This HSI is identifying the best ways to implement AI technology across the campus

 

POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024

 

At California State University Long Beach, The AI Academic Subcommittee recently conducted a survey to gather information about using AI technology on campus.

Of 1,049 respondents,  28% showed interest in using AI, and nearly one-third reported using it already.

ChatGPT was found to be the most commonly used tool, while Turnitin was the most popular university-supported tool.

The survey showed that AI tools are primarily used by students, staff, and administrators to “ask technical questions” and by faculty to “prepare materials for courses.”

Additionally, 75% of respondents had a good understanding of what AI is and its limitations.

Following the survey, the AI Steering Committee is identifying the best ways to implement AI technology across the campus.

The committee aims to coordinate with its two supervisory committees to enhance student learning, outcomes, and experiences.

The goal is to ensure that CSULB is a future-ready campus at the forefront of innovation.

CSULB students, staff, and faculty can now use  Microsoft Enterprise Copilot to understand AI technology better.

Copilot, which uses GPT-4, is available for the campus community to help with writing, presentations, analysis, and more.

Users can log onto the Single Sign-on website and click the “Copilot” tile to access it.  

The AI Technology website has essential information about AI-related information topics, including  AI for Teaching and Learning and Student Guidelines on Generative AI.

Academic Technology Services (ATS) recently hosted an AI “No Prep” Book Club #1: Kickoff Meeting for faculty as a new series.

ATS is working on upcoming staff webinars and will collaborate with the Division of Information Technology to identify future AI student training opportunities.

Faculty can opt-in for the Turnitin AI detection tool, which provides information about the percentage of AI-generated content in student submissions.

Starting in fall 2024, the College of Professional and Continuing Education and the College of Business will offer a course to students in the Master of Science in Information Systems degree program.

The course will introduce ethical, social, and technical considerations for developing responsible AI systems.

Topics include bias, fairness, “explanability,” transparency, privacy, accountability, and legal and regulatory frameworks.

Students will use cloud technology to get hands-on experience in creating these systems.

CSULB’s Technology Help Desk (THD) has launched a virtual assistant project to help users with technology issues this semester.

The THD virtual assistant kiosks are available to chat with and there are video call THD agents in the University Library.

This summer, the assistant will include a self-help chatbot to get answers to standard technology questions.

The ability to access services on devices on or off campus will be available in late 2024.