Artificial Intelligence (AI): Background, Policies, and Transformation of Higher Education--from an Academic Perspective.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool and resource within higher education. During this webinar series for MICU institutions you will hear from speakers providing an academic, legal, and IT perspective on AI. Discussions will include AI tools, policies, and collaboration on how your institution approaches AI.

IT perspective discussion: August 31 11am-12pm

Legal perspective discussion: TBA

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Background, Policies, and Transformation of Higher Education--from an Academic Perspective

Presenter: Michael Grabowski, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Communication and Director, Game Design & Production at Manhattan College

During this session we will discuss:

• Background, definitions, and delineations, how to navigate AI from an academic perspective

• AI/machine learning structures and functions: Code/Data, training, validation, guiding, restricting

• Definition of terms: AI, LLM, ChatGPT; address composition fallacy

• Present examples of language learning and text/image models

• Show apps/search engines already incorporating these tools (MS Bing, Google Bard, Adobe Photoshop, Snapchat My AI)

• Focus on ChatGPT/LLMs use in education and AI detectors

• Discuss Manhattan College experiences and plans

• Courses designated AI-aware and AI-integrated

• Model syllabus language addressing AI–focus on transparency

• Faculty Development plans to educate faculty

• Suggestions for institutions/faculty–how to prepare, what NOT to do

• Q/A