Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder AI developments and guidance
We are hearing that faculty continue to look for ways to enhance their artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and better understand campus guidance for the use of AI in teaching and learning. Some of you are also interested in being involved in the campus’s discussions and working groups devoted to defining the future of AI on our campus. There are a number of ways to plug into these activities and resources.
AI syllabus statements
First, creating clarity about what is or is not acceptable AI use within a course and how best to address that succinctly on a syllabus statement is top of mind for many faculty. The Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) & Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) Working Group is currently creating sample syllabus statements across disciplines addressing AI and classroom expectations. The group began meeting in October with the goal of exploring AI guidance and best practices in the classroom and all faculty are welcome to join. If you are interested, you can learn more on the . The CTL provides resources for teaching and learning the age of AI including a guide to crafting an AI syllabus statement (Word doc).Ìý
AI Strategic Steering Committee and Community of Practice
To provide coordination and thoughtful implementation of AI at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, Chief Information Officer Marin Stanek, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Massimo Ruzzene, and Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment Katherine Eggert, as executive sponsors, formed a campus-wide AI strategic steering committee in the spring of 2024. The committee includes representation from teaching and learning, research, and administrative and operational domains on the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus. The committee’s work to date has included creation of the AI at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder website, identifying AI tools for campus use and organizing an AI showcase highlighting the use of AI from across campus. Learn more about the committee and their work.
The AI Community of Practice, which has three interest groups for research, teaching and learning, and administration and operations, is open to all Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder faculty and staff. The Community of Practice’s role includes sharing resources and effective practices while helping inform campus AI norms and guidelines. Learn more about the AI Community of Practice and how to join.
AI tools and guidance
In addition, we are diligently evaluating and vetting potential Generative AI tools for academic and research use, ensuring that we balance these advancements with data security best practices. You can learn more about these tools and the approved levels of data to use with these tools on the AI Tools List page. The AI Resources & Guidance page includes resources to help understand the difference between public and private models of AI-powered tools leveraging large language models (LLMs), university data classification levels, AI hallucinations and bias, and much more. The CTL also provides guidance on the implications of AI in teaching and learning.Ìý
AI workshops and events
The CTL and ASSETT frequently provide . If you would like to be added to a listserv to receive announcements about the CTL’s AI events, please email Blair Young. The AI Efforts on Campus page lists events that are hosted by the AI Community of Practice. There you can find a recording of the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder AI showcase held in October which highlighted three ways that AI is being utilized in teaching, research and administration on the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus.
We are eager to involve the entire campus community in these efforts and hope to see you in these groups and events. AI is an evolving landscape, and the AI Strategic Steering Committee and AI Community of Practice, along with CTL, will continue leading discussions that guide policy and practice on campus and updating the campus community of new developments.
Best regards,
Kirk Ambrose, Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning
Marin Stanek, VC for IT and Chief Information Officer
Shelly Miller, BFA Chair