19/08/2026
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The Office of the Vice President for Academics and Student Services, in coordination with the Curriculum and Instruction and the Faculty Development Offices, conducted the online seminar-workshop entitled, โArtificial Intelligence in the Academe: AI Detection in the Work/Outputs of Students in the Tertiary Levelโ on August 14, 2026, Friday, made possible through the unrelenting leadership of the University President, Dr. Elbert M. Galas.
With notable resource speakers, namely: Dr. Ryan S. Evangelista, founding president of the Institute of Computer Engineers of the Phils. (ICEP) and Senior Consultant, Tech. Com. Solutions, Pte., Ltd., Singapore; and Dr. Thelma D. Palaoag, the vice president for Research, Innovation and Institutional and Professor, College of Information Technology and Computer Science of the University of Cordilleras, Baguio City, the activity brought together more than 400 participants who actively joined the whole-day online learning session, showing the academic communityโs strong interest in understanding the responsible and appropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education.
The seminar-workshop also highlighted PSU BOR Resolution No. 19, Series of 2026 approved on March 18, 2026, entitled, โPolicy and Guidelines on the Responsible Use of AI in Teaching, Learning and Assessment at Pangasinan State University.โ This policy aims to establish a clear, fair and institutionally aligned framework governing the ethical, transparent and accountable use of AI across all campuses and programs of PSU.
More importantly, the learnings from the seminar-workshop will be integrated into the faculty membersโ Instructional Delivery Plans, particularly in the assessment and checking of studentsโ outputs, ensuring that these are aligned with the course and learning outcomes.
Through this initiative, participants were given a valuable opportunity to deepen their understanding of AI, while also reflecting on the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities that come with its growing use in the academic community.
Indeed, the AI era is here and the academe is ready to navigate it with knowledge, responsibility and purpose.