AI Futures
Studying Arts and Humanities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Overview
Terms of Reference
This project aims to support students and teaching staff in UCD College of Arts and Humanities in navigating teaching, learning and assessment in the context of new developments in generative AI (e.g. OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini).
The project will make new and curated resources available to students and teaching staff, coordinate talks and workshops, and facilitate practice-sharing across the college.
Generative AI is a rapidly evolving technology so the information on this website will also evolve to keep up with these changes.
Context
The AI/AI project is funded through SATLE (Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funding) under the theme of academic integrity and ethical practice. The application was evaluated at both College and University level.
Our Research Areas
Our project explores how a focus on inclusive teaching and learning may help us develop a sustainable, measured, ethical, and learner-centred response to the challenges and affordances of rapidly-evolving AI text generators (e.g. Microsoft-sponsored ChatGPT and Google Gemini) in Arts and Humanities teaching, learning, and assessment.
This project gives us the opportunity to think again about the core values and purpose of an Arts and Humanities education; return to key questions about the place of reading, writing, thinking, debating, collaborating, and creating in our curricula; and refine and develop new strategies for strengthening and enhancing our teaching and learning.
Useful Resources
- Traffic Light System for Generative AI Use in Module Assignments
- Generative AI: FAQs
- Glossary of Terms
- Key Messages
- UCD Survey Results: AI Futures
- UNESCO Quick Start Guide
- National Academic Integrity Network (NAIN) Guidelines
- Teaching AI Ethics
- Critical AI
- UCD Library: Academic Integrity
- UCD Writing Centre
- Specially Curated Resources
- Are You AI Ready? Investigating AI Tools in Higher Education
Meet Our Project Team
Our project team comprises students and staff drawn from various Arts and Humanities disciplines, including UCD Writing Centre and UCD Educational Technology.
Jenny Costello
Project Manager
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Dr Zeljka Doljanin
Manager, UCD Writing Centre
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Taylor Follett
Ph.D. Candidate in English
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Ava Goldfarb
BA Candidate in English and History
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Anna Guerini
BA Candidate in Global Studies
UCD School of History
John Matthews
Educational Technologist
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Zara Brennan
BA Humanities Candidate
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Matteo Mazzoni
BA Candidate in English Literature
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Jared Nocum
BA Joint Honours in History & Classics
(Student partner in 2023)
