Informal Statement about Generative Artificial Intelligence
Since November 2022 with the onset of generative AI tools such as ChatGpt, CITI has received many calls, emails, and faculty consultations regarding how to approach the use of generative AI tools in the classroom by students or even their own use for teaching and learning.
The professional community of faculty development, national and international faculty development networks, and the UNC System's teaching and learning centers have all inquired, researched, and attended conferences and webinars to get a better understanding of these tools and how it will impact teaching and learning in higher education.
Based on our engagement with understanding the way the tools work, the benefits, and the risks, CITI developed an informal statement on generative AI use to hopefully guide faculty and staff on how they plan to use or not use the tools in their courses AND also if they will accept or not accept the use from students. This is not a syllabus statement to include in your courses.
We repeat: This is not a syllabus statement. Please do not include this in your syllabi. At this point, your syllabus statement can be created by your department or you for your course/department needs.
This year, an Artificial Intelligence Task Force will be developed to help move us into a more formal approach on the use of AI tools at WSSU. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please contact anyone in CITI or OIT for more information to come at a later date.
Please see the following document for CITI's Statement. We will place this statement on our CITI website. For better understanding of generative AI and to learn more, feel free to register for future workshops or resources on the topic from CITI or contact any one of us if you have specific questions regarding generative AI tools.
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