GAI Resources and Help
On this page you can find support contacts, helpful readings, and information about the task force that created this resource.
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Support
Center for Instructional Innovation: cii-support@umassglobal.edu
Service Desk: servicedesk@umassglobal.edu or 949-341-9801
UMass Global Library: askalibrarian@umassglobal.libanswers.com
Resources and Readings
Resources
For lists of additional AI applications, see:
Surveys and Data
Educause, Webinar on Generative AI in Higher Education: Embracing AI’s Potential (Slides), October 30.2023
Takeaways: 1) There is a a disconnect between student awareness and utilization of key services; 2) There is a disconnect between students and faculty on what the permissible use cases for GAI in writing are.
Books
Bean, J.C., and Melzer, D. Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom, Jossey-Bass, 2021 or any edition.
Hoffman, R. and ChatGPT. (2023). Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI.
Reid Hoffman is the co-founder of LinkedIn and a former board member of OpenAI. He wrote this book using ChatGPT. It is free through the title link.
Rosenwasser, D. and Stephen, J. Writing Analytically, Cengage Learning, any edition.
Articles
Alter, A. and Harris, E. (2023, September 20). Franzen, Grisham and other prominent authors sue OpenAI. New York Times.
Baron, N. S. (2023, September 12). Why Human Writing Is Worth Defending in the Age of ChatGPT. lithub.com.
Bersin, J. (2023, January 28). Understanding Chat-GPT, and why it’s even bigger than you think. joshbersin.com.
Bodnick, M. (2023, July 26). Chat GPT-4 can already pass freshman year at Harvard. Chronicle of Higher Education.
Clune, M. W. (2023, September 12). AI means professors need to raise their grading standards. Chronicle of Higher Education.
Kelley, K.J. (2023). Teaching actual student writing in an AI world. Insider Higher Ed.
Lai, K. (2023). How well does ChatGPT handle reference inquiries? College & Research Libraries 84(6).
Mok, A. & Associated Press. (2023, Aug. 10). Professors want to 'ChatGPT-proof' assignments, and are returning to paper exams and requesting editing history to curb AI cheating. Business Insider.
Nield, D. (2023, May 25). Prove your writing is not AI-generated by tracking changes in your docs. Popular Science.
Prochaska, E. (2023). Embrace the bot: Designing writing assignments in the face of AI. Faculty Focus.
Roose, K. (2023, Jan. 12). Don't ban ChatGPT in schools. Teach with it. New York Times.
Rutter, M.P. and Mintz, S. (2023, Jan. 15). ChatGPT: Threat or menace? Insider Higher Ed.
Ryan-Mosely, Tate (2023, Jun. 26). Junk websites filled with AI-generated text are pulling in money from programmatic ads. MIT Technology Review.
Small, Z. (2023, July 10). Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over copyright infringement. New York Times.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (2023, Mar. 13). ChatGPT: Artificial Intelligence Implications in Teaching and Learning.
Websites
AI Data (2023, July 6). Generative AI hallucinations: Why they occur and how to prevent them. TELUS International.
IBM (n.d.) What is Artificial intelligence (AI)?
The Sentient Syllabus Project. (n.d.). The sentient syllabus project.
The Sentient Syllabus Project is an open resource created to assist instructors with designing a course that artificial intelligence cannot pass. It operates on three principles: "AI should not be able to pass a course, AI contributions must be attributed and true, and the use of AI should be open and documented." [See D'Agostino, S. (2023, January 30). Designing Assignments in the ChatGPT Era, Inside Higher Ed.]
GAI Task Force I
UMass Global's first GAI Task force convened at the direction of Interim Provost Jeremy Korr in August 2023 to produce this page. Members included:
- Christine Bombaro, Head Librarian, UMass Global Library (Chair)
- Melanie Borrego, Professor of English and Interim Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- David Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Public Administration & Organizational Leadership, School of Business & Professional Studies
- Zoila Gordon, Associate Professor and BASW Program Director, School of Arts & Sciences
- Andrea Munro, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Center for Instructional Innovation
Technical assistance was provided by Monique Clark, Librarian, UMass Global Library.
