Keep up with AI developments & guidance

Greg Stauffer — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:09:03 +0000

Keep up with AI developments & guidance Greg Stauffer Tue, 12/03/2024 - 13:09

The CU ��«��Ƶ campus has a growing number of ways for you to learn about artificial intelligence (AI) tools, find guidance for their use, attend campus-hosted AI workshops and participate in campus conversations about AI.

General campus resources & guidance

A good place to find AI resources and guidance is the VC for IT & CIO’s Artificial Intelligence at CU ��«��Ƶ website. There you will find a listing of enterprise-level tools that include AI capability which have been vetted and approved by CU ��«��Ƶ. Most of the tools are available to all faculty, staff and students, and all but a few are approved for use only with public data. You can also find information about the technology that powers AI tools and the university’s policies that govern and guide the use of AI tools and data.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to join campus conversations and workshops that dive into the use of AI spanning academic, research and administrative operations. The CU ��«��Ƶ AI community of practice is open to faculty and staff that have interest or expertise in the field of artificial intelligence. The community of practice recently hosted an AI Showcase that was recorded and has plans to offer more townhalls, workshops and events.

Teaching & learning-focused workshops & resources

Speaking of events, the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and Arts & Sciences Support of Education Through Technology (ASSETT) frequently provide workshops and seminars focused on the use of AI in teaching and learning. The CTL also provides resources for teaching and learning the age of AI including a guide to crafting an AI syllabus statement (Word doc).

The ��«��Ƶ Faculty Assembly (BFA) & CTL Working Group is currently creating sample syllabus statements across disciplines addressing AI and classroom expectations. The group began meeting in October with the goal of exploring AI guidance and best practices in the classroom and all faculty are welcome to join. If you are interested, you can learn more on the BFA/CTL Working Group Events page.

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CU ��«��Ƶ AI developments and guidance

Greg Stauffer — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:25:43 +0000

CU ��«��Ƶ AI developments and guidance Greg Stauffer Mon, 11/18/2024 - 14:25

We are hearing that faculty continue to look for ways to enhance their artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and better understand campus guidance for the use of AI in teaching and learning. Some of you are also interested in being involved in the campus’s discussions and working groups devoted to defining the future of AI on our campus. There are a number of ways to plug into these activities and resources.

AI syllabus statements

First, creating clarity about what is or is not acceptable AI use within a course and how best to address that succinctly on a syllabus statement is top of mind for many faculty. The ��«��Ƶ Faculty Assembly (BFA) & Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) Working Group is currently creating sample syllabus statements across disciplines addressing AI and classroom expectations. The group began meeting in October with the goal of exploring AI guidance and best practices in the classroom and all faculty are welcome to join. If you are interested, you can learn more on the BFA/CTL Working Group Events page. The CTL provides resources for teaching and learning the age of AI including a guide to crafting an AI syllabus statement (Word doc).

AI Strategic Steering Committee and Community of Practice

To provide coordination and thoughtful implementation of AI at CU ��«��Ƶ, Chief Information Officer Marin Stanek, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Massimo Ruzzene, and Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment Katherine Eggert, as executive sponsors, formed a campus-wide AI strategic steering committee in the spring of 2024. The committee includes representation from teaching and learning, research, and administrative and operational domains on the CU ��«��Ƶ campus. The committee’s work to date has included creation of the AI at CU ��«��Ƶ website, identifying AI tools for campus use and organizing an AI showcase highlighting the use of AI from across campus. Learn more about the committee and their work.

The AI Community of Practice, which has three interest groups for research, teaching and learning, and administration and operations, is open to all CU ��«��Ƶ faculty and staff. The Community of Practice’s role includes sharing resources and effective practices while helping inform campus AI norms and guidelines. Learn more about the AI Community of Practice and how to join.

AI tools and guidance

In addition, we are diligently evaluating and vetting potential Generative AI tools for academic and research use, ensuring that we balance these advancements with data security best practices. You can learn more about these tools and the approved levels of data to use with these tools on the AI Tools List page. The AI Resources & Guidance page includes resources to help understand the difference between public and private models of AI-powered tools leveraging large language models (LLMs), university data classification levels, AI hallucinations and bias, and much more. The CTL also provides guidance on the implications of AI in teaching and learning.

AI workshops and events

The CTL and ASSETT frequently provide workshops and seminars focused on the use of AI in teaching and learning. If you would like to be added to a listserv to receive announcements about the CTL’s AI events, please email Blair Young. The AI Efforts on Campus page lists events that are hosted by the AI Community of Practice. There you can find a recording of the CU ��«��Ƶ AI showcase held in October which highlighted three ways that AI is being utilized in teaching, research and administration on the CU ��«��Ƶ campus.

We are eager to involve the entire campus community in these efforts and hope to see you in these groups and events. AI is an evolving landscape, and the AI Strategic Steering Committee and AI Community of Practice, along with CTL, will continue leading discussions that guide policy and practice on campus and updating the campus community of new developments.

Best regards,

Kirk Ambrose, Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning
Marin Stanek, VC for IT and Chief Information Officer
Shelly Miller, BFA Chair

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