Generative AI in Higher Education

Learn how generative AI could transform teaching, learning, and assessment

From the arrival of chatbots like ChatGPT to the spread of uncannily convincing AI-generated images, we are seeing increasingly dramatic advances in the development of artificial intelligence. Higher education is just one of many sectors set to be impacted by the changes.

On this two-week course from King’s College London, you’ll review the latest developments in generative AI. As you investigate the potential uses and limitations of GenAI tools, you’ll prepare for the future of higher education.

Explore the capabilities, limitations, and ethics of AI

You’ll start the course with an overview of generative AI. You’ll examine the technology behind chatbots and image generators, and learn about their main capabilities and limitations.

You’ll also debate ethical and environmental concerns around AI.

Understand the potential impact of AI in education

Once you’ve explored the potential of generative AI, you’ll home in on its specific impact on higher education.

You’ll learn how generative AI tools could transform the way we teach, learn, and evaluate students, potentially threatening academic integrity but opening up new opportunities to improve educational practices.

Consider the wider influence of AI on the job market

Last but not least, you’ll consider the impact generative AI is having on the employment landscape.

You’ll investigate the emergence of new roles and erosion of others, discussing how courses and curricula should evolve to meet the needs of the new job market.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge you need to take on the future of artificial intelligence.

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the impact generative AI is having on higher education.

It will be particularly valuable for academics, teachers, and other educators, university professional services staff, policy makers and students.

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the impact generative AI is having on higher education.

It will be particularly valuable for academics, teachers, and other educators, university professional services staff, policy makers and students.

• Summarise how artificial intelligence and generative AI work, emulate human intelligence, and create novel content .
• Describe the key capabilities, limitations, challenges and opportunities of generative AI in higher education teaching, learning, feedback and assessment .
• Discuss the importance of considering social, ethical, inclusivity and sustainability dimensions while utilising generative AI in education .
• Explain the influence of generative AI on the employment landscape, including the emergence of new job roles, and the implications for disciplinary curricula of changing skill requirements.