Generative AI programs like Chat GPT can be used in class in the following ways: 

• To fine-tune research questions, find basic information, and brainstorm ideas. However, students still need to produce work that reflects their own understanding and creativity. 
• To have students enter a prompt into Chat GPT and then reflect on what the answer got right, what it got wrong, and where the limitations for this might be. 
• To proofread a paper for grammatical mistakes. One option is to have students submit two versions of the paper, the original and the paper that has been run through ChatGPT, in order to make sure the student is not over relying on the tool. 

Several tools have been developed to help detect use of ChatGPT - here are a few of them: 

• Turn It In AI Detection - this is a component of the TurnItIn program already available on Canvas for Trinity professors. For more information on this, please contact ithelpdesk@tiu.edu).   
• GPT Zero - this includes a browser plug in for Google Chrome to detect when generative AI might have been used, including a confidence meter. The free version has a character limit of 5,000 per document and analyzes three documents at a time. 
• ZeroGPT - the free version detection program has a 15,000 character limit and limits the number of documents checked at once to 5. In addition, it includes ads. 

However, please know that these programs are not always accurate. One evaluation revealed anywhere from 40%-80% accuracy, depending on the program. Another study showed it was biased towards non-native English writers. Thus any use of these programs to detect use of ChatGPT should be done with caution. 

If you suspect a student has plagiarized using ChatGPT, please follow faculty handbook guidelines for dealing with potential violations of academic integrity. For any additional questions or concerns, please contact the Dean's office. 

Articles and Reports

Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence in higher education - UNESCO

A guide from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations providing an overview of Chat GPT, discusses some of the ethical challenges it poses, and provides recommendations on how to use it in the context of higher education. 

4 Steps to Help You Plan for ChatGPT in Your Classroom

An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education outlining ways professors can adapt to Chat GPT in the classroom context. 

Assignment Makeovers in the AI Age

A blog post discussing ways to adjust assignments in light of Chat GPT and AI. 

Role of Chat GPT in Education

An article analyzing some of the challenges and opportunities in higher education created by AI. 

Tools

Sentient Syllabus

Professors from the United States, Japan, and Canada have collaborated to create this interactive site about generative AI in order to "enrich the discussion and create practical resources" for instructors. 

ChatGPT/Generative AI resources

Aliving document containing links to news articles, podcasts, institutional responses, and samples of writing prompts to use with AI programs. 

AI Text Generators

Similar to the document above, this includes resources and reflections on the nature of Chat GPT and AI, rethinking assignments and assessments, and concerns about where it is going next. 

Presentations from the Dean's Office-Teaching in the Age of AI