Actively Shaping the Future of University Teaching
Artificial intelligence (AI) has long since become part of everyday life. At the beginning of June, students and teaching staff at the University of Bayreuth will have the opportunity to jointly discuss how AI can be meaningfully integrated into study and teaching – and thus actively engage with one of the key questions shaping the future of higher education.
AI is no longer just a topic for the future – it is already changing our daily lives, and higher education is no exception. Tools like ChatGPT open up new possibilities, but also raise important questions: How can we make meaningful use of AI in study and teaching? What opportunities and challenges does this present for all of us at the University of Bayreuth?
To explore these crucial issues together and help shape the future of teaching, the Students’ Parliament and the Centre for University Teaching invite you to the event “University Teaching in Dialogue: Between ChatGPT and Campus – Are We Using AI Meaningfully in Teaching?”. The event offers an open platform for exchange between students and academic staff. It will begin with two keynote speeches highlighting the relevance of AI in the world of work and its significance for higher education – by Prof. Dr. Agnes Koschmider, Chair of Business Informatics at the University of Bayreuth, and Martin Braun, co-founder of NeuroForge GmbH & Co. KG, a start-up established by five University of Bayreuth alumni to support local companies in applying AI technologies, particularly in areas such as production, logistics, manufacturing processes and quality control.
Following the keynotes, participants will delve deeper into the topic at several themed stations. In a World Café format, discussions will focus on how AI can be applied in various areas of university life – from exams to learning outside lectures. The event provides space to share experiences, develop future scenarios, and formulate ideas on how to engage with AI at the University of Bayreuth going forward.
Survey on the Use of AI Tools
The perspective of students is particularly important to the Student Parliament. That’s why they are keen to find out how students at the University of Bayreuth are already using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude – or are choosing not to use them. These insights will feed directly into the discussions at “University Teaching in Dialogue” and will help shape the future of teaching at the University of Bayreuth.
- Share your experience in just 10 minutes: survey-uni-bayreuth-tivian.de/uc/EinsatzKIStudium/
Why take part? By doing so, students contribute to the development of meaningful AI regulations, actively shape how AI is used at the University of Bayreuth, and provide valuable input for discussions with teaching staff.