and AI detectors 
2. Assessment strategies to mitigate cheating 
3. Teaching with AI (content integration, assignment creation, lesson planning, course design) 

1. Opening Poll 
2. Welcome and introduction to the symposium 
3. Overview of the resource folder, objectives and agenda  

Session I:  Introduction to AI in Higher Education  

1. Overview of Artificial Intelligence 
2. AI’s relevance and uses in higher ed 
3. Benefits and challenges of integrating AI into teaching and learning 
4. Examples or case studies of AI applications in education 
5. Activity: Sign-up for ChatGPT and enter your first conversation.  

Session 2:  Academic Integrity and AI Detectors  

1. Insights from the standards committee 
2. Activity:  Standards Committee case studies 
3. A look at detection tools 
4. Saint Leo’s academic Integrity policy statement and syllabi statements 
5. Activity:  Academic Integrity Interview with a student (document) 

Session 3:  Assessments that Mitigate Student Cheating  

1. Ways to design assessments that discourage cheating 
2. Authentic assessments, performance assessments, problem-based assessments 
3. Activity: Prompt ChatGPT to, “Take this assignment and change it to mitigate the risk of students cheating.  Consider ways to make it project-based, performance-based, or more authentic.”  Discuss results. 

Session 4:  Teaching with AI: Course Design and Lesson Planning   

1. AI-infused learning experiences (discipline specific) 
2. How can AI support lesson planning and instructional design? 
3. How can AI be used to adapt teaching approaches to student needs? 
4. Activity: Prompt ChatGPT to “create a 20-minute active learning strategy to teach [insert a discipline specific concept].” Discuss Results. 

Wrap-up and Next Steps  

1. Next steps 
2. Resources for continued learning 
3. Closing Remarks 
   
   

Additional Resources by Topic 

Overview of AI in Higher Education  

• Generative AI & the Disruption of Work with Ethan Mollick | Wharton People Analytics Conference 2023 - YouTube 
• Massive Disruption Now: What AI Means for Students, Educators, Administrators and Accreditation Boards (substack.com) 
• Excellent 12-minute video series on AI in Higher Ed 

 Academic Integrity and AI Detectors 

• AI writing detection update from Turnitin's Chief Product Officer | Turnitin 
• We gave AI detectors a try-here's what we found - eCampus News 
• OpenAI Quietly Shuts Down Its AI Detection Tool - Decrypt (ampproject.org) 
• 16 Reasons AI Text Detectors Should Never Be Used in Education (substack.com) 

 Assessments that mitigate Student Cheating 

• Post-AI Assessment - by Dr Philippa Hardman (substack.com) 
• Assignment Makeovers in the AI Age: Essay Edition – Agile Learning (derekbruff.org) 
• Instructors Rush to Do ‘Assignment Makeovers’ to Respond to ChatGPT | EdSurge News 
• Will ChatGPT Change How Professors Assess Learning? (chronicle.com) 

 Teaching with AI: Course Assignments, Lesson Planning, and Course Design   

• If Your Syllabus Needs a Refresh, Generative AI Can Help | Harvard Business Publishing Education 
• AI Required: Teaching in a New World with Ethan Mollick | ASU+GSV 2023 - YouTube 
• Unlocking the power of AI:  How Tools like ChatGPT Can Make Teaching Easier and More Effective 
• Prompts for Lesson Planning with ChatGPT • TechNotes Blog (tcea.org) 

Thought Leaders to follow 

• The Center for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Overview | LinkedIn 
• Ethan Mollick | LinkedIn 
• ChatGPT and Other AI in the Higher Ed Classroom and Workspace 
• Higher Ed Discussion of AI Writing 
• Dr Philippa Hardman | LinkedIn 
• Stefan Bauschard | Substack 

 For hundreds more resources on these topics, access our Artificial Intelligence page on our CTLE website. 

You can also join in the AI conversation in our Yammer/Viva Engage group or join our CTLE Faculty Forum group to discuss other teaching and learning topics.