The use of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools is a 'hot topic' in the education landscape. In autumn 2023, the university therefore published new policies around the use of generative AI tools, which were also communicated to students on the student portal. The major educational congresses in spring 2024, such as the Forum Day and the LNO² congress, will also be dedicated to AI.

From our part, we want to contribute to this topic by adressing the use of generative AI tools in teaching at our faculty through lunch sessions for each course. In these lunch sessions, we will let a few colleagues from the respective programme speak briefly about their experiences in using generative AI tools in their teaching. Afterwards, there is also plenty of time to discuss this and to inform and, above all, inspire each other.

The sessions are organised per programme, but are open to everyone. Feel free to attend several sessions. Sandwiches will be provided, but you are free to bring your own lunch as well.

SESSION 1 - Applied Linguistics and Language & Literature (past)

• Monday 19 February 2024, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
• S.KS.203
• Speakers: Alena Anishchanka, Marilize Pretorius, Carola Strobl
• This session will be in English

SESSION 2 - Philosophy

• Friday 22 March 2024, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
• S.KS.204
• Speakers: Jo Bervoets, Anthony Longo, Jasper Van de Vijver
• This session will be in Dutch

SESSION 3 - Multilingual Professional Communication

• Wednesday 24 April 2024: 12h30-14h00
• S.KS.203
• Speakers
• Katrien Verreyken: Use of AI tools in Operational Professional Communication course unit (Master's degree in Multilingual Professional Communication)
• Walter Daelemans: State of the art: use of AI for automatic grading and automatic detection of text generated by chatbots
• This session will be in Dutch

The History course will be covered later.

Fellow Dimitri Mortelmans (FSW) integrated two lessons around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) into the Introduction to Scientific Work (IWW) lessons. This added chapter offers students an introduction to ChatGPT and teaches them how to use this tool to make their own work more efficient. The chapter starts from a positive approach. Of course, aspects of plagiarism are emphasised, but the main focus is on integrating this tool as a support for one's own (academic) work and when studying.

Watch the lesson recordings and teaching materials here. (in Dutch)