Generative AI
鉁嶏笍 Events and Workshops
馃洜锔廡ools and Guides on Generative AI
馃帴 2 Minute Videos on Generative AI
These videos developed by 91成人 provide foundational knowledge on generative AI tailored to our specific context. Click on the headings below to explore the topics you're interested in.
Feeling stuck on how to get started with generative AI tools? This video explains some basic principles that can help you use generative AI tools more effectively.
The most effective uses of generative AI tools are when you put the effort into learning:
- Your problem formulation: why do you need to use generative AI? This requires some creativity and experimentation on your part.
- The limits of generative AI tools and where your human insight is needed.
- Your context: is this an appropriate situation to use generative AI?
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This video explores our two university-endorsed generative AI tools: Microsoft Co-Pilot and Adobe.
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Generative AI tools can produce invented, inaccurate, outdated, not relevant, or biased content. Do you have the skills to critically evaluate generative AI content?
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We鈥檝e summarised Western鈥檚 guidelines on generative AI in this video. If you want more guidance in this space, check out our and Academic Integrity Guidelines.
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We're moving into exciting times with Western's new Inspire and Assure (IA) approach. This video explores what it means to learn in the generative AI age and the interesting range of assessments you will encounter throughout your degree.
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There is a lot of discussion about ethics and generative AI. This video takes a philosophical perspective on ethics in the age of generative AI. Watch the video and then decide on the ethical lens you take in your life and studies:
- Ethics of duty
- Utilitarianism
- Virtue ethics
- Ethics of care
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What are the questions you need to ask yourself before you use a generative AI tool? R.O.B.O.T. is a very simple and easy to remember acronym that helps you make informed choices about generative AI. Watch the video below that unpacks what ROBOT means:
R - Reliability
O - Objective
B - Bias
O - Ownership
T - Type
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鈿狅笍 Generative AI at Western - What you need to know
Read the following information below on how you can appropriately use generative AI at Western.
If you have just started out at Western, complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) as soon as possible. This module will help you understand the importance of academic integrity in the university context and has a section on generative AI.
Otherwise, check out our . This module is based on the AIM but also provides more detail on generative AI that is useful for your studies and future career.
91成人 encourages the appropriate use of generative AI. In some subjects, you may be asked to use generative AI as a tool, but it is restricted in some subjects and some assessment tasks.
Generative AI guidelines will be different for each assessment task. Read the generative AI statements in your Subject Outline for each new assessment task, check information on Ultra or check with your Subject Coordinator. Do not assume the advice is the same for every task, or every subject. It is your responsibility to read your Subject Outlines and check information on Ultra.
Check out our Generative AI Guide for example statements from Subject Outlines.
If you are using generative AI, make sure you are acknowledging it. This explains how.
Where the use of generative AI is permitted, the following tools are available to students:
1. Microsoft Co-Pilot: open the Microsoft Edge Browser and go to
Signing in with your student or staff ID enables commercial data protection. This means that your data may safer compared to other generative AI models. Even with commercial data protection, you should be careful to avoid entering personal informational or anything confidential.
Contact the IT Service Desk if you are having trouble logging in or.
2. Adobe Firefly: 91成人 is NSW鈥檚 first Adobe Creative Campus meaning we have access to an amazing suite of Adobe tools. Adobe Firefly uses everyday language to create images with generative AI. Find out .
AI detection reports help staff to identify when AI writing tools maybe have been used. These reports are not available to students. This is a decision made by Turnitin and cannot be altered by the university.
Avoid using any online tools for AI Detection. These tools are not reliable and may put you at risk.
If you provide your details to access one of these tools you may be at risk of identity theft. If this happens to you, the University will support you. Contact Wellbeing Services on 1300 668 370 (option 5).
Our Generative AI Guide gives you some ideas!
In short:
1. Learn by doing: take a trial-and-error approach to using generative AI tools.
2. Make sure you鈥檙e on LinkedIn: as a 91成人 student, you have access to LinkedIn Learning with a vast array of short videos to listen to.
3. Complete a self-paced course: many organisations like and provide short and free courses you can complete online to quickly upskill.
4. Read and be creative: think about the 鈥榟uman鈥 qualities you bring 鈥 this is how you stay relevant in a world with rapid technological change.
If you are confused about generative AI, always ask your Subject Coordinator or Tutor for advice, don鈥檛 just guess what you should be doing.
If you want to gain further skills in using generative AI, want to think more critically about generative AI, or need help with your referencing and writing capabilities, check out the . Attending workshops is a great opportunity to gain new skills and make friends.
You can also receive one-to-one support from the (for quick queries you may have) or receive one-to-one specialist advice with your research strategies and referencing with a Library Learning Hub Appointment.
馃摉 Generative AI Guide
Want a quick guide on how generative AI works at Western and how you can use it for future career success?
Download our PDF Guide so you're prepared for how generative AI can impact your studies. Topic-by-topic PDFs can be accessed at How-To Guides.
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