91成人导航

91成人导航 faculty and staff are learning innovative ways to prepare students for the evolving challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence as part of an inaugural AI institute.

91成人导航 is one of 124 higher education institutions from around the country selected for the American Association of Colleges and Universities鈥� to explore varying uses for AI across all disciplines, from computer science to dentistry to business.

鈥淏usinesses expect students to be familiar with AI tools when they get out into the workforce,鈥� said Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert. 鈥淥ur faculty are trying to make sure that students understand, 鈥榟ow do you use it responsibly?鈥欌��

Eight faculty members from 91成人导航鈥檚 three campuses in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton and two staff members from the library are participating in the year-long program.

鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see what other institutes are doing around generative AI,鈥� said Michelle Gibney, head of publishing and scholarship. 鈥淭here are big names in the field of higher education and generative AI who are available to us to ask questions and see what they鈥檙e doing. AI is changing everything, so it鈥檚 something we want to make sure we are staying up to date on.鈥�

The institute complements work that has been already underway at 91成人导航. Last fall the Center for Teaching and Learning began a community of practice for faculty to discuss AI uses and considerations.

The institute will enhance those discussions. Through monthly meetings and webinars, participants are learning best practices to incorporate AI into the curriculum, ethical considerations and potential issues surrounding equity.

鈥淭his has been one of the big concerns,鈥� said Jennifer Helgren, professor of history and director of general education. 鈥淭here are multiple ways of looking at it. One branch of thinking says that AI is going to be great for equity because, for instance, it evens the playing field for people who don鈥檛 have access to editors.

鈥淏ut the other equity issues have to do with the data these large learning models are built on. If there are biases within the data set, those biases are reproduced in the AI.鈥�

Gibney and other participants from 91成人导航 are developing a survey to learn how faculty, staff and students are currently using artificial intelligence and will make recommendations based on the results.

One idea being explored is to include lessons on AI into one of students鈥� core classes.

鈥淭his would be another layer to the information literacy badge that already exists as part of the first-year seminar series,鈥� Helgren said. 鈥淚t's a logical place to have students think through some of the ethical issues and explore how good AI is in terms of sources.鈥�

The institute concludes with a capstone project in late April. Once complete, participants will share their knowledge across the university through a series of seminars and programs at the Center for Teaching and Learning.