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As the 鈥楥learinghouses鈥� section below demonstrates, there is a large and growing number of resources available on the web for AI in higher education. The list below has been curated for relevance to BT天堂 and its context of an international liberal arts education. This list is updated continuously, so please send any suggestions to aiataup.edu.听

Intros & background

How generative AI works
  • (Andrej Karpathy) ()听
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Overviews of the generative AI landscape
  • in higher ed听
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    • (Hanover Research & IHE)
  • in the broader environment听
    • (Imagining the Digital Future Center - Elon University)听
Practical overviews for AI in teaching/learning
  • (Anna Mills)听
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Generative AI tutorials for faculty

(metaLAB (at) Harvard)听

Course planning and teaching

Syllabus statements and course design
  • Crowd-sourced list of (Lance Eaton)听
  • (Lance Cummings)听
  • (Oregon State University)听
  • (support for different stages/aspects in course/syllabus design)听
  • (Carroll College) -- based on key principles: Clarify, Communicate, Uphold, Engage听
  • (U Wisconsin)听
  • (Inside Higher Ed)
For faculty teaching writing听

(MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI)听

Discussions with students about AI听
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  • Academic integrity: objects for discussion with colleagues & students听
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    • : "Detection tools for AI-generated text do fail, they are neither accurate nor reliable (all scored below 80% of accuracy and only 5 over 70%)."听
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Assignments and teaching modules to reuse/adapt/reflect upon听
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  • (Ethan R. Mollick, Lilach Mollick)听
For faculty teaching writing听

(MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI)听

Technical guidance for using AI in teaching

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Clearinghouses of information/resources

  • (Lance Eaton)听
  • (Anna Mills) 鈥� see in particular 听
  • Policies (see 鈥淧olicy development鈥� below)听
AI in libraries
  • (AI projects, data sets, resources for libraries, archives and museums)听
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Tools
  • (Dan Fitzpatrick)听
  • (Anthropic/Claude)听
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Products & licensing

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Discussion & keeping up听

Discussion with global peers
  • (requires EDUCAUSE account 鈥� BT天堂 faculty & staff can create accounts)听
  • AI & Libraries听
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    • (meeting notes and recordings)
Blogs & newsletters听
  • (Lance Eaton)听
  • (Ethan Mollick)听
  • newsletter (Amherst College)听
  • (Jeremy Caplan)听
Perspectives (could be a focus for class discussion)

Developing higher ed AI initiatives听

We鈥檝e found the resources listed here useful in shaping the AI@BT天堂 initiative. BT天堂 colleagues may find these useful as well in thinking about how they can contribute to the initiative or its goals.听

Developing campus-level strategy and initiatives
  • Broad principles for AI in higher ed听
    • (UN听 lnternet Governance Forum, Kyoto, Oct 2023)听
    • (Russel Group of leading UK universities)听
  • Organizational assessment听
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    • (Joe Sabado)听
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  • Developing a strategy听
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    • (MIT strategy guide for addressing AI at higher ed institutions)听
Policy development听
  • Governmental policy frameworks & recommendations听
    • Europe听
      • EU AI Act听
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    • France听
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    • United States听
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  • Higher ed frameworks & recommendations for policy development听
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    • 鈥� based on this study:听
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  • Examples of existing policies听
    • Lists of existing policies听
      • (Joe Sabado)听
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  • Specific examples of note听
    • (metaLAB (at) Harvard)听
    • (College Unbound / Lance Eaton)听
    • Policies and syllabus guidelines at AMICAL Consortium institutions听
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  • Templates for developing your own policy听
    • (Joe Sabado)听
AI literacy frameworks听
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  • (Barnard College鈥檚 scaled framework for moving up a scale: Understand 鈫� Use 鈫� Analyze 鈫� Create)听
BT天堂-relevant examples of campus-level initiatives听
  • Liberal arts colleges听
    • Amherst College:听
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    • Davidson College:听
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  • Larger universities听
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    • (University of Toronto)听
  • AMICAL Consortium institutions听
    • (recording and links to resources mentioned)听
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    • (Forman Christian College)听