AI for Staff
AI is a good assistant in expert work. It is embedded in many everyday services, such as scheduling, translation services, customer and support services. Using AI services involves risks, so follow Jamk’s guidelines. For example, if you are building AI bots yourself, acquire enough expertise on the subject in advance. AI bots, if done incorrectly, can access and use the creator’s materials. When you know what you are doing, AI is a great enhancer of work tasks and a brainstorming aid!
The use of AI significantly increases energy consumption, as the background processes of AI require many servers to operate. Use AI only as needed.
Using Microsoft Copilot
You are responsible for the material you provide to AI and the material you produce with AI. External AI services involve risks, such as not knowing where the material fed to AI is stored and how it will be used in the future. Use only the services recommended by Jamk in your work tasks, specifically Microsoft’s Copilot service with your Jamk credentials. This way, the material processed and produced by Copilot is not stored or used elsewhere, e.g., in training AI. However, note that Copilot integrates into many places. When handling sensitive material, be careful not to let the material enter the AI service.
Familiarize yourself with the Copilot guide:
Microsoft CopilotExamples of Utilizing AI Services in Expert Work:
AI analyzes large amounts of data quickly. It identifies trends and anomalies and can create reports to support decision-making.
Example 1:
Jamk recommends the Howspace facilitation service, which compiles various summaries from participants’ outputs upon request using AI. Themes for further development can be extracted from the outputs of hundreds of participants using automatic functions and custom prompts.
Example 2:
With Microsoft’s Copilot you can quickly create graphs and tables from text data without working in Excel.
AI generates drafts, texts, and reports on a given topic, saving time for brainstorming and creative work.
Example 1:
The Microsoft Copilot service can be conveniently used in a browser to create content by feeding it various prompts. AI is asked to shape the idea into content that meets a specific need. The AI-generated output can be refined with new prompts.
Example 2:
You can request exam questions for a Moodle course from Copilot on a specific topic or material. With the right prompt, the questions are generated in a format that can be directly imported into Moodle. This saves time in both drafting and producing the questions. However, the teacher must review the suitability of the questions before using them and make any necessary adjustments.
AI provides explanations and examples of difficult terms. It converts complex scientific or technical language into simpler and more understandable terms. Difficult foreign terms are translated and explained by AI.
Example 1:
Microsoft Copilot is asked to define the term “contribution.” AI defines the term as follows: “Contribution means participating in or giving input to a common project, task, or goal.” Additionally, it provides synonyms for the term: “Contribution means the same as participation, giving input, or assisting.” You can ask AI for a contextual explanation of the term, for example, in the context of education or a visualization or translation into the desired language. Remember to verify the definition from a reliable source and cite this source.
Creating specific images with AI is quick. Instead of browsing image banks, you can generate images of desired topics with a precisely descriptive prompt. The user has rights to the images created by AI, making their use for illustrations worry-free. When publishing images, it’s good to mention which AI application was used to create the image.
Example 1:
A picture is needed where four students are working on computers in a project-like manner in a bright classroom, with a board in the background with post-it notes attached. Create a prompt on this topic in the Adobe Firefly service recommended by Jamk. Firefly will create a few alternative images, which can be further refined with prompts.
Example 2:
The background of an existing image needs to be changed to an urban environment. Open the image in Adobe Photoshop recommended by Jamk, crop the background from the image, and use the generative fill function to prompt the description of the desired background. Photoshop will create a few alternative images, which can be further refined by changing the prompt.
AI functions in plagiarism detection software are rapidly evolving. With the help of learning environment plugins, plagiarism checks can be performed when assignments are submitted. Plagiarism detection also identifies content created by AI.
Example 1:
The Turnitin plugin for Moodle can be used for plagiarism checks by both students and teachers. The report measuring AI usage is visible only to the teacher, but it can be saved in PDF format from the Turnitin service recommended by Jamk if it needs to be shared with the student.