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Transforming higher education with Generative AI

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Transforming higher education with Generative AI

Instructors: Rachel Forsyth

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

18 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Tools you'll learn

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Assessments

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Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

This course is for educators, administrators, and educational technologists interested in how GenAI could be used to impact teaching, learning, and governance in higher education and exploring the practical, social and ethical issues. To be successful in this course, you do not need prior experience with GenAI. A basic understanding of higher education teaching or management practices is beneficial.

This module is a very short introduction to the way this course is organised and what you will be doing during the main modules. Please note that in the videos, we generally refer to weeks, suggesting that we think you might like to spend a week thinking about each of the main modules, but you can organise your study as you like. We want you to use this course to think about your own context in higher education, whatever it is. Whilst we use examples throughout to illustrate the course, don't feel constrained by them. Whether you work as a teacher, or in a library, or student support, or admissions, or any other role related to students in higher education, you can still think about the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in your own situation.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 discussion prompt

This week, we are introducing GenAI – what it is, why it matters, and how it is transforming higher education. Even if you have started using GenAI, this module should provide some context about its impact in higher education.

What's included

2 videos7 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 15 minutes

Introduction to GenAI in Higher Education 6 minutes
Interview with Peter Felten on the big picture 9 minutes

7 readings Total 135 minutes

An overview of what GenAI might bring to higher education 45 minutes
How we generated the previous assignment questions 10 minutes
Choose a GenAI tool 20 minutes
Practising with the tools 5 minutes
Fairly new to using GenAI tools 20 minutes
Developing confidence using GenAI tools 15 minutes
Confident user of GenAI tools 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 20 minutes

Thinking about GenAI in higher education 20 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Sharing ideas on GenAI in your context 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 30 minutes

Where might you start with integrating GenAI into your practice? 30 minutes

In this module, we are focusing on GenAI tools and how you can begin exploring their potential in higher education.

What's included

2 videos7 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 12 minutes

Week 2 video 6 minutes
Podcast: Chahna Gonsalves 5 minutes

7 readings Total 105 minutes

Following up on the interview with Chahna Gonsalves 10 minutes
Basic introduction to GenAI 20 minutes
What can GenAI tools do? Idea generation 15 minutes
What can Gen AI tools do? Automation 15 minutes
What can GenAI tools do? Adapt language 20 minutes
What can GenAI tools do? Employability 15 minutes
Finding and comparing GenAI tools 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Quiz on GenAI features 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Choosing GenAI tools 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 20 minutes

Share ideas 20 minutes

In this module, we want to introduce some of the ethical and social implications of GenAI use in an educational context.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 12 minutes

Introduction to Week 3 6 minutes
Interview with Wayne Holmes 6 minutes

2 readings Total 70 minutes

Following up the interview with Wayne Holmes 50 minutes
Environmental impact of GenAI 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 15 minutes

Ethical educational principles 15 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Drafting ethical guidelines for GenAI 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 20 minutes

Argue the case 20 minutes

In this module we will bring together learning from the previous modules to try out some uses of GenAI in your own professional context.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 16 minutes

Week 4 video 7 minutes
Interview with Stephen Gow 9 minutes

3 readings Total 105 minutes

Following up from Stephen Gow's podcast 15 minutes
Identifying and developing an idea relevant to your practice 30 minutes
Drafting your plan 60 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Your GenAI plan 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

What did you think of the Coach? 10 minutes

What's included

1 video1 reading

Instructors

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Rachel Forsyth

Lund University

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Sam Illingworth

Lund University

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