Why this session?

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) offers significant promise for new ways of teaching and engaging students in learning, while for many existing assessment methods it poses existential challenges. This workshop, in which we discuss and reflect on the implications of Generative AI for our assessments, is the third in the programme of Generative AI in HE events.

What the session covers

The session will commence with a quick overview of GenAI tools including good practice to enable participants to use the tools in the session. Next, participants will be using GenAI tools to see how these tools respond to their assessment tasks. The insights enabled by this activity will be used to discuss and reflect on implications of GenAI tools for assessment practice. This will be followed by tips on mitigating the misuse of GenAI tools for assessments, including how GenAI tools can be incorporated in assessment design. The session will conclude by introducing the St George’s regulations and guidance on the use of GenAI tools in student assessment.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session, participants should be able to:  

•    Use genai tools using good practice and tips to check how they respond to their summative assessment task(s).
•    Reflect on and discuss the implications of genai tools for their assessment practice.
•    Recognise the appropriate ways in which the SGUL policy regulations permit students to use genai tools to support their assessments.

Pre-requisite course/workshop, knowledge or skills required
Although not a requirement, you may find it useful to complete the Generative AI in Higher Education MOOC

Pre-session activity

Please select a summative assessment task that you would like to check how Gen AI tools responds to it.
The workshop will include breakout room activities. To facilitate workshop activities, may we please request that you:

• attend a meeting in a space where you are able to speak
• use a laptop/tablet/desktop computer instead of a phone to attend the meeting to enable you to use a GenAI tool and share your screen
• switch your cameras on during the breakout activity. To this end, you may find the following information useful:
  • Setting a background for your video feed
  • Suppress background noise
  • Hide your video from your own view if found distracting (scroll down to ‘reposition video) – your video is still visible to others.

Alignment with PSF 2023

This session helps develop practice in relation to the following areas of the PSF:

• Respond to the wider context in which higher education operates, recognising implications for practice (V4)
• Approaches to teaching and/or supporting learning, appropriate for subjects and level of study (K2)
• Appropriate use of digital and/or other technologies, and resources for learning (K4)
• Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes (A1).
• Teach and/or support learning through appropriate approaches and environments (A2).
• Assess and give feedback for learning (A3

Possible follow-up/related sessions

This is the third of the five workshops offered under the SGUL ‘Generative AI in education’ programme. The other workshops are:
1. Generative AI in Higher Education: workshop 1 (recording and resources)
2. Generative AI in your teaching practice (recording and resources)
4. Generative AI and inclusive education 
5. Hands-on training on Generative AI tools

Workshops 4 and 5 will be available to be booked from the EduFocus calendar very soon.