The Distance Education team at SRJC has collected the following resources to support faculty who are interested in learning more about, and responding to, the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the classroom such as ChatGPT.
We are happy to add additional resources here and would love your feedback. For any comments or suggestions please email Lauren Mitchell Nahas (lnahas@santarosa.edu).
Introductory Resources
- ChatGPT Resources for Faculty, University of Pittsburg
- A quick, basic overview
- Key Terms: A Very Gentle Introduction to Large Language Models without the Hype, Medium
- Definitions of key AI terminology for folks without a Computer Science background. Covers large language models, machine learning, neural networks, etc.
- Definitions of key AI terminology for folks without a Computer Science background. Covers large language models, machine learning, neural networks, etc.
- What might ChatGPT mean for higher education?, Future Trends Forum
- An hour-long panel discussion with experts from various perspectives.
Instructional Strategies to Increase Academic Integrity
- "Considerations for using and addressing advanced automated tools in coursework and assignments," University of Delaware, Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning
- A general guide to using AI or "auto-generative" tools in the classroom.
- Learning That Matters Resources page
- Resources and ideas from the authors of Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education
- Equitable Grading Strategies: Finding new ways to think about assessment, @ONE
- A four-week course that guides participants in exploring alternative grading strategies
- A four-week course that guides participants in exploring alternative grading strategies
Instructional Challenges and Ideas
- Sample Course Policies Related to ChatGPT and Other AI Tools, Dr. Joel Gladd, College of Western Idaho
- ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now, Inside Higher Ed
- Lots of specific ideas and multiple viewpoints.
- Embrace the Bot: Designing Writing Assignments in the Face of AI, Faculty Focus
- Lots of specific ideas. Focused on writing instruction.
- ChatGPT Guidance for the CUNY Classroom, Graduate Center at City University of New York
- Provides some specific ideas and brings up some important equity issues related to ChatGPT.
- Leveraging Social Annotation in the Age of AI: Hypothesis, Liquid Margins, Hypothes.is
- The Hypothesis team along with Robin Bell, English Instructor at South Texas College, is excited to explore the role of social annotation in this newly-evolving landscape. We’ll show you how to leverage social annotation to encourage authentic, process-oriented engagement with your course materials in Blackboard. We’ll even be sharing best practices for using social annotation with AI writing tools.
Deeper Conversations about the Implications of AI
- What might ChatGPT mean for higher education?, Future Trends Forum
- A panel discussion with academics considering ChatGPT from various perspectives.
- How High School Should Change for an Era of AI and Robots, Edsurge
- An interview with the authors of Running with Robots: The American High Schools Third Century
- How AI is Impacting Higher Education, Teaching Higher Ed
- An interview Cynthia Alby, author of Learning that Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education
- Is A.I. the Problem? Or Are We?, The Ezra Klein Show
- An interview with Bryan Christian, author of The Alignment Problem, which discusses the key technical and moral questions of A.I.
Tools to Combat AI Generated Plagiarism
- Turnitin
- Turnitin claims to have technology that can detect AI-assisted writing and AI writing generated by tools such as ChatGPT
- Sneak preview of Turnitin's AI writing and ChatGPT detection capability
- CopyLeaks
- “Our exclusive AI technology provides students and educators with a clear concept of content authenticity, from plagiarism to AI-generated text detection, using any case as a learning opportunity, offering the most comprehensive results available anywhere. With 99.12% accuracy, the AI Content Detector is the most comprehensive, accurate AI text detection solution available.”
- Integrates with Canvas