Our first blog post considers the immediate steps that we have taken in response to the explosion of generative AI in our universities.
Higher education professionals who have embraced Generative Artificial Intelligence have already identified many ways in which it can enhance learning for students and support academic educators.
The progressive technology offers an excellent opportunity for higher education institutions to recalibrate their activities, by reducing the time needed on more straightforward or repetitive tasks while simultaneously supporting the development of higher skills for the graduates of the future – including writing and research skills, generating new ideas and data analysis.
This project intends to collate and share existing best practice examples of Gen AI usage and inspire new, innovative ways to use it within classrooms across different types of institutions and disciplines.
Project approach
The project team will explore this topic by:
- Collating, evaluating and enhancing existing secondary resources from across all the project partners on Generative AI in teaching and learning
- Focus groups and interviews with staff
- Online ‘sandpits’, where students across different institutions can come together to review existing student-facing materials about artificial intelligence and also contribute towards the development of the project’s resources
Planned outputs
- A framework that articulates the opportunities of generative AI to learning and teaching and curricula development to support HE providers in their planning. This will shared early in the project and reviewed as the project progresses to respond to this rapidly changing environment
- A toolkit that will include the framework and case studies of good practice in embedding generative AI in various disciplinary contexts. This will support educators to adopt and embed the technology, and students to effectively use it to support their learning
- Two short videos for students that demonstrate the key challenges and opportunities of AI
- An online conference showcasing effective and innovative practice.
Project blogs
The opportunities generative AI offers to higher education and the graduates of the future
How does AI support graduates of the future? An update on project progress
This blog provides an update on some of the key issues and developments the team are considering around generative AI.
Lead institution: Kingston University
Partner institution: University of Birmingham, Teesside University, Robert Gordon University, University of Hertfordshire, University of Greenwich, Leeds Beckett University, Anglia Ruskin University, University of Brighton, University of the West of England, Middlesex University and the University of Westminster
Other Collaborative Enhancement Projects
QAA supports a number of projects every year, covering a range of topics and interest areas. Each is led by a QAA Member, working in collaboration with other members institutions. You can find more information on all projects, and access resources and outputs, on our website.