Category: Policy

HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (Dec. 8th, 2023)

Spotlight Good afternoon all,  In today’s newsletter, we share articles about governance structures to coordinate institution’s response to GenAI, student perspectives on the use of GenAI, the need to train students on ethical uses of AI, ways in which GenAI can support student wellbeing, the need for better data training of AI tools, and more. Also, we are starting to plan our Winter 2024 AI Roundtables. If you’d like to suggest any topic or guest speaker, please reach out to

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HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (Nov. 24th, 2023)

Spotlight Good afternoon all,  Thanks to those of you who joined us for our last AI Roundtable of 2023 – this time, focusing on inclusion. We had the chance to hear students share their perspectives on how GenAI tools can be used to enhance inclusion. Our main takeaway was that although it is important to be aware of the limitations of GenAI and to develop AI literacy to limit the perpetuation of social biases and inequities, allowing these tools to

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What’s in Ontario’s Blue Ribbon Panel Report?

The province decided to release the report of its Blue Ribbon Panel on Post-Secondary Education Financial Sustainability last Wednesday.  Remember, this was a report commissioned by the provincial government in response to a pair of reports from the Auditor-General, one on Laurentian University and another on other smaller institutions in November 2022.  It’s not what I would call an ambitious document; the panel’s terms of reference instructed that any recommendations “be considered through the lens of fiscally responsible and affordable

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HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (Nov. 17th, 2023)

Spotlight Good afternoon all, Today, we share a series of recommendations on how institutions should respond to AI, and missteps they should avoid. You will also find a publication by editors sharing recommendations on the responsible use of GenAI in scholarly journal publishing. We hope these resources are helpful! Consult our AI Observatory Next Roundtable Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 Time: 12h00-1h00PM ET Join us next Tuesday, on November 21st, from 12:00PM to 1:00PM ET, for our next AI

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HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (Nov. 10th, 2023)

Spotlight Good afternoon all, In today’s newsletter, you can read about the UK Department of Education’s policy paper on GenAI in education; reflect on how GenAI tools can be used as assistive technologies to help students with disabilities; consult the results of surveys assessing both institutional leaders’ and students’ perspectives on GenAI tools; and discover new ways in which GenAI tools can be used by students, instructors and institutions to improve outcomes. Consult our AI Observatory Next Roundtable Meeting Date:

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