Who Does the Thinking: The Role of Generative AI in Higher Education

Generative AI has taken the world by storm since OpenAI launched ChatGPT-3 in November 2022. Generative AI is characterized by its capacity to generate human-like content based on deep learning models in response to prompts. There is a wealth of opinions about how this will impact higher education spanning from the need to limit the use in the protection of higher education to embracing the tool as a means to improve higher education.

In this webinar session, speakers from different regions shared their views and perspectives and discuss how Generative AI will transform higher education. What are the challenges to be addressed and which opportunities can be pursued to improve the quality of higher education?

Watch the webinar and learn about the uncertainties, tensions, and opportunities triggered by Generative AI.

Moderator: Trine Jensen, Manager of Digital Transformation, IAU
Speakers:
• Chris Dede, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education, US
• Frank Tsiwah, Assistant Professor, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
• Kate Thompson, Associate Professor of Digital Pedagogies, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome words and introduction
05:40 What is generative AI?
15:32 How does generative AI impact higher education?
34:00 How is AI going to change Teaching and Learning?
56:38 How should we integrate generative AI into higher education institutions and systems?
1:14:50 How does generative AI in higher education interact with different cultures and languages?
1:24:03 Do we need regulation of generative AI in order to protect against commercial interests in higher education?
1:30:48 Closing words