{"id":37429,"date":"2023-01-13T15:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/?p=37429"},"modified":"2024-11-26T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:00:56","slug":"chatgpt-ai-and-your-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/chatgpt-ai-and-your-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"GenAI and your classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ChatGPT is one of several Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) software services that has free and paid versions with some others being Gemini, Poe, and Claude. ChatGPT was created by OpenAI, it was trained using Reinforcement Learning from human Feedback. ChatGPT interacts conversationally, in a dialogue format which makes it possible for the GenAI to answer questions in a more dialogue and discussion-based way. This GenAI will also admit it has made an error or that information is wrong and then will continue with the information presented. Much like this demonstration about Christopher Columbus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can see ChatGPT has some limitations…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While not everything that ChatGPT puts out is accurate, the sibling model InstructGPT is significantly better at following instructions like “…. to a 6-year-old” or making prompts with specific instructions. This model of the GenAI can be told to write particular prompts or will logically move through the question at hand. It will make up facts less often and show decreases in toxic output. While this model also has its limitations, there are certainly scary implications for those who intend to use the GenAI to write their own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Implications for the Classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The worry here is that students will use the AI to complete their coursework. While this would be against Wooster’s Code of Ethics, there is certainly a lot of room for experimentation and exploration among the student body. Unfortunately, because the AI is generating the work, traditional plagiarism scanners won’t work<\/em>. OpenAI, the creators of the ChatGPT are attempting to update their programming so that there is a digital watermark on any output created by the AI, with this watermark, programs like gptzero.me<\/a>, crossplag<\/a>, and many others allow you to check whether or not work was AI generated. While these programs are certainly mostly accurate, there are definitely instances in which the software misses the ChatGPT markers and will flag it as original, human-generated work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we shouldn’t immediately panic, we can start to look critically at the types of assignments we are working on with our students to continue to foster critical thinking and research skills. While ChatGPT has the ability to write prose, short stories, etc, it certainly can not write full research papers with citations. ChatGPT may also not make the big sweeping changes we think as educators. It is only free at this time, and while others may start to pop up before long, with the correct discourse, students can be informed of the risks, rewards, and limitations of ChatGPT use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what can we do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With every technological advancement, classrooms have to adapt to a new way of thinking about the resources that Students have access to. With calculators, at-home computers and network access, Wikipedia, smart phones, we’ve had to adapt our classrooms, ChatGPT is no different. In fact, there may be a way to get your students to think critically about technology, it’s uses and integrate ChatGPT in your classroom overall. There may also be ways for you to use ChatGPT as an educator to help you create more dynamic classrooms – faster!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an additional resource, this article<\/a> discusses the implications of ChatGPT in the Instructional Design world and the future of classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preventing ChatGPT use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Using discussion boards and forums in Moodle can allow you to not only see your students’ mastery of the content, but can give you insight into their writing style<\/em>. While it is possible for students to utilize ChatGPT for the initial ideas, in a successful discussion forum students can collaborate and interact with each other to help each other understand content they may have misunderstood or find a new interpretation of it and find collaborative techniques for teaching ad learning each other the content you’ve prepared for them
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Alternative Assessment styles are becoming more popular among educators and students alike. Moving away from the traditional Lecture Read Quiz, or Lecture Read Paper format is a popular shift among educators. not only does it prevent the educator from having to read large numbers of research papers throughout their semester. Using other forms of assessment for your content checks can not only engage your students in a new way, but also allow them to practice other real-world skills in technology, research and collaboration.

Examples of Alternative assessments:
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