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AI in Higher Education Resource Hub

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Three focal points:

1

Learning experience

AI is used to:

  • personalize the learning experience for students by adapting the material and pace to individual needs and progress
  • measure, collect, analyze and provide feedback on students’ progress
  • inform the design of courses and curricula, and to provide academic and personal advising
  • provide intelligent academic tutoring
  • enhance the learning experience of students with disabilities
2

Grading and assessment

AI is used to:

  • grade exams, essays and other assignments
  • not only save time for faculty and instructors but also provide more immediate feedback for students
  • lead to new forms of assessment
3

Academic policy and ethical issues

AI raises:

  • several policy, ethical, moral and privacy concerns, including issues related to data security, consent to use personal data, and access to data
  • the risk of misdiagnosis of student learning and faulty student advising
  • the risk of latent bias and stereotyping in AI algorithms
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Ten Facts About ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a revolutionary AI-enabled chatbot that provides long-form answers to complex questions. Trained to learn what humans mean when they ask a question, ChatGPT may be the most impactful tool since the modern search engine.

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When ChatGPT Makes It Easier to Cheat

Academic misconduct is a growing problem in higher education, with reports suggesting the number of cases rose dramatically during the pandemic and continue to rise.

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AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning

In Minnesota, a start-up company recently created a 19-lesson, fully online, three-hour multimedia course in just 10 hours using ChatGPT,(link is external) the artificial intelligence tool launched in November 2022.

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Looking Into the Future of AI in Higher Education

AI is not a new development. It is already widely used in various private and public organizations, especially financial services, manufacturing, retail and healthcare.

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Background on AI in Higher Education

Information and context on AI’s impact in the field of higher education.

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Quick Read

AI in Education - Three Things to Stop, Improve and Start

Stop, Improve, Start is a six-part series that looks at current trends and research to help faculty, instructors, and education and training providers meet the evolving needs of students. Three Things About AI in Education is the first instalment in the series.


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Dr. Tony Bates - What are the Myths, Realities and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Learning Analytics?

In this webinar recording, Tony Bates (one of the world-leading authorities on open and distance learning) shares his thoughts about these developments.

 

 

Learning Experiences, Course Creation and Learner Support

AI used to support teaching and learning.

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Chatbots as "Always Available Tutor" The New World of 24/7 On Demand Learning Support for Students

Machine learning is now being used for a variety of applications, especially in health care where both IBM Watson and DeepMind are being used to "read" medical records.

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Ten Facts About Learning Analytics

Learning analytics involve the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and contexts in which learning takes place, with the aim of improving the teaching and learning environment.

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10 Steps to Ensure Your Analytics on At-Risk Students Get it Right

Analytics can be a powerful tool to identify students at-risk of failing or dropping out. But sometimes analytics gets it wrong, and if used in inappropriate ways, can be very harmful to both the students and the institution. 

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How Faculty and Instructors are Successfully Experimenting With Artificial Intelligence to Support Their Teaching

Using pre-programmed responses, automated feedback automatically reacts to learner's input, giving immediate correction of errors.


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Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd - How to Use Chatbots and Intelligent Systems to Provide 24/7 Tutoring to Students

As instructors shift from a content-focused learning model to one which is more engaging to students, students have more questions and require more support. 

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Artificial Intelligence Applications in Distance Education

Though educational methods such as distance and e-learning have addressed our modern, knowledge-based society's requirement for innovation approaches to performing educational activities, room for improvement still exists.

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Learning Analytics in Higher Education - Current Innovations, Future Potential, and Practical Applications

Predictive analytics and the use of analytics for systematic improvement in recruitment, retention, student support and learning design is a growing focus for many higher education.

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Artificial Intelligence and Learning Futures: Critical Narratives of Technology and Imagination in Higher Education

This book explores the implications of artificial intelligence’s adoption in higher education and the challenges to building a sustainable system of schooling.

Click here to view the full list

 

 

Assessment, Grading and Examinations

Using AI to develop and mark assignments, projects and examinations.

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Quick Read

Ten Radical Ways Assessment is Changing

More and more, faculty and instructors are thinking differently about assessment. They are seeing it as a continuous rather than occasional process, a collaborative activity focusing on verifying knowledge, competence and capabilities rather than status within a group of learners.


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Laura Jo Gunter - Creative Approaches to Assessing Micro-Credential Skills and Competencies

Will emerging technologies have an impact on what micro-credentials look like? Will assessment on demand and assessment-only credentials make an appearance in Canada?

 

 

Academic Policy and Concerns About AI - Ethics, Bias and Equity

AI and academic policies, compliance and challenges.

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Five Ways Online Learning Can Turn into an Unmitigated Disaster

Although there are many examples of successful online learning all over the world - from self-paced with peer and educator engagement to highly structured and engaged - it is critical to accept the reality that in some cases, online leanring is an unmitigated disaster.


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Algorithms of Oppression - How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

This book was published in February 2018, but had a big impact throughout 2019. It explores the ways in which search engine bias discriminates against those of colour, certain races and women.

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Digital Agency in Higher Education - Teaching and Learning

We have been hearing about the transformation of colleges and universities for close to one hundred years, but what is happening now as a result of COVID-19 is the exploration of the ways in which technology can transform teaching and the experience of learning.

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Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Business, Education and Healthcare

This research and evidence-based collection of papers explores the adoption and deployment of artificial intelligence in a range of fields, including education.

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Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in many poorly designed systems.

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