Title: Resources and Next Steps
Course: FLO MicroCourse: Future Facing Assessments OER > Section: FEEDBACK

This page provides a few more resources and suggestions for next step.

Accessing GenAI Anonymously

If you are reticent to register for a GenAI tool (because you do not want to give them your private information), there are a couple of tools at your disposal. Note that these could also be given to students who do not want to use GenAI on the grounds of privacy considerations.

- TalkAI. This is a website that taps into the GPT model but does not require a login. Note that it is a bit “spammy,” showcasing ads on their website. However, it does not require any registration.
- Perplexity.ai. This website is another large language model (i.e., it is compare to, but not, GPT). The answers you get might be a little different to those you would get on ChatGPT. Sometimes that can be a good thing! And, it does not require a registration.

Resources for Educators

GUIDE BOOK FOR EDUCATORS

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has created a guidebook for teaching with GenAI. A lot of the resources and ideas come from Mollick’s work, but they are assembled in an interesting way.

- OpenAI’s Guide: Teaching with AI
- OpenAI’s Educator FAQ (with information about privacy, biases, accuracy, etc.)

The U.S. Department of Education has just released a report about how GenAI is predicted to transform Teaching and Learning. It includes some interesting principles about how to integrate AI in the classroom.

- Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning Insights and Recommendations (May 2023)

SLIDE DECK TO INTRODUCE LEARNERS TO GENAI

Thanks to Paula in this course for sharing a wonderful resource. It's a slidedeck, developed by Librarians at Centennial College, that can introduce learners to GenAI. The examples used to convey some of the concepts are illustrative and effective. For example, an Asian woman entered her photo into a GenAI tool and asked it to modify it to look professional. The AI returned the picture of a white woman with blue eyes - rather than, say, her photo in a suit. Hmmmm.. could it be there are some biases in the data that was used to train the GenAI? This is a lesson that is sure to stick with students!

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' POSITION ON GENAI

Wondering how GenAI will affect our journey towards Truth and Reconciliation? Consider reading this position paper, written by Indigenous people after consulting with peers around the world.

Ways to Stay Engaged

HESA OBSERVATORY. Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) is a private company that provides consulting services to Canadian higher education. In the summer, they realized that there was a lot of movement in the field of GenAI as institutions rapidly moved to respond to the rise of GenAI by developing policies and training. To support this work, HESA created the HESA AI Observatory. This includes a website where you can find a repository of post-secondary policies governing the use of GenAI. It also keeps track of interesting publications in the realm of GenAI and higher education. HESA hosts free monthly webinars with leaders in this field – usually attended by 200+ post-secondary administrators from across the country. And it sends out a free weekly newsletter. This is a great way to stay abreast of new developments and find out what is happening across the sector.

BC COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. BCcampus hosts a social media platform called Matter Most. It’s like Facebook, except it’s for educators to share and discuss topics related to education and BCcampus will not sell your private and personal information 😊. Within this platform, there is a channel called Future Facing Assessments, where you can continue the conversation. Now that you have created your assessment, try it out and share your observations with your colleagues. Pick their brain, and learn from one another. To join this community of practice, here are the instructions.