How are medical students actually using AI in their research projects?
byArtificial intelligence (AI) tools are now widely used by students across higher education. The pace of development has made it challenging for both students…
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The 6R’s of using GenAI: How generative AI tools are shaping my engineering classrooms and beyond
byI’ve been teaching engineering courses for quite a while now, and it goes without saying that generative AI (Gen AI) tools have had a…
Navigating biology with AI: Transforming first-year learning with Socratic tutoring and improved feedback
byLast year, we introduced a Cogniti AI assistant to help educators provide more personalised and constructive feedback on first-year biology scientific reports. Cogniti allows…
How academics in the business school are using generative AI with report writing
byAs generative AI tools reshape industries, educators at the University of Sydney Business School are rethinking how AI can enhance students’ learning experiences and…
AI as a virtual colleague to help develop courses & teaching materials
byToward the end of last year, a colleague and I published an article about our experiments with using ChatGPT as a virtual colleague for…
Rules, access, familiarity, and trust – A practical approach to addressing generative AI in education
byTEQSA recently asked all higher education institutions to reflect “meaningfully on the impact of generative AI” on teaching, learning and assessment practices and develop…
How generative AI can make personalised feedback at scale more consistent and efficient
byEducators play a crucial role in a student’s learning journey by providing assessment feedback that is personalised, encouraging, constructive and timely. However, we often…
Menus, not traffic lights: A different way to think about AI and assessments
byEarlier this year I went on a Disney cruise with my extended family. Seasickness aside, another notable experience was the dining: a sit-down dinner…
Dr MattTabolism – an AI assistant that helps me help students with biochemistry
byBCMB2001 Biochemistry and molecular biology is a second-year unit of study in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. Students find this unit challenging…
Frequently asked questions about generative AI at Sydney
byOver the past few weeks, we have held a number of roundtables and open forums with staff across the University around how we can…