Dr Shirley Atkinson
Faculty Director for Data Science and AI Education - University of Exeter Business School
Higher Education in the AI landscape
30 min talk 🌶️ Intermediate 🚀 Business + DigitalStudents at University have seen the impact that LLMs and other AI tools have had on how they can produce work for assessment. A number are concerned - quite rightfully - that they could be doing the “wrong thing”.
We know that collaboration and peer discussion is crucial to help students learn and to take their place in the ever moving tech environment. The issue for us as educators is how to make sure that can happen without infringing plagiarism rules and ensuring the work is authentically that of the student submitting.
This talk illustrates how the faculty here at Exeter are setting out to support and encourage the use of AI tools ethically and appropriately.
Key Takeaways
- Overview of support for AI tools in Uni education
WebsiteDr Shirley Atkinson holds two roles, one is the Faculty Director of Data Science and AI Education, the other is the Director of Education for the Operations and Analytics (O&A) team in the University of Exeter Business School. Her focus is on supporting colleagues in the team in developing excellent teaching in analytics and coding both within the O&A department and across the faculty.
Dr Shirley Atkinson held the role of Associate Head of Computing at the University of Plymouth for 4 years, leading a small team to improve student satisfaction scores and a complete revamp of the computing curriculum leading to successful BCS Accreditation.
Shirley is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and has led the Computing At School (CAS) South West Regional centre along with the Regional Delivery Partner for the National Computing Centre for Education (NCCE)