Faculty Perspectives on Generative AI: An Examination of Expectations, Policies, and Practices on Course Syllabi

• In Event: Examining AI Perspectives and Usage in Postsecondary Teaching

Abstract

Since the emergence of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, higher education administrators and faculty have been actively developing policies and guidelines around the use of generative AI (GenAI) technologies. With students rapidly adopting tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude Anthropic, it has become increasingly important for instructors to clearly communicate their expectations, policies, and the rationale for the (non-)use of GenAI technologies in their courses.

In this paper, we examine how faculty at a school of professional studies in the northeastern United States are addressing the use of GenAI. Specifically, we analyze instructors' course-level GenAI policies and explore how faculty are communicating their expectations around the responsible and ethical use of these tools within academic settings.

Authors

• Rachel Eunjoon Um, New York University

• Hui Soo Chae, New York University