Bulletin No. 2, 2023

As GenAI in education is an emerging topic, teachers and students need continuous interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration to identify the best practices and navigate this evolving tech wave. CUHK’s Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) has initiated the AI in Education project, in partnership with five other local higher educational institutions, to build a collaborative community of seasoned educators and technical experts who can provide practitioners with the necessary support and resources to leverage AI tools for innovative pedagogy. Dr Christopher See of the Faculty of Medicine leads the AI for Education Community of Practice at CUHK. He has developed the Artificial Intelligence Support System (AISS) chatbot to teach anatomy. It allows for two-way conversations with students, both answering their questions about anatomy and asking questions, while providing instant feedback. Participants said it increased their confidence in their anatomical knowledge. In their qualitative feedback, students reported that they were more comfortable making mistakes conversing with the AI compared to conversations with human teachers. Despite the promising potential of GenAI in education, challenges such as academic integrity and ethical considerations require ongoing dialogue among cross-disciplinary experts. The Generative AI Insights conference and Policies and Practices for GenAI in Education: From Pedagogical Innovation to AI Plagiarism seminar took place in June and August 2023 respectively. The events gathered top scholars from diverse disciplines to explore the possibilities and challenges brought by rapidly evolving AI technologies in the education sector. Among the speakers was the seasoned AI expert Professor Irwin King, Chair of CUHK’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He is also the Director of Centre for ELearning Innovation and Technology (ELITE), and the Principal Investigator of The Knowledge and Education Exchange Platform (KEEP) and VeriGuide, software that aims to tackle the problem of plagiarism with its similarity detection capabilities. Dr Christopher See of the Faculty of Medicine has developed the AISS chatbot to teach anatomy (Courtesy of Dr See) 26 Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2023