AI Goes to College Craig Van Slyke

In this episode of AI Goes to College Craig dives deep into the world of AI in education, exploring new tools and models that could revolutionize the way we approach learning and teaching. Join Craig as he shares insights from testing various AI models and introduces a groundbreaking tool called The Curricula.
In this episode, Craig talks about:
A terrible new anti-AI detection "tool"
Does AI hurt critical thinking and academic performance?
How not to talk about AI in education
Claude 3 takes the lead
Using Google Docs with Gemini
Claude 3 Haiku - Best combination of speed and performance?
The Curricula - A glimpse of what AI can be

Anti-AI detection tool
There's a terrible new tool that supposedly helps students get around AI detection systems (which don't work well, by the way). Faculty, you have nothing to worry about here. The tool is a joke. 
Does AI hurt critical thinking and academic performance?
A recent article seems to provide evidence that AI is harmful to critical thinking and academic performance. But, as is often the case, online commenters get it wrong. The paper doesn't show this at all.
How not to talk about AI in education
An author affiliated with the London School of Economics wrote an interesting article about how NOT to talk about AI in education. Craig comments on what the article got wrong (in his view).
Using Google Docs with Gemini
There are some interesting integrations between some Google tools, including Docs and Gemini. It works ... OK, but it's a good start.
Claude 3 Haiku
If you haven't checked Claude 3 Haiku, you should. It may offer the best performance to speed combination in the market. 
The Curricula
The Curricula is an amazing new tool that creates comprehensive learning guides for virtually any topic. Check it out at https://www.thecurricula.com/. 
Listen to the full episode for the details. 
To see screenshots and more, check out Issue #6 of the AI Goes to College newsletter at https://aigoestocollege.substack.com/
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In this week's episode of AI Goes to College, Craig covers a range of topics related to generative AI and its impact on higher education. Here are the key highlights from the episode:
Importance of Human Review: Craig share a humorous yet enlightening experience with generative AI that emphasizes the crucial role of human review in ensuring the appropriateness and accuracy of AI-generated content. New Features for Chat GPT Teams: The latest developments in chat GPT teams, including improved chat sharing, GPT store functionality, and image generation options, offer exciting possibilities for collaborative AI use. Slide Speak: Craig explores Slide Speak, a promising tool for quickly creating slide decks from documents using AI. While it's not yet perfect, it shows great potential for streamlining the presentation preparation process.
Now, here are the key takeaways for you:
1️⃣ Human Review is Crucial: Always ensure that AI-generated content goes through human review, especially for important and public-facing materials.
2️⃣ Collaborative AI: New features in chat GPT teams foster better collaboration and creativity in AI-powered conversations and content creation.
3️⃣ Streamlining Presentations: Tools like Slide Speak show promise for simplifying and expediting the process of creating slide decks, though they may need some manual adjustments for perfection.
Tune in to the full episode for more insights and the latest developments in generative AI! And don't forget to subscribe to the AI Goes to College newsletter for detailed insights and practical tips. Let's keep embracing the future of AI in higher education together!
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This week's episode covers:
Generative AI's paywall problem Anthropic release new Claude models that beat GPT Google has a bad week Why generative AI doesn't follow length instructions (and what you can do about it) The best $40 you can spend on generative AI More Useful Things releases some interesting AI resources Chain of thought versus few-shot prompting
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Welcome to AI Goes to College, where we navigate the ever-changing world of generative AI in higher education. In this thought-provoking episode, I, your host, Dr. Craig Van Slyke, delve into the latest developments in the realm of generative AI, from the paywall problem to Anthropic's groundbreaking Claude models that outperform GPT. This episode sheds light on the ethical considerations and challenges facing academic researchers when working with biased training data and the potential limitations in reflecting findings from behind-the-paywall academic journals.
But it's not all about the challenges. I also uncover the exceptional potential of Anthropic's new Claude models and the significance of competition in driving innovation and performance in the AI landscape. You'll be immersed in the intriguing discussion about Google's stumbling block in implementing ethical guardrails for generative AI, a pivotal reminder that human oversight remains crucial in the current stage of AI utilization.
And let's not forget about practical tips. I share game-changing insights on prompting generative AI, covering the nuances between few shot and chain of thought prompting, and reveal the best $40 investment for enhancing productivity in your AI endeavors.
The conversation doesn't end there. I invite you to explore the transformative applications of generative AI in education through a fascinating interview with an industry expert. This episode promises to reshape your perspective on the potential and challenges of generative AI in higher education and leave you equipped with valuable knowledge and practical strategies for navigating this dynamic landscape.
Join us as we uncover the profound impact of generative AI on academic research, and gain invaluable insights that will shape your approach to utilizing AI effectively for success in the educational sphere. If you find this episode insightful, don't miss the chance to subscribe to the AI Goes to College newsletter for further invaluable resources and updates. Let's embark on the journey to embracing and leveraging generative AI's potential in higher education.

Generative AI is transforming education, not just for learning, but also for performing administrative tasks. In this special episode of AI Goes to College, Craig and Dr. Rob Crossler of Washington State University talk about how generative AI can help students learn and faculty streamline those pesky administrative tasks that most of us find so irritating.
Rob and Craig dig into a wide array of topics, including the early adoption of technology and the risks it brings, the need to experiment and accept occasional failure, and our ethical obligation to help students learn to use generative AI effectively and ethically. We also discuss the AI digital divide and its potential impacts.
Here are just a few of the highlights:
Rob shares an example of how generative AI helped with a challenging administrative task. Rob explains how some students avoid using AI due to fears over being accused of cheating.   Rob and Craig discuss the need to encourage experimentation and accept failure. Craig questions whether students understand the boundaries around ethical generative AI use. Rob emphasizes the need to help students gain expertise with generative AI in order to prepare them for the evolving job market. Rob talks about how he uses generative AI to encourage critical thinking among his students.
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The AI Goes to College podcast is a companion to the AI Goes to College newsletter (https://aigoestocollege.substack.com/). Both are available at https://www.aigoestocollege.com/. 
Do you have comments on this episode or topics that you'd like Craig to cover? Email him at craig@AIGoesToCollege.com.   You can also leave a comment at https://www.aigoestocollege.com/. 
 

Welcome to AI Goes to College! In this episode, your host, Dr. Craig Van Slyke, invites you to explore the latest developments in generative AI and uncover practical insights to navigate the changing landscape of higher education.
Discover key takeaways from Dr. Van Slyke's firsthand experiences with Google's Gemini and Zoom's AI Companion, as he shares how these innovative tools have enhanced his productivity and efficiency. Gain valuable insights into Google's Gemini, a powerful AI extension with the potential to revolutionize administrative tasks in higher education. I'll delve into the finer aspects of Gemini's performance, extensions, and its implications for the academic community.
But that's not all—explore the fascinating potential of ChatGPT's new memory management features and get a sneak peek into OpenAI's impressive video generator, SORA. Dr. Van Slyke provides a candid overview of these cutting-edge AI advancements and their implications for educational content creation and engagement.
Additionally, you'll receive expert guidance on recognizing AI-generated text, equipping you with the tools to discern authentic student responses from those generated by AI. Uncover valuable tips and strategies to detect and address inappropriate AI use in academic assignments, a crucial aspect in today's educational landscape.
Join Dr. Craig Van Slyke in this enlightening episode as he navigates the dynamic intersection of generative AI and higher education, providing invaluable insights and actionable strategies for educators and professionals.
Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the transformative role of generative AI in higher education, and learn how to effectively leverage these innovative tools in your academic pursuits. Embrace the future of AI in education and stay ahead of the curve with AI Goes to College!
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Craig [00:00:14]: Welcome to AI Goes to College, the podcast that helps higher education professionals navigate the changes brought on by generative AI. I'm your host, doctor Craig Van Slyke. The podcast is a companion to the AI Goes to College newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter at ai goes to college.com/ newsletter. This week's episode covers my impressions of Google's Gemini. Here's a spoiler. I really like it. An overview of an awesome zoom feature that a lot of people don't know about.
Craig [00:00:47]: A new memory management feature that's coming to chat gpt soon, I hope. OpenAI's scary good video generator, and I'll close with insights on how to recognize AI generated text. Lately, I've found myself using Google's Gemini pretty frequently. I just gave a talk, actually, I'm about to give a talk. By the time you listen to this, I will have given a talk on the perils and promise of generative AI at the University of Louisiana Systems for our future conference. I wanted to include some specific uses of generative AI for the for administrative tasks. I have a lot of use cases for academic tasks, but I wanted something more for the staff side of the house. Gemini was a huge help.
Craig [00:01:33]: It helped me brainstorm a lot of useful examples, and then I found one I wanted to dial in on, and it really helped quite a bit with that. I didn't do a side by side comparison, but Gemini's performance felt pretty similar to Chat GPT's. By the way, I use Gemini advanced, which is a subscription, service, and it's kind of Google's equivalent to chat GPT 4. One of the most promising aspects of Gemini is that it has some extensions that may prove really useful in the long run. The extensions will let you do a lot of things, for example, asking questions of Gmail messages and Google Drive documents. There's also a YouTube...

 
In this episode, Craig has a mini-rant about misleading click-bait headlines, discusses two recent generative AI surveys, gives the rundown on Google's rebrand from Brard to Gemini and Perplexity.ai and shares a modest experiment in redesigning an assignment to prevent generative AI academic dishonesty (which is a fancy way to say cheating).
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Contact Craig at https://www.aigoestocollege.com/ or craig@EthicalAIUse.com
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Craig [00:00:10]: Welcome to episode number 2 of AI Goes to College, the podcast that helps higher ed professionals try to figure out what's going on with generative AI. I'm your host, doctor Craig Van Slyke. So this week, I give you a mini rant. It's not a full rant, but a mini rant about misleading headlines, Talk about Google's release of a new model and its big rebrand from Bard to Gemini. My favorite part is gonna be when I talk about dot AI, which is generating a lot of interest right now, and I think it's tailor made for higher ed, even though I don't think that they're restricting the audience to higher ed and some promising results from a little experiment I did in redesigning an assignment. I'm gonna hit the highlights in this episode of the podcast. But if you want the full details, go to AI goes to college.com And click on the newsletter link and subscribe to my newsletter. A lot more details, screenshots, that sort of thing there.
Craig [00:01:09]: So here's my rant. Cengage, and if you're in higher ed, you know who Cengage is. They call themselves course material publishers, Just released its 2023 digital learning pulse survey. As far as I can tell, this is the 1st time the survey gathered data about AI. The results are pretty interesting. It says only 23% of faculty at 4 year schools thought that their institutions were prepared for AI related changes, and that number was only 16% for 2 year schools faculty at 2 year schools. 41% of faculty across the 2 different types of institutions thought that generative AI would bring considerable or massive amounts to change to their institutions. What bothers me about this survey, is really not the survey itself, But how it's being reported? So the headline of the article from which I kind of learned about this survey read, Survey reveals only 16% of faculty is ready for Gen AI in higher ed, which is not at all what the survey was about.
Craig [00:02:22]: The survey, at least the part of it I'm talking about, asked 2 generative AI related questions. Do you think your institution is is prepared for AI related changes. And how much will AI tools change your institution over the next 5 years? So first of all, that really isn't specific to generative AI, although I think that's what most people would interpret, AI as. The title of the article that led me to the survey said that faculty aren't ready. Well, that's not what the survey asked about. It didn't ask if the faculty were ready, although that would have been a good thing to ask. It asked if they thought their institutions were ready. So I want to caution all of you to do something you already know you should be doing.
Craig [00:03:09]: Read these click headlines, and there are a lot of them. Read the articles with a critical eye. If it's something that's important, if it's something that you're going to try to rely on To make any sort of a decision or to form your attitudes, take the time to look at the underlying data. Don't just look at how that particular author is putting the data. Look at the data yourself. All of that being said, I think we're probably not especially well prepared collectively for generative AI, And that's not a big...