This toolkit is designed to inspire and support educators in understanding and integrating generative AI (GenAI) tools within their teaching practices. The toolkit covers a wide range of relevant topics from basic understanding and exploration of GenAI tools to ethical considerations and practical implications in teaching. The toolkit also offers resources so that educators can delve deeper into the topics. However, the main purpose of the toolkit is to offer — a beginner, a novice, someone still reluctant or fearful to try or learn about these tools — the space to reflect and get started. By providing a foundation for practical and critical comprehension of GenAI, we aim to foster informed decision making in its application within educators’ individual educational contexts.

Gwen Nguyen’s GenAI disclosure statement

I’d like to begin by stating that I am not an AI expert. Like many of my peers in higher education, I am a learner — in fact, a curious and courageous one. Since the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022, I have immersed myself in learning about GenAI, prompting me to continuously think and reflect how technology influences our learning, being, and becoming, and vice versa. This journey inspired my initial writings aimed at encouraging educators to become acquainted with ChatGPT. Subsequently, it led to further explorations and workshops focused on GenAI literacy and incorporating human qualities into course design using GenAI.

I have invested considerable time in experimenting with various GenAI tools, including ChatGPT versions 3.5, 4, and 4o, as well as other models like Claude 3.5, Perplexity, and, recently, Gamma, among other AI tools designed for educators. However, it’s important to clarify that the content of this toolkit is entirely my creation. While nothing is entirely original, I have carefully curated various resources and ensured all are properly cited. In places where AI tools were used to generate prompts, I specify which tools were employed and how they contributed to the content.

Land acknowledgement

The BCcampus office is situated on the unceded territories of W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As individuals and an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.