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AI in teaching

Current information on artificial intelligence in teaching

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Artificial intelligence in university teaching

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) pose significant challenges to university teaching. There is a broad presumption that AI tools will have a significant impact on how universities teach and learn in the future. It is therefore of great importance to realise the full potential of AI applications to improve teaching and support teaching and learning. At the same time, the associated challenges and problems must also be reflected upon.

On this website you will find comprehensive information on the topic of "AI in teaching". The aim is to provide a broad perspective by giving you access to different experiences and practices in dealing with AI in teaching. First of all, you will find further information from the University of Jena, such as details on events on the topic or on AI applications and examination law, as well as relevant contact details of relevant contact persons. Then you will find information from other universities and organisations: events relevant to the topic, guidelines for the responsible use of AI tools as well as links to interesting application examples for AI tools or practical tips for their use in teaching and studying.

You are welcome to use these resources and benefit from this already existing diverse information and experience. Together we can advance the topic of AI in teaching without neglecting the important reflection on the challenges of AI and its responsible use in teaching and learning. If you would like to share further advice and experiences or have any questions on the topic, please feel free to contact vpdigitalisierung@uni-jena.de.

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Further information from the University of Jena

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To address the use of AI in teaching and the development of university-wide standards, the working group "AI in Teaching" was founded by the Academy for Teaching Development. This working group was opened to other university members and works under the leadership of the Vice President for Digitisation, Prof. Dr. Christoph Steinbeck. You can find more information about the work results of this AG on this page or by e-mail.
Information on examination law: Even though examination regulations do not yet explicitly regulate or separately sanction the use of ChatGPT and other bots (hereinafter referred to as "ChatGPT" or "AI") by students during examinations, such use is currently not permitted at our university from the perspective of examination law.
Examiners currently have two options for dealing with the use of AI during examinations:

1. enabling the use of AI in the context of examinations. In this case, the examiner must explicitly allow AI as an aid. Students must then indicate the use of e.g. ChatGPT for the examination performance.
2. no permission to use ChatGPT or other AI applications. As above, this is in line with the current applicable legal regulations. As unauthorised use cannot be proven afterwards, it is recommended to test the exams for cheating possibilities in advance to avoid cheating.

Further information can be found in a joint letter sent by the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and the Vice-President for Digitisation to all lecturers at the university by e-mail.

University events around the topic of AI in teaching

Both teachers and students should be given the opportunity to exchange views on the impact of AI tools on studies and teaching. Here you will find events from various university institutions that serve this purpose. If you also offer events on the topic of "AI in teaching" in your department and would like to make them accessible university-wide, please feel free to register your event at VP Digitalization, so that it can be listed here.

Academy for Teaching Development: DIES LEGENDI – Teaching Day 2023 on the topic of AI in teaching (21.11.2023, from 12.00 hrs.)
Servicestelle LehreLernen:
- Lunch Talk (online): „Homework - A discontinued model thanks to ChatGPT? Ideas for didactic modifications in the light of AI“ (29.09.2023, 12-14 h (s.t.); information and registrationExternal link)
- „ChatGPT & Co – Making sense of AI in teaching“ (03.11.2023, 9-17 h; information and registrationExternal link)

contact persons at the university

Do you have specific questions on how to deal with AI in teaching or in exams? Or do you want to give suggestions or advice on the topic? Below you will find more information on contact persons at our university.

questions about examination regulations: Anja Milas (legal department) de
didactic impulses for the systematic use of AI in teaching and examinations: Servicestelle LehreLernen
Thoughts, advice and structural requests on using AI in teaching: VP Digitalization

Further information from other universities and organisations

university guidelines
Here you will find an overview of how other universities use AI tools. They address to didactic and examination regulation questions and give a good insight into the many faces of the topic.

Hertie School: Artificial Intelligence Tools - Teaching Guidelines for Faculty and StudentsExternal link

University Hamburg: overview of ChatGPT in higher education (german)External link

TU Munich: Using ChatGPT in teachingExternal link

PH Heidelberg: Prof. Dr. Christian Spannagel: Rules for ToolsExternal link

University Hohenheim: Unlocking the Power of Generative AI Models for Higher Education - A Guide for Students and LecturersExternal link

RU Bochum/Ki:EDU,NRW: Didaktische und rechtliche Perspektiven auf KI-gestütztes Schreiben in der HochschulbildungExternal link

FernUniversität Hagen: Handreichung zu ChatGPT in Lehre und Studium (german)External link

University of Göttingen: Dealing with AI models like ChatGPTExternal link

Cambridge University Press: AI Contributions to Research ContentExternal link

UNESCO: Quickstart-guide for ChatGPT and KI in higher educationExternal link
(informational) events around the topic of AI in teaching
Here you will find events and (online) courses from other universities or organisations that deal with AI in higher education. Get inspired here for your own teaching or find out more about a specific topic.

DGHD: Veranstaltungs-Reihe: KI in der Hochschullehre (German)External link

(Online-) events 'Hochschulforum Digitalisierung'External link

Veranstaltungen aus dem Netzwerk Landeseinrichtungen für digitale Hochschullehre (German)External link

offers of the AI-CampusExternal link

openHPI course in ChatGTP & generative AI (from 14.6.2023)External link

Überblick über die KI-Aktivitäten des niedersächsischen Verbundprojekts SOUVER@N (German)External link

Do you have information about other events? Please feel free to give us advice via vpdigitalisierung@uni-jena.de

Tips for use in teaching and studying

Below you will find some application examples for generative AI tools (especially the text-generating tool ChatGPT) as well as tips and tricks for use in teaching. Feel free to try out whether the examples and advice are also suitable for your use cases.