GenAI at Deakin
GenAI tool ChatGPT was launched in 2022. With upgrades and the emergence of parallel tools, this technology saw extremely rapid mass uptake.
The pace at which these tools are developing is outstripping the capability of University staff and students to develop relevant skills to use them appropriate. As genAI tools become embedded in workplaces and classrooms, guidance on appropriate use becomes a requirement for all staff and students.
GenAI tools are fundamentally used for exploring and synthesising data. They apply to intellectual and creative work.
At Deakin, three broad domains of work are being affected by genAI now: teaching and learning, research and innovation, and business process development. Since our staff and students work across these three domains, it is critical that advice and practice is coordinated, simple to understand and responsive as tools change.
GenAI Steering Group
Deakin’s genAI Steering Group was established in 2023 to:
- oversee of the uptake of genAI tools and associated activity
- coordinate institutional guidelines for the use of genAI, with cross-reference to specific guidance for learning and teaching, research and enterprise use
- consolidate advice from relevant teams in the Academic and Research and Innovation Portfolios and Digital Services on current practice, emerging issues and technologies
- connect communities of practice and networks across the University.
Members
The Group is co-chaired by the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation. Members include:
- Pro Vice-Chancellor Teaching and Learning
- Pro Vice-Chancellor Researcher Development Academy
- University Librarian
- Executive Director, Customer Experience Hub
- Chief Information and Digital Officer.
Deakin genAI principles
- We empower people through human-led decision-making.
- We use evaluative judgement to guide human-genAI practices.
- We value equitable and inclusive genAI engagement, design and implementation.
- We are committed to an educative and informed approach to genAI engagement.
- We are accountable for safe, responsible and transparent applications of genAI.
- We value innovative, experimental and brave decisions.
Resources for students and staff
A range of resources are available to support students and staff to explore and use genAI safely and ethically:
- using genAI
- using genAI in your studies
- using genAI in your research
- assessment and genAI
- Deakin staff may log in for more information about using genAI.
Contact us
For more information about Deakin's genAI Steering Group or to raise a genAI-related matter, please email sdvc-ac@deakin.edu.au.