{"id":8736,"date":"2024-11-06T14:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T14:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/?p=8736"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:37:50","slug":"digital-skills-in-ai-generative-ai-introducing-the-discovery-tools-questionnaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2024\/11\/06\/digital-skills-in-ai-generative-ai-introducing-the-discovery-tools-questionnaire\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Digital skills in AI + Generative AI\u2019 – Introducing the Discovery Tool\u2019s questionnaire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AI – and particularly Generative AI which involves creating new content such as images or text from prompts – have gained considerable attention. With so many new tools and uses for Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI, it can be difficult knowing where to start. One starting point is to find out where you are with your own knowledge using the Discovery Tool\u2019s new \u2018Digital skills in AI and Generative AI\u2019 questionnaire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Discovery tool has been available for both staff and students at Southampton since August 2022. It is part of a wider initiative around developing the digital capabilities of staff and students at the University. I gave this latest questionnaire a try myself and thought I\u2019d share my experiences here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The questionnaire : What it involves <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The questionnaire took me about 10 minutes to complete. It helped me reflect on my capabilities and opportunities to develop skills in 7 areas of digital capability. Once I completed the questionnaire, I received my personalised report. This included a radar chart of my results and text summaries for each capability. It also has a resource bank and suggests resources alongside some next steps I could take to build my confidence and skills. Below is a screenshot of my radar chart:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The questionnaire : My thoughts and findings <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I found the process of taking the questionnaire quite informative. I realised \u2018AI and digital communication\u2019 is currently my strongest skillset. This is mainly because when I communicate, I already consider whether AI-generated content is accurate, appropriate, inclusive and accessible. I also learnt that in terms of \u2018Responsible AI\u2019, although I was aware of uneven gender representation and concerns relating to privacy and data storage. However, in terms of ‘AI and digital proficiency’, completing the questionnaire has made me think more about how large LLMs work and how much the quality of any prompt or input can impact the quality of any output you receive in return. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My report also took some interesting suggestions from the resource bank. For example, a course using Copilot with Excel that I could use to boost my AI and data literacy capabilities. This is something I definitely plan on exploring.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I find the questionnaire and resource bank? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n