Publications & Press

 
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2024
Poster

Academic Applications of AI: Using student survey data to develop a data-informed strategy.

  • Authors: James Frazee, David Goldberg, Sean Hauze, and Elisa Sobo
  • Summary: The proliferation of generative AI technologies has transformed higher education, prompting critical questions about how students perceive and use these tools. To address these questions, we conducted a comprehensive survey at San Diego State University in fall 2023, involving 7,811 student participants, which was expanded in fall 2024 with 12,166 students, faculty, and staff.
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EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2024
Poster

What can students teach us about AI in higher education? Lessons from a multi-site survey.

  • Authors: James Frazee, David Goldberg, Sean Hauze, Elisa Sobo, Amir Dabirian, Helen Heinrich, S. Hong, Kate Miffitt, Andrew Roderick, and Monique Sendze
  • Summary: Through a comprehensive October 2023 survey of SDSU undergraduate and graduate students, the university shed light on the urgent need for data-driven strategies to ensure equitable access, foster responsible use, and empower faculty, staff, and students in navigating the AI landscape.
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San Diego Union Tribune
Article

Opinion: Carefully applied generative AI can elevate education for everyone

  • Authors: Elisa Sobo and David Goldberg
  • Summary: The emergence of generative artificial intelligence, including chatbots like ChatGPT, raises the stakes of education’s relationship with information technology. Much public discussion and media coverage focuses on potential academic cheating, which misses the bigger picture.
Students in a small group learning session at San Diego State University.
Article

“I Don’t Want to Be Taught and Graded by a Robot”: Student-Teacher Relations in the Age of Generative AI

  • Authors: Elisa Sobo, David Goldberg, Sean Hauze, Abir Mohamed, Colin Ro, and James P. Frazee
  • Summary: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping student-teacher relations in higher education in both exciting and worrying ways. Proponents point to its potential to personalize learning and foster innovative teaching approaches. But others view GenAI as a liability, casting the technology as a new and improved way to cheat, giving into a stereotype of students as natural-born plagiarists.
SDSU’s James Frazee hosted an industry panel at the Academic Applications of AI Summit. From left, Frazee, Valerie Singer (Amazon Web Services), Drew Sidel (Google), MJ Jabbour (Microsoft), Spencer Beemiller (ServiceNow) and Marta Rey Babarro (Zillow).
Article

SDSU Hosts Summit on Artificial Intelligence in Education

  • Author: SDSU News Team
  • Summary: More than 200 educators, business leaders and information technology experts, including representatives from all 23 California State University system campuses, gathered at San Diego State University Friday to discuss the evolving impact of artificial intelligence in education.
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Article

Could ChatGPT Prompt a New Golden Age in Higher Education?

  • Author: Elisa J. Sobo
  • Summary: The launch of ChatGPT initially worried educators due to cheating fears, but attitudes shifted towards using AI challenges as educational opportunities. In  other  words,  higher education  must  evolve,  and  the  adaptations  we  create,  not  ChatGPT,  could  be  the  real revolution.
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Article

Using Student Data to Bridge the AI Divide

  • Author: James Frazee
  • Summary: Knowing your students is essential for bridging the AI divide and paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable future.
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Op-Ed

Bridging the AI Divide: A Call to Action

  • Authors: Adela de la Torre and James Frazee
  • Summary: Leaders in higher education must take decisive actions to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) from further exacerbating inequality.
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Research Paper

Generative AI in Higher Education: Insights from a Campus-Wide Student Survey at a Large Public University

  • Authors: David Goldberg, Elisa Sobo, James Frazee, and Sean Hauze
  • Summary: The rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (gAI) technologies has significant implications for pedagogy, curriculum, and student engagement.