Your Career: Why you should embrace ChatGPT in the classroom

Instead of acting as AI gatekeepers, faculty members would be better off as cognitive curators. ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. Instead of acting as AI gatekeepers, faculty members would be better off as cognitive curators. Since the emergence of ChatGPT, a lot of faculty members have been wondering, “What should I say about AI on my syllabus?” Most of the time, what they’re really asking is: “How do I police the use of AI in my classes?” But at this point, the issue isn’t so much whether artificial intelligence will replace other kinds of intelligence but, rather, how it will augment our thinking. Rather than worry about drafting the perfect syllabus policy, faculty members would be better served by asking a different question: How can we use these tools in our teaching and better prepare students to thrive in a so-called artificially intelligent world? Here are some strategies: - Prompt students and AI bots to take turns extending one another’s “limits.” During classroom discussions or activities, ChatGPT can come in handy when students run out of steam. Classroom “conversations” with AI can inspire new ideas or directions of thought. - Encourage students to question how ChatGPT and other AI tools know anything. Ask students to do research on what is known and unknown about how these tools are built and how that influences their ability to develop a research topic or extend an argument. Discovering the opacity surrounding these closely guarded trade secrets leads to a healthy skepticism of AI’s perceived magic. Continue reading: “[Are We Asking the Wrong Questions About ChatGPT?]( by J.T. Torres and Adam Nemeroff Share your suggestions for the newsletter with Denise Magner, an editor at The Chronicle, at denise.magner@chronicle.com. 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