Like our academic and Academic Development colleagues across the sector, the past nine months have been dominated by the spectre of generative AI - from initial fears (the world is over! Skynet is here!) to philosophical questions (what knowledge and skills do we value when an AI can write an essay?) and practical problems (how do I AI proof my assessment?!) As an institution, we started with a workshop in February for staff to discuss the impact, the opportunities and the challenges presented by ChatGPT and generative AI, followed by an institutional response in March outlining our commitment to the ethical and responsible use of generative AI tools in our education practices.
And for the Academic Development team, this was where the fun began.
Because alongside learning how to use this technology and consider its potential impact we needed to develop training, resources and support for our academic colleagues on how to incorporate generative AI into their teaching practice, to teach their students critical AI literacy and – of course – how to prepare for assessment in the upcoming exam period, the next academic year and beyond.
On our existing Education Toolkit, we started developing an AI Hub with training and resources on using AI in the classroom, challenges and ethical issues, AI and inclusivity, reimagining assessment in the age of AI.
