Additional Resources for Generative AI in Teaching

Teaching with generative AI is a constantly evolving topic as the technology itself rapidly changes. Learn more about current topics related to teaching and learning with generative AI below and check back frequently for updates.

At the time of this writing, Microsoft Copilot with commercial data protection is RIT’s enterprise generative AI tool. Information and Technology Services (ITS) selected this configuration because your chat data is not saved and not used to train models, nor is the data available to Microsoft. The ITS Generative AI website includes an overview of Copilot and instructions on how to sign in, access the recommended Edge browser, and other tasks.

In addition to ITS, other RIT units have developed important resources and communities for discussing, investigating, and using generative AI, these include:

• Artificial Intelligence at RIT, the website for RIT’s AI Hub
• Generative AI guidance from the Information Security Office
• AWARE-AI NRT, the website for the NSF-funded NSF Research (NRT) community at RIT
• AI Tools for Scholarly Research: How-To Guides and Additional Information from RIT Libraries
• Generative AI Slack Workspace after reaching this enterprise site, you will need to search for “Generative AI” then request to join. Note that this is a faculty-led workspace to discuss AI and share resources with RIT colleagues–it is not an official dissemination channel for RIT nor is it for seeking support on RIT tools.

Other generative AI tools available to RIT faculty and staff include the following: 

• Zoom AI Companion: supported by ITS
• Ally Alt Text Assistant: supported by CTL
• Camtasia Rev: supported by CTL

The following general resources can help instructors learn more about generative AI systems and better prepare them for how they might address generative AI in their courses:

• Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence by Elon University
• Generative AI for Teaching and Learning by the Sloan Technology Services, MIT
• Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Higher Education by Lance Eaton
• I Don’t Want to be Taught and Graded by a Robot: Student-Teacher Relations in the Age of Generative AI by Elisa Sobo, David Goldberg, Sean Hauze, Abir Mohamed, Colin Ro, and James P. Frazee
• AI Literacy in Teaching and Learning: A Durable Framework for Higher Education by Maya Georgieva, Michelle Kassorla, and Allision Papini 
• Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections by the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI and Writing
• Prompt Library: Instructional Aids, Student Exercises, and Other by Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick
• Teaching Hub: Generative AI in Teaching and Learning by the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Virginia
   

Last updated 12/24/2024