Friday Finds — Good News, Learning Out Loud, ChatGPT
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Uncanny, creepy and bland: Brian Strang reflects on his chat with the artificial intelligence language model ChatGPT and the threat it does (or doesn’t) pose to writing instruction.
College Unbound - AI Generative Tools Policy Development Plan Updated 1/9/2022 The development of policy around the use of artificial intelligence generative tools in education at College Unbound will include several different actions. They are laid out here in a rough-timeline. For more info...
Several resources re: ChatGPT and teaching/learning implications from McMurtrie, Mills, & Co. - Learning Ecosystems
Teaching: Will ChatGPT Change the Way You Teach? -- from Chronicle.com by Beth McMurtrie Excerpt: Want to get involved in the conversation around AI writing tools? Here are a few resources you might find helpful. Anna Mills has put together several documents: AI Text Generators and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry How do we
9 ways ChatGPT saves me hours of work every day, and why you’ll never outcompete those who use AI effectively. [Valdarrama] - Learning Ecosystems
9 ways ChatGPT saves me hours of work every day, and why you'll never outcompete those who use AI effectively. -- from linkedin.com by Santiago Valdarrama Excerpts: A list for those who write code: Explaining code... Improve existing code... Rewriting code using the correct style... Rewriting code using idiomatic constructs... Simplifying code... Writing test cases...
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) for writing (including ChatGPT) can quickly create coherent, cohesive prose and paragraphs on a seemingly limitless set of topics. The potential for abuse in academic integrity is clear, and our students could be using these tools already. Furthermore, it is likely that this is…
I’m frustrated by the conversation around ChatGPT in higher education. So far, the conversation has been largely about using the tool as a text generator and fears around how students can use it fo…
What’s next for AI [Heikkilä and Douglas Heaven] + several other items re: AI and the future - Learning Ecosystems
What’s next for AI -- from technologyreview.com by Melissa Heikkilä and Will Douglas Heaven Get a head start with our four big bets for 2023. Excerpts: But take the conversational skills of ChatGPT and mix them up with image manipulation in a single model and you’d get something a lot more general-purpose and powerful. Imagine
ChatGPT and higher education: last week and this week
What might ChatGPT mean for higher education? Last week I posted a list of resources on that question. Then on Thursday we held a Future Trends Forum session on the topic. More than 250 people joi…
Many of those of us who work in higher ed have been thinking about ChatGPT since OpenAI dropped free access to it at the end of November. The fancy new chatbot which can generate essays, responses …
Impact of AI on Teaching and Learning Interest Group I’ve set up this document to help us organize our thoughts and share resources as we explore the intersection of AI and education. Feel free to add discussion questions, readings, and other resources. The suggested breakout groups and discussio...
I've been in convos recently with teachers about writing bots & I'd urge all teachers to learn how they work so that you and your students can use these tools productively and responsibly.they're not going away.and they are powerful.here's the rephrase menu option for example: https://t.co/AH9SUrzmDx pic.twitter.com/BTAyYzbbow— Laura Gibbs (@OnlineCrsLady) October 13, 2022
