Generative AI
Practices, Policies, Perspectives
Ray Schroeder
UPCEA Senior Fellow
Ray’s Online: Trending Now Articles on Generative AI in Higher Ed
Two dozen articles (1,000 words each) and several presentations– with policies, practices, and perspectives on the rapidly changing nature of GenAI and emerging trends over the past year.
Recent Presentations:
Featured Presentation at "Affordable Online Learning at Scale" Georgia Tech University 12/5/2023
https://sites.google.com/view/unanticipated
Webinar conversation with Rod Lastra of the University of Manitoba and president of the Canadian Association of Continuing Education. 11/10/2023
https://news.umanitoba.ca/generative-ai-may-be-the-biggest-thing-since-the-internet-for-teaching-and-learning/ - recording https://youtu.be/maOLty6Vkqs?feature=shared
Keynote presentation at the University of South Carolina 10/6/2023
https://sites.google.com/view/oktoberbest-symposium
Keynote presentation at the University of Central Florida conference "Teaching and Learning with AI" 9/24/2023
https://sites.google.com/view/orlando-gen-ai/
Ray's Observations in Pew Research Center Report on ChatGPT and other steps in the evolution of humans, digital tools and systems by 2035 6/21/2023
https://sites.google.com/view/raysspace/home/pew-future
TRENDING NOW ARTICLES on AI Published in Inside Higher Education
Links to more than two dozen of the Trending Now articles on the topic in Inside Higher Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now
4/10/2024
Preparing for Our New AI Workforce in Higher Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/04/10/preparing-new-ai-workforce-higher-education
3/27/2024
AI Digital Agents: Sending Advanced Computer Agents on Personal Tasks
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/03/27/ai-digital-agents-sending-computer-agents-personal
3/13/2024
Uncharted Territory: Artificial General Intelligence and Higher Ed
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/03/13/artificial-general-intelligence-and-higher-education
2/28/2024
Like a Good Student, AI Is Getting Smarter
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/02/28/good-student-ai-getting-smarter
2/14/2024
Prompting Progress: Advancing Your AI Skills
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/02/14/prompting-progress-advancing-ai-skills-higher-ed-roles.
1/17/2024
Integrating Generative AI Into Daily Work and Personal Life
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/01/17/integrating-generative-ai-daily-work-and-personal-life
1/5/2024
How Will AI Disrupt Higher Education in 2024?
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/01/05/how-will-ai-disrupt-higher-education-2024
12/18/2023
The Secret to Success with Rapidly Advancing Generative AI
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2023/12/18/secret-success-rapidly-advancing-generative-ai
12/5/2023
Anxiety, Anticipation and Preparation for AI in Higher Ed
11.27/2023
Preparing for the Unanticipated: AI Applications in Higher Education
10/26/2023
Aligning the Curriculum to Reality in AI-Accelerated Times
Curricula are reassessed as rarely as every five years. AI demands we do a deep review right now and repeat it often.
9/27/2023
The Innovation Continuum: Planning for What Is Next
It is human nature to experience a new technology and think that’s the ultimate version of such technologies.
9/15/2023
Preparing Students for the AI-Enhanced Workforce
Our graduating and certificate-completing students need documented generative AI skills, and they need them now.
8/30/2023
Supporting the Faculty Member Fearing Generative AI
The advent of generative AI has hit higher education with the force of an earthquake,
deeply shaking many faculty members who have serious concerns for their careers.
8/2/2023
Generative AI in College and Departmental Administration
Generative AI can be an important assistant in promoting excellence in the role of dean, associate dean, department chair or department head.
7/19/2023
Productively and Painlessly Integrating Gen AI Into Your Fall Classes
It is important that we give our learners experience in using generative AI to prepare them for job interviews, career advancement and efficient practices in the workplace.
7/5/2023
This Fall, How Will You Integrate Gen AI Into Your University Work?
We are already halfway through the summer. Now is the time to put into action your resolution to apply the power of AI at work.
6/21/2023
Building the New Model for Teaching and Learning
OpenAI, assisted by Khan Academy, is building a new model for teaching and learning, to be called OpenAI Academy. At the center of the model is generative AI.
6/7/2023
Fast Track to AGI: So, What’s the Big Deal?
Artificial general intelligence is a term that elicits fear in some experts, who cite far-ranging human consequences and eager anticipation among those who see the potential for human progress.
5/24/2023
Steps to Take While AI Chat Bots Mature
Too many of us are making snap judgments about AI chat bots based on reading one or two reviews or by taking only five minutes to test out the current version.
5/10/2023
The Path Ahead for Generative AI
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2023/05/10/path-ahead-generative-ai
The role of generative AI is rapidly evolving in education and in creating a vision of the society of the future.
4/26/2023
Generative AI Is Only as Good as the Prompt You Give It
It is ironic that much of the early conversation about ChatGPT had to do with the demise of writing skills when, in fact, the very success of generative-AI searches is determined by the quality of precisely written prompts.
4/12/2023
A Few Hidden Gems Among AI Apps
In the flurry of launches of generative AI apps this year, there are some gems that don’t get enough attention. These are ones that I think colleagues in higher ed might use every day.
3/28/2023
Where Will Generative AI Lead?
Looking ahead to the not-too-distant future, we are likely to see more about biocomputers. Using brain and stem cells, researchers are hoping to vastly accelerate and expand performance.
3/14/2023
AI Is Impacting Education, but the Best Is Yet to Come
Generative AI already creates lesson plans, grades assignments, advises students and answers learner questions. Can it competently take on class management and other associated administrative tasks?
2/28/2023
The Emerging New Task and Partner for Higher Education
We have a new partner in higher education to assist with fulfilling our primary mission.
2/14/2023
In the Coming Weeks, How to Respond to Generative AI
Many were taken by surprise by the emergence of highly sophisticated language models. Notice was taken last year with OpenAI’s GPT-3.
1/31/2023
Remaining Relevant in a Changing Higher Ed
How can you remain relevant as a higher education employee in 2023?
1/17/2023
GPT in Higher Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/gpt-higher-education
ChatGPT has caught our attention in higher education. What will it mean in 2023?
12/13/2023
Deconstructing ChatGPT on the Future of Continuing Education
The future has arrived in continuing education—however, many have yet to realize the arrival.
11/1/2022
AI Transforming Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/ai-transforming-education
Artificial intelligence has begun impacting education, but the best is yet to come!
9/20/2022
Imagine We Are Starting a University Now
Higher education is notoriously slow to change, unable to keep up with society. Let’s imagine together that instead we were responsive to the changes in society.
8/23/2022
Higher Ed, Meet GPT-3: We Will Never Be the Same!
We have read for years that artificial intelligence will make us more efficient and effective. We’re seeing the impact now in gathering big data, identifying and predicting trends, and providing quick answers to the run-of-the-mill questions from students and others.
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1/31/2023
Innovation and Creation in Ever-Advancing Artificial Intelligence - European Business Review
We understand that artificial intelligence (AI) resulted in the loss of many blue-collar jobs as smart robots took over the manufacturing process. However, we now know that this generation of AI will have even greater impact in truly creative fields, including art and original authorship. The impact is far-reaching and revolutionary.
How can you keep up with the daily developments and trends?
Ray's Daily Curated Reading Lists and Social Media. Blogs with daily updates on the field of online / continuing learning in higher education
Inside Higher Education - "Online: Trending Now" https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now
UPCEA Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update http://continuingedupdate.blogspot.com/
Economics and Change in Higher Education by UPCEA http://recessionreality.blogspot.com/
OER Update by UPCEA https://oerupdate.blogspot.com/
Ray's Curation by UPCEA https://rayscuration.blogspot.com/
Alternative Credentials in Higher Ed by UPCEA https://altcred.blogspot.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/rayschroeder
Contact Ray
rschr1@uis.edu ~ rayschroeder@gmail.com - ray@upcea.edu
Senior Fellow, UPCEA
Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Springfield
https://rayschroeder.com