Workshop: Examining the Use and Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to OER
Location
KIPJ Room D
Session Type
Workshop
Start Date
29-4-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
29-4-2024 12:00 PM
Abstract
The emergence of AI, specifically generative and large language models (LLM), ushered in a major technological advancement that has significantly impacted education, particularly teaching and learning. The increasing proliferation of these AI-enabled tools is starting to change how we engage with our work and daily lives. In open education and OER, discussions about its implications are beginning to emerge, including concerns about authorship, attribution, responsible use, ethics, and privacy. How might integrating generative AI with OER change its nature and our engagement with these resources? How might we leverage the power of OER and generative AI to create engaging learning experiences that benefit learners? This workshop will introduce participants to the issues we must examine in this new and ever-changing landscape. Together, we will explore AI's current applications and possibilities in OER. Through hands-on exercises, we will explore OpenTextbook AI, a generative tool that uses open textbooks as training data, and examine how this might impact our usage and engagement with open materials.
Workshop: Examining the Use and Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to OER
KIPJ Room D
The emergence of AI, specifically generative and large language models (LLM), ushered in a major technological advancement that has significantly impacted education, particularly teaching and learning. The increasing proliferation of these AI-enabled tools is starting to change how we engage with our work and daily lives. In open education and OER, discussions about its implications are beginning to emerge, including concerns about authorship, attribution, responsible use, ethics, and privacy. How might integrating generative AI with OER change its nature and our engagement with these resources? How might we leverage the power of OER and generative AI to create engaging learning experiences that benefit learners? This workshop will introduce participants to the issues we must examine in this new and ever-changing landscape. Together, we will explore AI's current applications and possibilities in OER. Through hands-on exercises, we will explore OpenTextbook AI, a generative tool that uses open textbooks as training data, and examine how this might impact our usage and engagement with open materials.
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Dr. Regina Gong is the Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity at the University of San Diego Copley Library. In this inaugural role, she works alongside campus partners to ensure that all USD students succeed in their academic and non-academic pursuits. Regina also advances diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in programs, partnerships, and outreach while championing open educational resources (OER) across campus. A nationally recognized OER leader, Regina has done numerous presentations and workshops on OER, open education, and open pedagogy. Before coming to USD, she was the OER and Student Success Librarian at Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries, where she led a very successful OER and open textbook publishing program. Regina also served as the OER Project Manager and Head of Technical Services and Systems at Lansing Community College (LCC) for nine years prior to her stint at MSU.