The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education has been the subject of debate regarding both opportunities and challenges.
- UiO has prepared an overview of approved AI tools.
- Students and staff can utilize UiO's own tool, GPT UiO.
The UV faculty is exploring AI in education
The project AI in Higher Education at UV was initiated in September 2023. A central objective is to explore how AI can be applied and used in teaching and student learning at the UV faculty.
Background
With recent technological advancements in AI in recent years, teachers and students need guidance and concrete examples of informed and responsible use of AI in higher education.
As a response, the UV faculty has initiated two measures:
1) Establishing an expert group that works on a strategy for AI in education, teaching, and learning, informed by recent research on AI's use in higher education.
2) IDEA is launching a project focusing on how new technologies and generative AI can be resources for teaching and learning at the UV faculty. This project will provide instructional design, guidance, and resources for using AI in teaching, assessment practices, and for student learning.
Organization
Expert group
The faculty has established an expert group that will work on a strategy for AI in teaching and learning from September to December, 2023. The expert group is led by Professor Sten Ludvigsen and consists of the following members:
- Sten Ludvigsen (IPED)
- Anders Mørch (IPED)
- Marte Blikstad-Balas (ILS))
- Charalampos Themistocleus (ISP)
- Henrik Tjønn (IDEA, sekretær)
Project group
This project also includes a project group that will work on AI-based resources to be published on IDEA's website (from November 1, 2023, to June 1, 2024). The project group is planned to have an academic project leader from ILS.
The project group is organized into two sub-groups: a working group (A) and an advisory expert group of educators (B).
The working group (A) will consist of:
- IDEA advisor
- Maryem Challoiui (IDEA StudentTeam)
- Ola Swang (IDEA StudentTeam)
- Morten Andreas Høgland (IDEA StudentTeam)
- Torgeir Christiansen (ILS)
- One study administrative employee from each department.
- Possibly PhD student and employee of other resource unit at UiO
The advisory group of educators (B) will consist of:
Educators at UV who conduct relevant research and can provide examples from their own teaching.
- Anders Mørch (IPED)
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Ulrikke Elisabeth Rindal (ILS)
IDEA welcomes suggestions for additional participants from UV's institutes.
Resources on AI in higher education
- Learn about the approved AI tools available for use at UiO (Whisper, Autotext, and UiO ChatGPT).
- Try UiO ChatGPT
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Read about the use of services utilizing artificial intelligence at UiO.
Report on student usage of ChatGPT for learning at UV
IPED researchers Sten Ludvigsen, Anders Mørch, and Rebekka B. Wagstaffe have published a report on student usage of ChatGPT to support classroom teaching. Read the report by following the link below (in Norwegian).
How can AI support education?
AI programs like ChatGPT have significant potential to support teaching and education by:
- Generating sample texts, passages, or materials for classroom use.
- Assisting with brainstorming.
- Catering to special needs and learning difficulties.
- Translating English material into other languages.
However, concerns arise regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT:
- Student plagiarism, cheating, and learning loss.
- Production of biased content.
- An increase in misinformation.
Learn more by reading a short report from Stanford: Exploring Generative AI Tools in Classrooms from Stanford University (PDF)
How can I detect AI-generated text?
Generative artificial intelligence "Classifiers" are designed to detect output produced by AI, such as text generated by ChatGPT.
Please note that there are several different classifications available to help detect AI-generated text, but these identification tools are not perfect or reliable. According to LINK, existing tools for detecting AI use do not meet GDPR privacy standards and should not be used. This technology also has weaknesses that make it unsuitable. For example, these tools may mistakenly identify text generated by humans as AI-generated and vice versa. Therefore, you need to be critical and use your own judgment, including in how you formulate your requirements and forms of assessment.
Further reading:
- Can you separate the chatbot from the students? (KURT UiO nettside)
- AI detection tools produce mixed results (PDF)
How can I respond to the use of AI?
LINK - Center for Learning and Education - provides information about the key implications of AI in higher education and offers advice on how to approach the use of this technology in the short and long term.