The New York Times has shared an article named Lesson Plan: Teaching and Learning in the Era of ChatGPT . In this article author Katherine Schulten goes over what ChatGPT is and how schools are reacting to it. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence that many schools are starting to ban the use of for their students.
What is artificial intelligence(AI)?
Artificial intelligence is a machine that is able to solve questions and problems like a real human would. Most forms of artificial intelligence are found in computers and many types of technology such as phones/tablets.
From the sound of that artificial intelligence sounds like an amazing thing. It’s an incredible invention but in the article I found that’s not the case 100% of the time. The article shares that many teachers are worried about Chat GPT because students are using it in order to solve their own work. This is a giant issue because students won’t learn the material taught on their own and will rely on the usage of Chat GPT to get through the work.
Schulten shares a compromise in which ChatGPT can be used by students and teachers in a fair and healthy way. The compromise offered is the one in which a teacher uses ChatGPT in their lesson plans. By doing this the teacher is able to bring up what ChatGPT is and explain to the class what the proper use of it would be and what it exactly does.
Another compromise shared was to ask students if they knew what ChatGPT was and what it does. By doing this teachers get an insight and better understanding to what their students know. Schulten says even better it would be great if the teacher allows the students to test out the AI. In doing this the students also grasp the knowledge and understanding of exactly how an AI works.
Another key point that Schulten shares is that ChatGPT can be used in teaching students with small activities. A teacher does not need to use ChatGPT to do all the work for them but they can use some ideas as guides that can help them teach their class. Although one must remember that there are always guidelines needing to be followed in just what amount of usage is fine and what is too much usage for one’s personal gain.
ChatGPT is here to stay and many more AI’s are bound to come in the near future. As Schulten stated in her article I agree that it would be best if teachers include it in their lesson plan and go over it with their students. If the student and teacher are able to gain a grasp of how ChatGPT works then it will be beneficial to the class as a whole instead of hiding away from it out of fear of it being abused in education.
