Research - How are students using AI

This week's episode has a lot more news than research. But the research that we spend a bit of time on is the insights on how students in Australian universities are using AI. Really good insights for any educator or leader!

News

AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-18/do-ai-detectors-work-students-face-false-cheating-accusations 

Empowering Education Leaders Toolkit https://tech.ed.gov/education-leaders-ai-toolkit/ 

TEQSA Guidance for universities Danny Liu video https://bit.ly/students-ai 

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said https://www.independent.co.uk/news/openai-ap-san-francisco-experts-microsoft-b2635996.html 

More than a quarter of new code at Google is generated by AI - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282757/google-new-code-generated-ai-q3-2024 

Apple are launching their first devices with Apple Intelligence  https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/full-interview-apples-software-chief-craig-federighi-on-future-of-iphone-ai/756B8727-5FFB-422C-AE63-C4600272BD94?msockid=0a3b30f5f88b6061226e245bf9b96140 

Watch out for the Earning reports:  Google just released and Microsoft do this week too.  Always have a listen to these to find out about the momentum in AI.  Alphabet Q3 earnings call: CEO Sundar Pichai's remarks Microsoft Fiscal Year 2025 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Research

A Systematic Mapping Review at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Self-Regulated Learning A call for increased theoretical grounding focus on motivation and diversifying context https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382870027 

Students perspectives on AI in higher education Project website: https://aiinhe.org  Survey highlights: https://aiinhe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/aiinhe_surveyinsights.pdf  Guidance for students: https://itali.uq.edu.au/files/31707/how-students-use-ai-guide-students.pdf  Guidance for academics: https://itali.uq.edu.au/files/31702/How-students-talk-about- gen-ai-guide-academics.pdf