SIG Educational Use of AI
Innovations like ChatGPT have sparked a renewed debate, with some expressing fearful rejection while others endorse them without question. The Special Interest Group (SIG) Educational Use of AI is dedicated to a nuanced examination of emerging ‘Generative AI’ (GenAI) technologies in the educational landscape. Here, the focus is on ethical and meaningful applications within education, assessment, and learning processes.
The SIG Educational Use of AI encourages connection by fostering a community of teachers, educators and examiners from the UvA. Members of the SIG have the opportunity to gather and exchange insights and expertise regarding educational use of GenAI. Furthermore, the SIG supports interfacultary collaboration. The aim is to integrate GenAI into education in an ethical way. This means that the instrumental adoption of tools should only be possible if their consequences are discussed. This includes aspects such as: the pivotal role of teachers, student-to-student dynamics, human and environmental values, and ethical considerations in the context of AI.
Who is this SIG for?
Are you are a lecturer, teacher, researcher, examiner, or policy advisor with an interest in the intersection of AI and university education? Then, you are invited to join the SIG Educational Use of AI! By joining, you will have the opportunity to connect with an emerging and growing community, exchange insights and expertise, and collaborate on new initiatives. Whether you are experienced in the use of GenAI or new to the subject, everybody is welcome!
What does the SIG look like?
Take a look at the core group members below.
How to apply?
For more information and to apply for this SIG, please get in touch with coordinator Dora Achourioti (T.Achourioti@uva.nl).
Dora Achourioti is lecturer in logic and philosophy at Amsterdam University College and Head of Studies for the Academic Core. She also chairs AUC’s Taskforce on genAI in Education. She has been active in educational innovation for many years, including the development of digital tools for teaching logic, and has led several educational projects, among others TLC Grassroots and a Comenius Teaching Fellowship.
She holds an Educational Fellowship from the TLC, through which she focused on AI literacy and the impact of genAI on learning outcomes. As a formal continuation of this work, she is currently researching the problem of overreliance on genAI and its impact on learning.
AI offers many opportunities in education, both for students and teachers. However, its use entails many ethical issues. The Institutional Plan theme grant ‘Responsible AI: teaching and learning with AI’ supports UvA teachers and staff in enhancing and/or creating an educational environment by incorporating ethical AI technologies.
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