Please note: The field of generative AI is rapidly evolving. Consequently, some of the information in this article might become outdated by the time you read it. We endeavor to present the latest developments, but the fast-paced nature of this technology can lead to changes that occur after publication.
Generative AI is an exciting type of machine learning that allows computers to generate new content, including text, images, videos, and music, that is often indistinguishable from content created by humans. This technology has the potential to revolutionize education by creating realistic virtual environments for learning, facilitating research, generating content and developing innovative lesson plans. However, it is essential to recognize that generative AI is not without its challenges, notably its potential misuse by students to generate content for assignments and assessments.
This Generative AI Resources page has been curated to provide you with a range of high-quality resources to enhance your understanding of generative AI and its applications in higher education.
In addition to the curated resources, we are also providing examples of ChatGPT responses to commonly asked questions in higher education. These examples are intended to help professors and other educators better understand the capabilities of generative AI and to spark ideas for how it might be used in the classroom. We encourage you to explore these examples and consider how generative AI might be used to enhance your teaching and research.
Contents
What is Generative AI?
- What is generative AI? An AI explains – World Economic Forum
- This article from the World Economic Forum uses generative AI like ChatGPT and Midjourney to explain what generative AI is. This provides both a description of the technology and an opportunity to view what it can produce.
- This article from the World Economic Forum uses generative AI like ChatGPT and Midjourney to explain what generative AI is. This provides both a description of the technology and an opportunity to view what it can produce.
- What is generative AI? – McKinsey and Company
- This article uses very simple, concise language to explain generative AI, including some of the more common generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E.
- This article uses very simple, concise language to explain generative AI, including some of the more common generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E.
- Why the ChatGPT AI Chatbot Is Blowing Everybody’s Mind – CNET
- This article from tech company CNET looks specifically at the rise of ChatGPT as of late and how it is being used in various industries, including higher ed.
- This article from tech company CNET looks specifically at the rise of ChatGPT as of late and how it is being used in various industries, including higher ed.
- What Is ChatGPT and How Is It Used in Education? – Education Week
- This article from Education Week focuses exclusively on the use of ChatGPT in higher education.
Student Use, Cheating, Responses in Higher Ed
- Cheaters beware: ChatGPT maker releases AI detection tool – Associated Press
- This article details and links to a cheating detection tool made by Open AI, the same company that developed ChatGPT. You may want to view this resource if your primary concern is student cheating.
- This article details and links to a cheating detection tool made by Open AI, the same company that developed ChatGPT. You may want to view this resource if your primary concern is student cheating.
- ChatGPT And Artificial Intelligence: A Lesson On Assessment Design And Talking With Students About Academic Integrity – Oakland University
- This piece from Oakland University focuses specifically on the use of ChatGPT by students in higher ed and ways to alter your teaching practice to mitigate potential misuse.
- This piece from Oakland University focuses specifically on the use of ChatGPT by students in higher ed and ways to alter your teaching practice to mitigate potential misuse.
- Practical Responses To ChatGPT – Office For Faculty Excellence – Montclair State University
- This piece from Montclair State University also focuses on specific responses to the increased use of ChatGPT by students in higher ed, including how to design high-level learning experiences that mitigate cheating with ChatGPT.
- This piece from Montclair State University also focuses on specific responses to the increased use of ChatGPT by students in higher ed, including how to design high-level learning experiences that mitigate cheating with ChatGPT.
- Against the use of GPTZero and other LLM-detection tools on student writing
Uses for Teaching
- ChatGPT and Solving Math Problems – Medium
- This article shows the extent to which ChatGPT can solve math problems. STEM teachers may want to view this resource to determine the extent to which students may use ChatGPT to complete math-based problems.
- This article shows the extent to which ChatGPT can solve math problems. STEM teachers may want to view this resource to determine the extent to which students may use ChatGPT to complete math-based problems.
- Teachers, You Won’t BELIEVE What ChatGPT Can Do! (video)
- In this video, a teacher shows ways in which ChatGPT can be used in an academic setting, both by teachers to create lessons and by students to assist in completing tasks.
- In this video, a teacher shows ways in which ChatGPT can be used in an academic setting, both by teachers to create lessons and by students to assist in completing tasks.
- ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, and UDL: How to Harness the Future to Reach All Students – Novak Education
- This article focuses on Universal Design for Learning Principles and how we can use AI like ChatGPT to create more equitable learning experiences.
- This article focuses on Universal Design for Learning Principles and how we can use AI like ChatGPT to create more equitable learning experiences.
- With ChatGPT, Teachers Can Plan Lessons, Write Emails, and More. What’s the Catch? – Education Week
- This article gives a simple overview of teacher tasks that can be completed, augmented, or largely automated using ChatGPT.
- This article gives a simple overview of teacher tasks that can be completed, augmented, or largely automated using ChatGPT.
- Using AI to Make Teaching Easier & More Impactful – One Useful Thing (Substack)
- This post gives educators ways to use AI to generate lesson plans, low-stakes tests, and other ideas.
Examples
Review a few examples we have provided that show prompts and ChatGPT-generated responses, along with some expert analysis of the responses.
Events
View recorded events held by MSU-Denver regarding generative AI and related topics.