Teaching and Learning Questions about AI
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Accommodations: What about in-class assessments?
Because there are currently no reliable ways to tell when students are using Generative AI in their at-home or computer-based work, some instructors are considering moving work done at home, to being completed during class. Need CFA support for minor assessments? If CFA support is desired for minor assessments, consider arranging for…
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How can I use GenAI in my course?
In education, the integration of GenAI offers a multitude of applications within your courses. Presented is a detailed table categorizing various use cases, outlining the specific roles they play, their pedagogical benefits, and potential risks associated with their implementation. A Complete Breakdown of each use case and the original image can be…
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Which tools are safe? PIA’s for Teaching & Learning
We provide an instructional lens, and associated syllabus language, on teaching and learning relevant GenAI tools that have completed the Privacy Impact Assessment process.
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Syllabus: What can I say about Gen AI?
The use of generative AI tools at UBC is a course or program-level decision. It is important for instructors to set clear expectations around the use of these tools as with any other tool or mode of working (group work, etc.), reinforce this messaging through the term, and discuss the privacy implications…
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Intellectual Property: Can I submit student created content?
Most AI online tools indicate that anything entered into the tools is stored for further training of their AI models. This means that instructors should avoid entering student-created content into these tools without permission for that use. By copying material out of ChatGPT or other tools that store your data for training,…
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FIPPA: Can I require use of Generative AI tools?
Instructors cannot require the use of any tool that requires personal information unless that tool has passed UBC’s Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). Please refer to the page on PIA Instructional Use Guidance to see which tools have been reviewed for instructional purposes. If you do strongly recommend the use of a tool…
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Equity: Do students have equal access to Generative AI tools?
As with all new technology, people will have different levels of ability and access. So, in terms of teaching and learning, are all students afforded the same access? ChatGPT versus ChatGPT Plus There are currently different levels of access to most generative AI tools. The question is: if a student cannot afford…
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Academic Integrity: Can I identify generated content?
The question of whether students are turning in original work, or even work authored by them, is a classic academic integrity question. Students have always been able to plagiarise from other sources but, as educators, we could at least search for the wording to see if it appeared elsewhere on the Internet…
Instructor use
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How can I use GenAI in my course?
In education, the integration of GenAI offers a multitude of applications within your courses. Presented is a detailed table categorizing various use cases, outlining the specific roles they play, their pedagogical benefits, and potential risks associated with their implementation. A Complete Breakdown of each use case and the original image can be found here. At…
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Intellectual Property: Can I submit student created content?
Most AI online tools indicate that anything entered into the tools is stored for further training of their AI models. This means that instructors should avoid entering student-created content into these tools without permission for that use. By copying material out of ChatGPT or other tools that store your data for training, you may also…
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Can AI help with course design?
Technically, AI LLMs are capable of generating course content. There are first-hand accounts of using it for just that, including generating course outlines and learning modules. You can try it out yourself by going to ChatGPT and inputting the following prompt: “Give me ten learning outcomes for my course on X” and following up with…
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Can I get ChatGPT to grade for me?
Inputting student-created content into online AI services could constitute a violation of students’ intellectual property. This is because ChatGPT and most, if not all, similar tools store user-entered content to train their models. At this time, we are advising not to submit student data into any online tool that stores that data.
Student use
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FIPPA: Can I require use of Generative AI tools?
Instructors cannot require the use of any tool that requires personal information unless that tool has passed UBC’s Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). Please refer to the page on PIA Instructional Use Guidance to see which tools have been reviewed for instructional purposes. If you do strongly recommend the use of a tool that has not…
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Equity: Do students have equal access to Generative AI tools?
As with all new technology, people will have different levels of ability and access. So, in terms of teaching and learning, are all students afforded the same access? ChatGPT versus ChatGPT Plus There are currently different levels of access to most generative AI tools. The question is: if a student cannot afford the paid version,…
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Academic Integrity: Can I identify generated content?
The question of whether students are turning in original work, or even work authored by them, is a classic academic integrity question. Students have always been able to plagiarise from other sources but, as educators, we could at least search for the wording to see if it appeared elsewhere on the Internet or in literature.…