Data Science and AI Education local interest group at UoL: 5th meeting notes
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###### tags: `5th meeting` `Data Science and AI Education UoL`

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- **Call time and day**: Wednesday 28th June 2023, 13:00-14:00 (GMT+1)
- **Meeting host**: [Luisa Cutillo](https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/maths/staff/5526/dr-luisa-cutillo)
- **Meeting facilitators**: [Paul Baxter, LIDA](https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/business-team/ayesha-magill)
- **Call joining link**: [MS teams meeting](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3aWx2E7m2vOgY7iXT3EY83nZWfH2OhTEt0gIlX_o1DL-81%40thread.tacv2/1687774786336?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22bdeaeda8-c81d-45ce-863e-5232a535b7cb%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225059c8a0-43a5-44f0-b487-8ec42fe4bea5%22%7d)
- **Private Github repo**: [DS and AI Education Local Interest Group UoL](https://github.com/luisacutillo78/DS-and-AI-edu-UoL-private)
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# 5th meeting
## Agenda

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| Agenda | Speaker | Time |
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| [Intro and updates](https://slides.com/luisacutillo/5th-meeting-ds-ai-education-lig-uol) | [Luisa Cutillo](https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/maths/staff/5526/dr-luisa-cutillo) | 13:00 - 13:10 | Complete
| Member news | [Owen Johnson, School of Computing](https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing/staff/259/owen-johnson) | 13:10 - 13:15 | Complete
| New member introductions | [Anja Komatar, Skills at Library](https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1600/about/149/meet_the_teams) | 13:15 - 13:20 | Complete
| New member introductions | [Xingjie Wei, LUBS](https://business.leeds.ac.uk/departments-management/staff/366/dr-xingjie-wei) | 13:20 - 13:25 | Complete
| New member introductions | [Alessio Baldini, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies](https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/569/dr-alessio-baldini) | 13:25 - 13:30 | Complete
|Collaborative exercise | Breakout rooms | 13:30 - 13:50 | Complete
| Reflections, discussions and Q&A | Everyone | 13:50 - 14:00 |
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## Collaborative exercise

*up to 20 minutes in breakout groups of 3-10 people*
*Please use this space to take notes from your breakout group discussion.*
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## Group 1
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### ChatGPT Discussion

- How can ChatGPT be utilized in higher education settings to enhance student learning experiences?
- Will write code that needs to be critiqued (so students must use higher level skills)
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- In what ways can ChatGPT support personalized and adaptive learning approaches in higher education?
- Closing the learning gaps with students that need "more" support - academic & pastoral (create new chatbots)
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- What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of integrating ChatGPT as a virtual assistant or tutor for students in higher education?
- Over emphasis on downsides re plagiarism and general resistance to change preventing innovation
- Too much spoonfeeding - careful tuning of bots needed (more like a personal tutor than personal assistant)
- Bring in people from industry - how are they using chatGPT
- How can ChatGPT assist in addressing the challenges of large class sizes and limited instructor availability in higher education institutions?
- Use it to simulate data effectively
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- What ethical considerations should be taken into account when implementing ChatGPT in higher education, particularly in terms of privacy and data security?
- Usual academic integrity should apply
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- What training and support would educators need to effectively incorporate ChatGPT into their teaching practices?
- Can we integrate in Minerva? Institutional licence might be needed (but could take a long time to agree).
- Need for more pilot projects
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- Can ChatGPT contribute to improving accessibility and inclusivity in higher education by catering to diverse learning styles and needs?
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- How might the integration of ChatGPT impact the roles and responsibilities of educators in higher education institutions?
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- Are there any potential biases or limitations of ChatGPT that could hinder its effectiveness in supporting student learning?
- What comes after chatGPT - things won't stand still
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- How can ChatGPT be integrated with existing educational technologies and tools to create a comprehensive learning ecosystem in higher education?
- Sharing of best practice across the university is important - we need a channel / mechanism to enable this.
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- Any other observation about the use of ChatGPT ion education?
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## What would you like this group to discuss in the next meetings?

- Write here your suggestions
- multidisciplinary MSc projects supervised across programmes - set of contacts

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## Group 2
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### ChatGPT Discussion

- How can ChatGPT be utilized in higher education settings to enhance student learning experiences?
- can it correct grammar (if my first language is not English)?
- to generate multiple choice exam questions (draft version)
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- In what ways can ChatGPT support personalized and adaptive learning approaches in higher education?
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- What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of integrating ChatGPT as a virtual assistant or tutor for students in higher education?
- it gives false information
- trained on poor data
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- How can ChatGPT assist in addressing the challenges of large class sizes and limited instructor availability in higher education institutions?
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- What ethical considerations should be taken into account when implementing ChatGPT in higher education, particularly in terms of privacy and data security?
- sharing info outside institutions can create a privacy problem
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- What training and support would educators need to effectively incorporate ChatGPT into their teaching practices?
- how to detect errors
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- Can ChatGPT contribute to improving accessibility and inclusivity in higher education by catering to diverse learning styles and needs?
- Yes, ...
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- How might the integration of ChatGPT impact the roles and responsibilities of educators in higher education institutions?
- Educators might be challanged by understanding what is a valid answer
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- Are there any potential biases or limitations of ChatGPT that could hinder its effectiveness in supporting student learning?
- paid vs free versions for those who can afford it
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- How can ChatGPT be integrated with existing educational technologies and tools to create a comprehensive learning ecosystem in higher education?
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- Any other observation about the use of ChatGPT ion education?
- canit help students to learn - or will it make them lazy?
- University not sure what direction to take
- Plegiarism problem,
- Can we use ChatGPT to generate questions or resources for students?
- Students are prevented from engaging and reading learning material
- professionals could benefit by speeding up their work building on their expertise-> get prompts

## What would you like this group to discuss in the next meetings?

- Write here your suggestions

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## Everyone: Reflections and Q&A

If you have any questions or thoughts, please feel very free to contribute these below:
- Questions/thoughts:

- Links:

- Chat: