Troy Carrington is an educational technologist/instructional designer and specializes in designing courses and programmes for blended and online delivery to andragogical (adult learners) audiences. His postgraduate degrees in electronic commerce and educational technology and experience working at The University of the West Indies have equipped him with the expertise to implement significant projects of high quality in a timely manner. To this end, he has successfully led and worked on projects related to blended, online and distributed delivery which were sponsored by organizations such as The European Union, CARICOM, OECS, PAHO, Ministry of Education, and various teacher training institutions across the Caribbean. Mr. Carrington strives for excellence and high quality in whatever he does. This has led to him receiving many service excellence awards and the prestigious Principal’s Award for Excellence. Amidst the hustle and bustle of life, Mr Carrington believes in nurturing mind, body and soul to improve the total person.
Session Description
“Artificial Intelligence in The Humanities: Benefits and Challenges for Assessment”
The Humanities entail the study of the human world and society from a critical perspective. An understanding of this perspective is often demonstrated by students through writing. Artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, can provide benefits during the writing process but can also pose significant challenges to assessing written thoughts, ideas and expressions from students in higher education. Consequently, an action research methodology was used to investigate these benefits and challenges. This session provides an overview of artificial intelligence tools, primarily ChatGPT; discusses issues faced by instructors when assessing student work which might be produced by ChatGPT; and makes recommendations for designing assessments that more accurately reflects the knowledge and skills of students.