Generative AI tools and assistants are multiplying rapidly in all types of media. In Module 2 of this course, we explore all the ways in which Generative AI can assist you in exploring, planning and developing multimedia for learning purposes. However, in some modules I will be asking you to avoid using many of these auto-creation tools so that you can get a better feel for the medium that you’re working in. Too much use of Generative AI creates bland, homogenous and sometimes inaccurate results and gets in the way of your learning about what each media can offer. Often, the best way to learn about the most effective and ethical use of Generative AI tools is to do it manually first. If you look at the marking rubrics for the assignments, you’ll notice that the majority of the grades are assigned for exploration and experimentation which can sometimes be messy and unpolished – and that’s great. This learning process is much more important than the final product in this course.

This term, we will be exploring Generative AI, looking at a wide range of tools that can help you create learning media efficiently and the ethics and challenges of using these tools. At the end of the term, you are welcome to use some of these or other tools to help you create your final project for the course, Assignment 3: Rich Multimedia Lesson. However, you need to cite your use of them and reflect on your use of these tools – which tools did you find useful and why did you make the decision to use them? What did they make possible for you? What were the trade offs?

When do you need to cite your use?

  • cite a generative AI tool whenever you paraphrase, quote, or incorporate into your own work any content (whether text, image, data, or other) that was created by it 
  • acknowledge all functional uses of the tool (like editing your prose or translating words) in a note, your text, or another suitable location 
  • take care to vet the secondary sources it cites 

Using the scale below, this is the permitted use of Generative AI for each assignment in the course:

Assignment Scale Description*
Assgt 1: Blog posts Modules 1-22 & 5 2- AI Planning (Module 1) and 5 – AI EXPLORATION (Module 2)
Assgt 2: Blog posts Modules 3-522- AI PLANNING
Assgt 3: Rich Multimedia Lesson 33 – AI COLLABORATION *citations required

*Please refer to the chart below for a more detailed description of the level. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the instructor to clarify these conditions. Misuse of these tools is a violation of UVic’s policy on academic integrity and will be referred to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for review.