How do you deal with the latest developments around generative AI like ChatGPT in (higher) education? Can you still conduct reliable assessments if students can get the information and whole texts ready-made? Can we prevent students from using these kinds of tools? Should we? Is it to be seen as fraud? What policy is needed? Should we want to prevent it or can we actually make good use of it? At UT (and elsewhere), the risks but also the added value of this development are being explored.
Below are a number of sources, both from the UT itself and from outside the UT related to this topic.
University Twente sources
- AI In Education | Learning & Teaching Portal CELT pages dedicated to AI in education. The site also points to the AI Resource hub (on Canvas): a compilation of information & resources to help UT teachers navigate changes brought about by AI.
- Use of AI in Education at the University of Twente. Document for students and teachers regarding the allowed use of AI and how to refer to it.
- Derya Demirtas (Examination Board for Management Sciences) & Nolan Gertz (Examination Board for Interdisciplinary Sciences), have drafted a document to guide policy principles at the UT on dealing with ChatGPT in education. This document was discussed in the Assembly of Examination Board chairs (meeting 29/2/2023). The document includes recommendations and references to various resources. ChatGPT Policy Recommendations
SURF sources (Netherlands)
SURF is a cooperative association of Dutch educational and research institutions. They aim to work together to acquire or develop the best possible digital services and to encourage knowledge sharing through continuous innovation. SURF published several articles and blogs about ChatGPT and offers webinars on this topic.
National sources
- Npuls introduces the magazine 'Smarter Education with AI' - Npuls Very informative magazine, can be downloaded for free. Practical tips for the classroom, interviews with leading experts, background stories and inspiring examples of AI in education. Various topics are covered, including applying AI in education, AI and testing, ethics, guidelines, and policy. Dutch: Npuls presenteert het magazine Slimmer onderwijs met AI - Npuls
- Microsoft Word - HAN Handreiking ChatGPT en toetsing (Ducth only) Handreiking ChatGPT & Toetsing. AI in onderwijs en toetsing voor examinatoren en examencommissies. Frank Vonk, Jorn Bunk, 13 februari 2023. HAN - University of Applied Sciences.
- EDU Support (rug.nl) Nice site about AI of the University of Groningen.
- Opinion article: Stop feeding the hype and start resisting – Iris van Rooij (irisvanrooijcogsci.com)
International sources
- The AI Pedagogy Project – metaLAB (at) Harvard. Creative and critical engagement with AI in education. A collection of assignments and materials inspired by the humanities, for educators curious about how AI affects their students and their syllabi.
- The use of AI and AI-assisted writing technologies in scientific writing. FAQ on the Elsevier page.
- “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy - ScienceDirect (utwente.nl) This article brings together 43 contributions from experts in fields such as computer science, marketing, information systems, education, policy, hospitality, etc. It discusses impact, risks, possibilities, and gains. "Drawing on these contributions, the article identifies questions requiring further research across three thematic areas: knowledge, transparency, and ethics; the digital transformation of organizations and societies; and teaching, learning, and scholarly research."
Courses
There are courses on this topic available free online. Below, some are mentioned (not checked for quality), but there surely will be more.
* If you follow one or know about a useful one for teachers, just let us know!
- Leergang AI-beleid voor onderwijs | SURF.nl (Dutch) A whole “leergang” (trajectory) for AI policy. This one is not for free.
- Generative AI for University Leaders | Coursera A Coursera course.
- AI Course for Educators — AI for Education Short course, free, for teachers.
- AI In Education: Developing an engaging online course | King's College London / course URL: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ai-in-education/2