AI Errors as Learning Opportunities

Описание: Using Gen AI to support students to engage with academic writing and critical thinking.

Anne-Marie Langford, Learning Development Tutor.
University of Northampton

The talk focuses on how Anne-Marie Langford uses Generative AI to create examples of writing for students to analyse using a range of academic writing tools. Generative AI is used to create examples which have specific errors in them for students to analyse, modelling the process of academic writing and proofreading through scaffolding. This enables students to build academic confidence and critical use of AI as a learning tool in an active process rather than passive consumption of AI outputs. Students examine the text for accuracy and coherence which fosters critical thinking. This approach also emphasises ethical AI use, encouraging a critical and informed practice. Anne-Marie’s work demonstrates how AI can be a valuable educational tool, promoting skill development and ethical awareness among students.

Anne-Marie Langford is a Learning Development Tutor at the University of Northampton. She comes to Learning Development from heritage education and Teaching English as a Foreign Language. She is the founder and lead organiser of the ALDinHE’s community of practice for Learning Developers working in Health and Social Care (LDHealthCOP). Her research interests are diverse, encompassing critical thinking, digital learning, student co-creation, access, and inclusion.

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There was some lively discussion in the chat and some relevant articles shared:
This article is very useful in terms of setting out clearly some of the issues around GenAI and truth vs its other obligations to its makers and consumers: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...

I like this framework for AI literacy because it doesn’t just include the how and evaluate aspect but also an understanding of what the AI really is and does behind the interface, but also the ethical concerns. For my students, talking about the impact AI is having on the environment is very powerful in making them rethink how/when they use it. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

This paper surveyed about 500 students in Hong Kong and mainland China on their experiences and perceptions of using GenAI for academic communication. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

The stochastic parrots paper was by Bender (2021). https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/344218... - link to paper

Postplagiarism era is a modern redefining of academic integrity posited by Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton at the University of Calgary. This is just one of her papers. https://edintegrity.biomedcentral.com...

Applied Linguistics, 2024, XX, 1-17 https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amae052 Advance access publication 20 August 2024
This is an empirical paper, corpus comparative study by prof. Hyland. For those who care a deeper look into cohesive and coherent means in AI generated text.