Generative AI in Higher Education

Generative AI in Higher Education
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Overview

Understand the uses and limitations of generative AI to address its challenges and harness its potential for higher education.

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More about this course

From the arrival of chatbots like ChatGPT to the spread of uncannily convincing AI-generated images, we are seeing increasingly dramatic advances in the development of artificial intelligence. Higher education is just one of many sectors set to be impacted by the changes.
On this two-week course from King's College London, you'll review the latest developments in generative AI. As you investigate the potential uses and limitations of GenAI tools, you'll prepare for the future of higher education.
You'll start the course with an overview of generative AI. You'll examine the technology behind chatbots and image generators, and learn about their main capabilities and limitations.
You'll also debate ethical and environmental concerns around AI.
Once you've explored the potential of generative AI, you'll home in on its specific impact on higher education.
You'll learn how generative AI tools could transform the way we teach, learn, and evaluate students, potentially threatening academic integrity but opening up new opportunities to improve educational practices.
Last but not least, you'll consider the impact generative AI is having on the employment landscape.
You'll investigate the emergence of new roles and erosion of others, discussing how courses and curricula should evolve to meet the needs of the new job market.
By the end of the course, you'll have the knowledge you need to take on the future of artificial intelligence.