Online Campus AI Information

Welcome to our AI Information site!

The Online Campus recognizes that AI is a new technology that is rapidly changing the higher education landscape.  We will be updating this website with helpful information regarding AI tools in teaching and learning and further resources.

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Generative AI Overview

Generative AI is artificial intelligence that can create new content such as text, images, code, audio and video. It is able to create content based on large sets of data with intuitive processing algorithms. “These models are trained on large text datasets to learn to predict the next word in a sentence and, from that, generate coherent and compelling human-like output in response to a question or statement” .

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We encourage instructors to include a statement in their course syllabus regarding the use and/or misuse of AI or specially generative AI technology in their course. A statement ensures that your expectations for appropriate interaction with generative AI tools are articulated clearly to students. 

Below are examples of sample language you may adopt for your own course. Please modify or create your own based on the needs of your course:

No Generative AI use Policy

For this course, all assignments, activities and homework must be completed by the student. The use of generative AI, including ChatGPT, is expressly prohibited. Use of these tools will be considered a violation of the CSUEB Academic Dishonesty Policy and may be subject to disciplinary action. 

Use of Generative AI is allowed in specific course instances

For this course, there may be assignments that require or encourage the use of generative AI tools. I will explicitly let you know if any of those tools are allowed on assignment(s). Use of AI used in any other context in this course will be considered a violation of the CSUEB Academic Dishonesty Policy and may be subject to disciplinary action. 


Use of Generative AI is generally allowed in the course

Use of generative AI is generally welcomed in this course with appropriate citations. AI tools can be used to help brainstorm, edit, or even revise written assignments. Assignments submitted without any citation of an AI tool will be considered your own original work. Assignments submitted that utilized AI tools should be appropriately referenced, otherwise it may be considered a violation of the CSUEB Academic Dishonesty Policy and may be subject to disciplinary action. 

Resource on Academic Integrity and Citations: 

*Above Syllabus Suggested Statements Adapted from-

 

Additional Resources

  • - This google doc contains syllabi policies shared by other instructors from the community. 

 

When navigating online teaching and learning with AI, some general strategies can be utilized to enhance the educational experience. Faculty can leverage AI tools to automate routine and complex tasks allowing them to focus more on interactive and personalized student engagement. For example, that are designed to assist in creating course descriptions, learning outcomes, feedback, and more that are tailored to elevate teaching strategies and enhance the learning experience for students and faculty. Faculty can use AI tools to create accessible content such as generate description and alternative text for images, convert reading materials and handouts into multiple accessible formats.

Faculty should emphasize the importance of digital literacy to students, providing guidance on how to critically evaluate AI-generated information and understanding the ethical implications and potential limitations of AI. Policies and expectations should be set clear with emphasis on maintaining CSUEB’s academic integrity. See syllabus suggested statements section for examples.

Rather than designing assignments and assessments completely proof of AI or solely depending on AI detectors, faculty should design tasks that encourage students to demonstrate their learning and critical thinking. Assignments closely aligned with course specific content and reflect on students’ personal learning are less likely to be completed successfully by AI tools.

Suggested strategies for AI-resistant assessment include:

  • Develop specific prompts that are directly tied to course materials.
  • Scaffold and chunk assignments and projects to multiple stages.
  • Create assignments that allow multimodal submissions. This could also allow students to demonstrate their knowledge beyond text. The PDF by Eliana Elkhoury is particularly helpful to find alternative assessments when thinking of multimodality.
  • Adding reflection to assignments allows students to explain their process and show their thinking.
  • Creating meaningful and detailed rubrics provide clear expectations and evaluation criteria for students to focus on specific learning objectives and help faculty assess authentic student work. It promotes deeper engagement with the material, encouraging students to think critically and demonstrate authentic learning.

This list is for informational purposes only. If you are interested in using these tools for a class, please make sure to submit the tool for an ICT review

is an innovative AI tool that has been designed specifically for teachers to generate questions out of any PowerPoint slide. ClassPoint AI has the ability to generate a question out of just one word on a slide.

A generative AI tool that has received recent attention is ChatGPT. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that uses natural language processing to create conversational dialogue. It can respond to questions with written text. In higher education, this has generated some concerns that students might use the tool to help with homework and assignments. It can also be used to help with creating learning materials. Instructors can use this tool to get course outlines, assignment ideas and even rubrics. ChatGPT has been found to provide inaccurate answers, so information provided should always be reviewed for accuracy. 

is an advanced artificial intelligence question generator. It can generate multiple versions of a test with different difficulty levels. 

AI platform that helps educators prepare lesson materials including lesson plans, quiz questions, activities and rubrics. 

is an AI tool for education that provides answers and step-by-step solutions to complex concepts. This tool supports students through any subject problem using familiar, replicable methods. This can be used for assessment prep, homework assistance, and more. This tool is currently available at 91短视频.

 

Video Editing/AI Avatars

turns your text into videos in minutes. Get natural sounding AI voices in 120+ languages. Make your videos more engaging with 140+ AI Avatars. Edit as simply as a slide-deck, no experience required.

is an All-In-One AI-Video Platform to produce high-quality videos, AI virtual presenter & Voice, Built-in script assistant powered by ChatGPT. 

can help you put together a piece of content fast—complete with videos, music, voiceovers, captions, animations, and even a digital person—with or without your own footage.

transcirbes your recordings so you can edit them like a doc. Then you can arrange visuals like you would on a slide. It transforms audio recordings into studio quality with a single click. Filler word removal, Instantly purge recordings of "um" and "uh" and "you know" and all those repeat words. Create a shockingly realistic clone of your voice, then record new words by simply typing them in. Descript includes a full gallery of templates to quickly make your videos shine.


Slides/Deck Design

is presentation maker with design AI. Create professional, stunning presentations in minutes. Beautiful.ai has hundreds of smart slides built with AI-assisted design, so you can present ideas meaningfully, easily, and without putting other work on hold.

an AI Presentation Maker! With a few clicks, you’ll have wonderful slideshows that suit your own needs.

AI Presentation Maker will help you get unstuck in the design phase by creating outstanding AI-generated presentations complete with images and copy, in a matter of seconds. Step into the future of presentations with the ease of our AI Powerpoint generator.

Voice Over

Go from text to speech with a versatile AI voice generator. AI enabled, real people's voices. Make studio-quality voice overs in minutes. Use Murf’s lifelike AI voices for podcasts, videos, and all your professional presentations.

creates natural Voiceovers for all your content. Beautiful AI Voiceovers are just a few clicks away. Natural Human Voices.

Generative AI Image Creation

Use generative AI and simple text prompts to create the highest-quality output — beautiful images, text effects, and fresh color palettes. Make all-new content from reference images and explore more possibilities, more quickly.

 

Humanities 

Utilize AI tools for text analysis and digital humanities projects to assist students in examining large volumes of text or historical data for research. Instructors can leverage AI to develop interactive narratives or virtual historical reenactments that immerse students in historical or literary settings. Structured peer feedback sessions can be implemented where students use AI tools to assist in evaluating their own and peers’ essays or projects, focusing on argumentation and writing quality.

Suggested AI Tools: 

  • is an AI-powered search engine that provides evidence-based answers from scientific research. It uses AI to extract key findings from peer-reviewed sources and present them in a distilled and easily digestible format.
  • simplifies the literature search and management for researchers. It offers personalized recommendations, interactive visualizations, and other collaboration options.
  • is an open-source research tool that uses citations to help users explore and discover relevant academic literature. Inciteful include literature connector tool for interdisciplinary studies and integration with Zotero. 

Citation:

Pinzolits, R. (2023). AI in academia: An overview of selected tools and their areas of application. MAP Education and Humanities, 4, 37–50. https://doi.org/10.53880/2744-2373.2023.4.37