ETUG Spring Workshop 2023 – Day 1.
6. Susan Bonham, Erin Hagen, Alex Samur | Managing the
Panic, Highlighting the Opportunities: Generative AI workshops for faculty
Recorded June 1, 2023
Generative AI, and ChatGPT in particular, is a huge
concern for faculty at most institutions, including ours. Starting in January,
Langara’s Educational Technology Department (EdTech), Teaching and Curriculum
Development Centre (TCDC), and Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Office
(SCAI) started receiving separate requests for support, information, and
training in connection with ChatGPT. In response, we’ve joined forces and
together are offering bespoke workshops for requesting departments. These
interactive workshops cover both general background (e.g. a primer on
generative AI) and each department’s specific needs (e.g. how their assessments
might embrace or be negatively impacted by AI). Feedback, so far, is that these
workshops are helping departments start an ongoing conversation about
generative AI and take steps to respond to it. However, keeping our workshops
current with the recent rapid developments in this field, and tailoring each
workshop to a department’s particular needs, can be challenging. In this
presentation, we’ll reflect on what’s working well and what obstacles we’ve
encountered as we try to support faculty response to generative AI. We’d also
like to invite participants to share how they are responding to AI tools,
including how they are supporting faculty at their institutions and what support
gaps still exist. We’d also like to hear participants’ thoughts on how we can
continue to have open, informative and nuanced discussions with our students,
our peers and senior leadership about the role of AI in higher education.
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