SEDAtalk October 2024: Impact and implications on GenerativeAI

Monthly recorded webinar, focusing on important issues in educational change and development

1. Welcome to SEDAtalk Sue Beckingham [email protected] Jenny Lawrence [email protected] Peter Hartley [email protected]

2. What is SEDAtalk ? Monthly recorded webinar, focusing on important issues in educational change and development. Emphasis on discussion and sharing good practice Organised in ‘seasons’ focusing on a main topic (unless we decide on a different format – feedback and suggestions welcome).

3. Processes Please add comments and questions in the chat as we go along. The session will be recorded and made available asap. The chat will not be included in the recording – we will provide a summary of any resources or useful links.

4. Today’s session Techtalk : developments in GenerativeAI ( GenAI ) technology and likely implications for educational development Introducing the SEDA/Routledge Focus book on GenAI Open discussion

5. A starter quote “The future belongs to all of us and, when it comes to AI, the issues at hand are too complex and integral to be left to traditional AI ‘experts’ alone.” Verity Harding (2024) AI Needs You: How we can change AI’s future and save our own . Princeton University Press.  

6. And onto the book. Now available ... An edited collection in the SEDA/Routledge series focusing on GenAI applications, initiatives and issues – chapters from UK and Australasia Beckingham, S., Lawrence, J., Powell, S. and Hartley, P. (2024) Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education . London: Routledge.

7. Links shared in the webinar chat Dr Tadhg Blommerde Lessons I've Learned from Using GenAI for Teaching and Assessment at a UK University https://youtu.be/yL_at_yXno0 Jenny Lawrence A collection of short case studies co-authored with students and wealth of practical advice from practitioners across the global HE sector is available here: https://sites.google.com/brookes.ac.uk/genaiheteaching/home Sam Saunders Prompt Engineering on our website Generative AI: Learning and teaching prompt templates (liverpool.ac.uk) https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/digital-education/generative-ai-teach-learn-assess/learning-and-teaching-prompt-templates.pdf https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/digital-education/generative-artificial-intelligence/ Stian Reimers Some examples of Conversational Activities: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2jijwosobdxz0jhto7laf/Chatbot-Case-Studies.docx?rlkey=lz45w6hgxq8fu6ligvnyh70mp&st=ccsylwad&dl=0 Mary Davis Academic integrity focus on AI event: https://academicintegrity.org/events-conferences/idoa-international-day-of-action-for-academic-integrity  Jenny Lawrence If you have an idea for a Focus Series book on a topical issue relevant to supporting the practice of higher education teaching, managing, etc. then get in touch with the new series editors and co-chairs Wendy Garnham and Chris Mitchell.  https://www.seda.ac.uk/seda-publishing/seda-focus-series