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Generative AI for academics

Name: Generative AI for academics
Author: Mark Carrigan

Mark Carrigan

18 December 2024

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Book Synopsis

This is your indispensable guide to navigating the rise of generative AI as an academic. It thoughtfully explores rapidly evolving AI capabilities reshaping higher education, examining challenges and ethical dilemmas across the sector. It provides useful strategies for using generative AI in your scholarly work while upholding professional standards. This practical guidance addresses four core areas of academic work: Thinking: How to use generative AI to augment individual and collaborative scholarly thinking that can assist in developing novel ideas and advancing impactful projects Collaborating: Explore how generative AI can be used as a research assistant, coordinating teams and enhancing scholarly cooperation Communicating: Cautioning against over-reliance, examine how generative AI can relieve communication burdens while maintaining professionalism and etiquette Engaging: thoughtful and practical frameworks are offered for using these developments to support online engagement without sacrificing scholarly principles Dr Mark Carrigan is a digital sociologist, author and Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, where he is co-lead of the Digital Education Manchester group. ***Unlock exclusive, time-limited access to our custom GPT, designed to deepen your engagement, when you purchase a copy of the book***

About The Author

Dr Mark Carrigan FRSA FHEA is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester where he is co-lead of the Digital Education Manchester group. Trained as a philosopher and sociologist, his research aims to bridge fundamental questions of social ontology with practical and policy interventions to support the effective use of emerging technologies within education. He has written or edited nine books, including Social Media for Academics, published by Sage and now in its second edition.

Product Details

ISBN: 9781529690392
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sage, (18 December 2024)
Number of Pages: 180
Language: English
Dimensions: 242 x 170 mm
Categories:: Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects Artificial intelligence AI Higher education, tertiary education Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)