AI in Higher Education - On Campus Podcast

As Associate Dean, Fred Martin supports faculty and students in the Kennedy College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, focusing on experiential learning and student success. Dr. Martin invents and studies new technologies to enable teaching and learning in computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence. He creates partnerships for bringing these technologies to learners in-school and out-of-school. Focusing on K-12 teachers and students, he collaborates with researchers in other fields, particularly in education and psychology.As artificial intelligence (AI), within higher education, continues to grow, so does the debate about bias, accuracy, and grading within the technology. While AI is often seen as providing end-users with pre-written information, the text which mimics human behavior, and advanced chatbots, it can come with positives and negatives within higher education. The newest AI technologies can answer academic questions, grade assignments, and detect plagiarism. However, room still exists for faculty members to be trained on the proper usage of these tools and how to grade on the application of the technology.Learn more about CITI Program at about.citiprogram.org