I’m very happy and excited to share that I have released a new book that is geared specifically to helping universities as well as all educational institutions with the very important topic of generative AI integration into education. This is a vital process that all placing of learning need to address in order to become and stay relevant in a world that so filled with AI. All of us in academia must develop AI Literacy skills in order to fully develop these skills within our students. If educational institutions do not integrate this important process now, then they will not be properly settin ..read more

Everyone needs to develop AI Literacy skills in order to use AI properly and increase effectiveness/efficiencies, yet another vital part of AI Literacy is to develop critical thinking and awareness skills to avoid being deceived by synthetic data such as AI created deepfakes. Cyber Magazine, an international news source, expressed the importance of this issue by stating: Deepfakes are inevitably becoming more advanced, which is making it harder to spot and stop those that are used with bad intentions. As access to synthetic media technology increases, deepfakes can be used to damage repu ..read more

In working with many different instructors around the world, I still run into a lot of teachers and professors that think that using AI and teaching about AI Literacy in the classroom is an all or nothing endeavor. They have the false belief that you either have use AI in every part of your teaching, for every assignments, or you can’t use AI at all. The reality is that there is a full continuum of how an instructor can use and implement generative AI within their classroom. The infographic provided in this post is an example of the many different ways that an instructor could use generative A ..read more

For all of us in academia that are now working on properly developing AI Literacy within ourselves so as to then be able to develop AI Literacy within our students, we must ask ourselves how have we directly developed students to properly use AI in an ethical matter without violating academic integrity. We must ensure that we are taking all the necessary steps to set students up for success in multiple ways: Freshman orientation, school assemblies, posters, class discussions/activities, etc. all to help students understands that there are different ways of using AI and that its use is appropri ..read more

This is my new book that I am very excited about because I think that it can really help a lot of people, especially instructors (at all levels) and students. It is vital and truly an imperative that we in academia help develop AI Literacy. Available on Amazon as an ebook, paperback, or hardback: https://www.amazon.com/AI-Literacy-Imperative-Empowering-Instructors/dp/B0C51RLPCG BOOK DESCRIPTION: The AI Literacy Imperative: Empowering Instructors & Students” is a seminal work that delves into the critical need for everyone to have AI Literacy in modern society, especially in academia. The b ..read more

I put this infographic together to help many instructors that are struggling with this issue as they teach and are trying to keep students from using AI when they are not supposed to. Be sure to take every opportunity to help students learn about AI Literacy when you can, even when telling them that for this assignment/eval they won’t be able to use it. You as the instructor are the subject matter expert and must be the one deciding how AI will be used in your classroom and for your assignments/evaluations. For some assignments, the use of AI may not be the right answer in that you are trying ..read more

A full article (including a video) describing each aspect of how ChatGPT can help with preventing violations of academic integrity (cheating) is provided in an article I wrote located here: https://brentaanders.medium.com/how-chatgpt-can-help-prevent-violations-of-academic-integrity-99ada37b52dd What are your thoughts on this or other aspects of ChatGPT and other AI in education? Leave a comment below ..read more

The great thing about this #ChatGPT infographic “Make ANY Assignment resistant to ChatGPT,” is that it simply describes a great way to make your course and your assignments, regardless of #AI use, better by being more active and hands-on. For specific help regarding essay writing and use of ChatGPT AI see the following infographic: Another very important aspect that must always be developed by both instructors and students is AI Literacy: For more information and resources dealing with ChatGPT / AI be sure to check out the Sovorel Educational YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sovorel ..read more

The following are my (Brent A. Anders, PhD) observations, thoughts, and predictions on the key trends and issues that will be affecting the world of education in general and higher education specifically in the year 2023. AI will be THE Topic in Education: The tool, topic, and ramifications of widely available and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) will dominate education. The release of ChatGPT on 30 November 2022 was a historic moment in that it marked the free release of a cutting-edge AI system directly to the masses (OpenAI, 2022). Anyone and everyone can now access ChatGPT and interac ..read more

ChatGPT is a large language model trained by OpenAI. It is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that is designed to generate text based on input from a user. ChatGPT can be used to generate text on a wide range of topics, and it can be customized and fine-tuned to produce text in a specific style or on a specific topic. How Can the ChatGPT AI Help Instructors Teach Essay Writing 1. ChatGPT can generate text on a given topic, providing students with a starting point for their essays and helping them to develop their ideas. To generate text on a given topic, students or instructors can input a ..read more