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AI AS YOUR OPEN CO-AUTHOR: RAPID CONTENT CREATION FOR ONLINE LEARNING

Presenter:

Rachel Becker

Copyright & OER Librarian, Madison Area Technical College

EdD Candidate, Johns Hopkins School of Education

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PRESENTER

Rachel Becker

  • Copyright and Open Educational Resources Librarian at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, WI
  • Work with faculty, staff, and student achieve textbook affordability goals
  • EdD student at Johns Hopkins focusing on the intersection of textbooks and underrepresented student success/belonging

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HOW AI AND OPEN EDUCAITON INTERSECT

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WHAT IS OER?

Generally, materials (any format) which have a Creative Commons license applied

    • Must allow for remixing, redistribution, and free access
    • Not all Creative Commons content is OER

OER is a powerful educational tool

      • Flexible
      • Timely
      • Free

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PRIMARY USES OF AI & OER

Content Generation

  • Create learning objects
  • Generate quizzes and assessments
  • Lecture slides
  • Study cards or aids
  • Video outlines
  • And lots more

Discovery

  • OER is openly available
    • Can be harvested by AI
  • Find new or existing OER
    • Individual items
    • Content collections
    • Repositories
    • Projects
  • Clarify concepts
  • Connect with others

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AI AND COPYRIGHT

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U.S. Copyright Office. (2024). Copyright and artificial intelligence. Copyright.gov. https://www.copyright.gov/ai/

As of Nov. 2024

    • AI generated output is not copyrightable by the AI model
    • Varies depending on model

This rapidly changes

    • Best practice: track where AI content is included in works

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HOW DO I USE AI FOR OER?

Ethics

    • Best practices encourage avoiding entering copyrighted content
      • Journal articles
      • Photos
      • Works by others
      • Documents with personal information

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CREATION TOOLS

Chatgpt - currently the most popular Generative AI platform for outputting text-based content

Claude - powerful tool that allows you to upload documents as part of your prompt

Gemini - direct access to Google AI. Get help with writing, planning, learning and more. 

OER Specific

Branchtrack - create complex and engaging simulations (1 free scenario)

H5P - open-source content creator (interactive video, course presentation, branching scenarios, virtual tour (360)

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GREAT! BUT HOW DO I USE IT?

What do you want to get out of the AI tool?

  • Find OER
  • Create outlines of resources you are creating
  • Content creation
    • Quiz questions
    • Assessments
    • Proof reading
    • Creating examples
    • Citations

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BEFORE STARTING

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Subject matter expert

AI is not 100% correct

Carefully review

Prepare for revisions

Know limitations

Be curious

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PROMPT ENGINEERING

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Get out what you put in

Be specific in context and requests

Info is not exhaustive

Keep at it

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GENERATE A PROMPT

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EXAMPLE

Let's try with ChatGPT

I am a community college librarian who is teaching a class on the importance of information literacy in students ages 18-25. I need resources in oer only. Include real world examples of how students can use information literacy skills to evaluate election information. Create 3 multiple choice questions assessing this topic.

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EXAMPLE

Let's try with Copilot

I am a community college librarian who is teaching a class on the importance of information literacy in students ages 18-25. I need resources in oer only. Include real world examples of how students can use information literacy skills to evaluate election information. Create 3 multiple choice questions assessing this topic.

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WHAT ABOUT CLASSROOM SUPPORTS?

Example

I am a community college professor teaching an introduction of anatomy and physiology class. Enrolled students will be transferring to a four year state university after completing the course. I need a multiple-choice exam evaluating understanding of this content https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e chapter 3 �The Cellular Level of Organization

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RESOURCES

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THANK �YOU

Rachel Becker

Copyright and Open Educational Resources Librarian

Rhbecker1@madisoncollege.edu

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