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What is generative AI?
What should I know about academic integrity and generative AI?
How can I revise existing assignment with generative AI in mind?

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What is generative AI? + What are some gen AI tools I can use? 🧠

What is generative AI?

Sometimes the terms artificial intelligence, AI, and generative AI are used interchangeably. Here, our focus is on generative AI, artificial intelligence that is used to generate content, such as text. More specifically, generative AI "refers to deep-learning models that can take raw data — say, all of Wikipedia or the collected works of Rembrandt — and 'learn' to generate statistically probable outputs when prompted."

And when it comes to generating text using AI, we are primarily talking about large language models (LLMs), such as the ones used by products such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Microsoft's Copilot.

If you'd rather learn about the basics of generative AI via video, this video from Ethan and Lilach Mollick of the Wharton School provides a fantastic introduction to AI for instructors and students.

In this video you can find information about the following:

The ubiquitous nature of AI (1 min 13 sec)
What is AI and what are LLMs? (1 min 40 sec)
Recent history of LLMs (4 min 57 sec)
Jobs that are most affected by AI (6 min 49 sec)
Ethical concerns concerning AI (7 min 45 sec)

What are some gen AI tools I can use?

Currently, gen AI tools generally fit into three categories: those that generate text (including code), those that generate images, and those that generate sound (ex. voice). Below is a list of current gen AI tools, categorized by type, whether UNCW provides it, whether there is a free version, and possible uses for it.

**List of Gen AI Tools**
Tool	Type (Generates what?)	Provided by UNCW?	Free Version?	Possible Instructional Uses
ChatGPT 4.0	Text	Yes, via Microsoft Copilot	Yes	Syllabus creation, assignment creation, analogy generator, student feedback
Microsoft Copilot	Text	Yes	Yes	Syllabus creation, assignment creation, analogy generator, student feedback
Claude	Text	No	Yes	Syllabus creation, assignment creation, analogy generator, student feedback
Gemini	Text	No	Yes	Syllabus creation, assignment creation, analogy generator, student feedback
Dalle-3	Images	Yes, via Microsoft Copilot using the Bing browser	Yes	Powerpoints, any item that uses the Canvas rich text editor (pages, announcements, assessments)
Firefly	Images	Yes, with a UNCW Abobe Creative Cloud account.	Yes	Powerpoints, any item that uses the Canvas rich text editor (pages, announcements, assessments)
Canva Magic Studio	Images / Visual Presentations	Yes, at a cost for department licenses (see section "Canva for Campus").	Yes	Visual documents including worksuite, presentations, PDF editor, and data graphs or charts. Photography and videography editing.
Haiper	Video	No	Yes (currently, produces 2-second videos; here's an example)	Short video clips
Runway	Video	No	Yes (currently, produces 4-second videos; here's an example)	Short video clips
Replit AI	Code (debug, autocomplete, generate)	No	Yes	Producing and editing code

Academic integrity and gen AI: What resources does UNCW provide? 🧰

This page walks you through how to 1) set up a Canvas assignment that uses the tool and 2) review results once students have submitted an assignment. Learn how to use Turnitin's Generative AI detection tool.

Here we provide resources for those interested in crafting course policies/syllabus statements/assignment descriptions that recognize the possible student use and misuse of generative AI. View resources related to revising course policies and assignment descriptions with gen AI in mind.

Assignment (Re)Design and gen AI: What are current best practices? 📝

The advent of generative AI provides an opportunity to reimagine certain course assignments. Learn about designing or redesigning assignments with generative AI in mind.

As a college instructor, how can gen AI save me time? ⏳

Interested in the ways that generative AI can make your instructor tasks less time-consuming? Find out how gen AI can cut down the time you devote to professional tasks, including but not limited to the following:

Creating low-stakes assessments
Creating rubrics
Creating alternative text

Where can I find scholarly and popular articles about generative AI? 📖

Updated monthly, we've created a repository of articles that fall into four categories:

gen AI tools news
gen AI and academic integrity
gen AI and assignment design
gen AI as an instructional time saver

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