{"id":7926,"date":"2024-04-22T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everylearnereverywhere.org\/?p=7926"},"modified":"2024-04-22T08:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:55:31","slug":"decoding-generative-ai-and-equity-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everylearnereverywhere.org\/es\/blog\/decoding-generative-ai-and-equity-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Decoding Generative AI and Equity in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since consumer-use AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E have been released in the last two years, much has been said and written about the influence this technology might have in higher education. For example, many articles address anxiety about academic dishonesty or about teaching jobs being replaced. Others explore opportunities for innovative assignment formats and assessments. Few of these discussions look at generative AI particularly from an equity perspective, and when we do consider AI and equity together we may see a different set of opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n

Opportunities for accessibility and digital learning<\/h2>\n

\u201cOne thing exciting about AI has to do with accessibility,\u201d says Van Davis, Chief Strategy Officer of WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re seeing really good text-to-speech development, and we’re starting to see speech-to-text as well. So, for folks who may struggle with certain forms of communication, AI has the opportunity to provide a new tool for accessibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

For students with learning disabilities, generative AI has the potential for an engaging, efficient alternative to traditional classroom tools. Davis says he\u2019s observed educators creating parameters within ChatGPT to create interactive scenarios that place students in different historical time periods like Renaissance Italy. Essentially, the chat tool is modified to engage with students and present material in a new way.<\/p>\n