E-Learning-Inclusivo (Mashup)

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI), while creating new possibilities for learning and teaching, has exacerbated existing assessment challenges within higher education. However, there is considerable expertise, based on evidence, theory and practice, about how to design assessment for a digital world, which includes artificial intelligence. AI is not new, after all, even if the current iterations of generative AI are. This document, constructed through expert collaboration, draws on this body of knowledge and outlines directions for the future of assessment. It seeks to provide guidance for the sector on ways assessment practices can take advantage of the opportunities, and manage the risks, of AI, specifically generative AI.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a daunting topic as there are so many issues with respect to its use in education. AI is also currently going through yet another period of extreme hype, currently being at the peak of inflated expectations, driven by developments in generative large language models such as ChatGPT and DALL-E. Anything written down in a textbook such as this is likely to be overtaken very quickly by new developments. Furthermore, at the time of writing, the lack of transparency and complexity of the underlying software that drives AI is a particular challenge. If you don’t know how something works, it is very difficult to control or manage it. For many AI developers, this is not a bug but a deliberate feature, but in education it is essential to understand the assumptions, biases and limitations of the software.

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University World News continues its exploration of generative AI in this new special report on ‘AI and Higher Education’. In commentaries and features, academics and our journalists around the world investigate issues and developments around AI that are impacting on universities. Generative AI tools are challenging and changing higher education systems and institutions — how they are run as well as ways of teaching and learning and conducting research.

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