I think banning anything is ultimately ineffective in the long term. Students will find a way. It is human nature to exploit, that is one of our great gifts that differentiates us from primates. Besides, take home assignments and open note tests/homework are lazy and ineffective forms of teaching. Oral assignments, group assignments, and hands on learning have always been superior. I am glad ChatGPT is lighting a fire under our education system’s ass to make change because it has become archaic in the technological era. If America does not fix our education system, we are going to fall as the world superpower. It’s merely a matter of on what timeframe.
I don’t support banning as others have stated. I taught college students full-time for 11 years and now teach as an adjunct management instructor. Students will find a work around. It’s an opportunity to work with AI instead of against AI. I primarily teach HR courses and find in class case studies, scenarios, gaming, and simulations keep students curious and engaged. However, I advocate for full-time faculty at all levels. More is asked of educators and rethinking a class after it’s planned for the semester + service + research if on tenure track is daunting. I’m excited to learn how others are working with AI instead of resisting AI.
As others have said, banning is never a long term solution. It usually just comes as a knee jerk reaction. People, even more than chat bots, are too smart. I compare it to when humans try to control nature rather than work with it (e. g. flood control). A better solution would be to incorporate the use of chat bots into the curriculum and award students based on their understanding and creative use of the tool.
It seems to me banning AI such as chatAPT in the schools will never be successful since resourceful students will always find a way to use it. I think it will be challenging but necessary to find ways to ensure students do their own original work by more in class room work and any other creative teaching methods, though not easy.
AI is here and will only become more pervasive in our world, so teaching students how to properly use AI to improve productivity will be another important shift in our educational systems.
I think banning anything is ultimately ineffective in the long term. Students will find a way. It is human nature to exploit, that is one of our great gifts that differentiates us from primates. Besides, take home assignments and open note tests/homework are lazy and ineffective forms of teaching. Oral assignments, group assignments, and hands on learning have always been superior. I am glad ChatGPT is lighting a fire under our education system’s ass to make change because it has become archaic in the technological era. If America does not fix our education system, we are going to fall as the world superpower. It’s merely a matter of on what timeframe.
Good perspective. I like the idea of technology pushing pedagogy to evolve.
I don’t support banning as others have stated. I taught college students full-time for 11 years and now teach as an adjunct management instructor. Students will find a work around. It’s an opportunity to work with AI instead of against AI. I primarily teach HR courses and find in class case studies, scenarios, gaming, and simulations keep students curious and engaged. However, I advocate for full-time faculty at all levels. More is asked of educators and rethinking a class after it’s planned for the semester + service + research if on tenure track is daunting. I’m excited to learn how others are working with AI instead of resisting AI.
As others have said, banning is never a long term solution. It usually just comes as a knee jerk reaction. People, even more than chat bots, are too smart. I compare it to when humans try to control nature rather than work with it (e. g. flood control). A better solution would be to incorporate the use of chat bots into the curriculum and award students based on their understanding and creative use of the tool.
It seems to me banning AI such as chatAPT in the schools will never be successful since resourceful students will always find a way to use it. I think it will be challenging but necessary to find ways to ensure students do their own original work by more in class room work and any other creative teaching methods, though not easy.
AI is here and will only become more pervasive in our world, so teaching students how to properly use AI to improve productivity will be another important shift in our educational systems.
Agreed. We’re in the very early days. I wonder what the optimal use of Chat GPT might look like in education.
ORIGINAL thoughts of the author are critical to good writing
So true. Chat GPT in it’s current iteration is a good co-pilot for writing but you need original thought to go from.
Yes. Unfortunately, there is a. lack of intellectual curiosity in most schools.