Generative AI for academics / Mark Carrigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carrigan, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Educational applications.

Artificial intelligence.

Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.

Education, Higher.

Academic writing.

Professional ethics.

Physical Description:

180 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, California : Sage, [2025]

Summary:

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 principlesMark Carrigan is a digital sociologist, author and Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Generative AI and Universities

Chapter 2 Generative AI and Reflexivity

Chapter 3 The Ethics of Generative AI

Chapter 4 Thinking

Chapter 5 Collaborating

Chapter 6 Communication

Chapter 7 Engagement

Chapter 8 Academic Futures

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1529690404

9781529690408

1529690390

9781529690392

OCLC:

1450555765

Publisher Number:

90101067842