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No Learning Wasted: Prior Learning Credit and Equitable Transfer Practices

March 17, 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Virtual Meeting Link

Credit for Prior Learning is an essential strategy for supporting adult learners and transfer students. It is based on the premise that it doesn’t matter where learning occurs; what matters is what students know and what they can do.

USC Upstate recognizes a range of educational experiences and grants credit for prior learning: AP, CLEP, and similar exams; credit from military transcripts; workplace training experience recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE); credit by challenge exam for a USC Upstate course; credit by advanced standing (application for back credit); and credit by portfolio. USC Upstate also recognizes the completion of the general education requirements of an associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree at another accredited institution as fulfilling the general education requirements for a USC Upstate bachelor’s degree.

Learn how to navigate USC Upstate’s credit for prior learning policies and procedures and contribute to an accessible, affordable, and equitable education for all.

Can’t attend? Read more about Awarding Credit for Prior Learning and Institutional Best Practices. Explore the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning’s resources on “A Brighter Future through Credit for Prior Learning.”

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The Implications of ChatGPT in Higher Education

March 22, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Arts and Sciences Building, Room 117

a human hand and robot hand with fingertips meeting in the post of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Geometric design of glowing computer screens in the background.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

The speed and power of ChatGPT to generate fluid text and synthesize information has taken higher education by surprise. Join this panel discussion of the implications of ChatGPT in higher education. Panelists include Dr. John Barnett, dean of the Library; Dr. Ron Fulbright, professor of information management and systems; Dr. Shuang Hundley, assistant professor of digital studies and mass media; and Tasha Thomas, senior instructor of English. 

Can’t attend? Check out “How Much Is Too Much? Drawing the Line on AI Assistance” by The Sentient Syllabus Project and “Artificial Intelligence: Friend, Foe, or Neither?” by the International Center for Academic Integrity.

Ryan Watkins’s article, “Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT” includes several sample assignments that teach students to use ChatGPT responsible or highlight its limits. These also include assignments that have a non-AI and with-AI option in case not every student wants to or has the capability to create a ChatGPT account. Finally, don’t forget to check out the USC Upstate Syllabus template for suggested language about academic integrity.