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PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
Many teachers are facing a new battle--Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). They're concerns are two-fold. First they worry about students cheating. Second they worry about learning another piece of technology. We have a tendency to harken toward the worst case scenario and focus on the potential problems. Yes, students will use A.I. to cheat and sometimes we'll catch them and sometimes we won't. These are the same fears we teacher had when the TI-35 calculator came out or when computers were introduced to classrooms or when the internet became readily available. A.I. is an iteration of the same old thing. But, what if we didn't focus on the problems of A.I.? What if we teachers focused on positive possibilities? I already have. With a 1 hour information session and a 1 hour webinar under my belt, I've dived into using ChatGPT several times. I used it to write sub plans for another teacher who needed emergency plans for his geometry class. I have used it as a thought partner as a student. When I was required to write a paper for one of my doctoral classes, on a topic for which I didn't have enough background knowledge, I asked ChatGPT for ideas to fit the prompt. Then I did all of the research and completely wrote the paper myself. This is a strategy I want to teach my students so that they can us this tool to help them as learners. I can tell you that it was super easy to use...just like instant messaging with a friend. You do need to be very detailed and specific with your requests. It can save us teachers time, writing emails, summarizing reports, and so much more. While we teachers should have our eyes open to the pitfalls of students using A.I., we can also embrace the benefits it offers us as well.
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AuthorNadene Klein, M.Ed. has been an educator for over 25 years. She brings a passion and love for science to the classroom and through this blog to you. Archives
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