"All my classes suddenly became AI classes
We can't beat AI, but it doesn't need to beat us (or our students)"
#AI #ChatGPT #edutooter @edutooters #EdTech
https://oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/all-my-classes-suddenly-became-ai
@MrsDi @edutooters Yeah, it reminds me of our great shift in engineering from slide rules to calculators. :)
@hasmis @MrsDi @edutooters
The biggest difference between #ChatGPT and the humble slide rule: Given the right inputs, the slide rule was reliable and easily verifiable. Not so with ChatGPT and the calculator. I still remember half a class of engineering students screaming at the other half who couldn't agree on the correct answer. Nobody could explain it without inspecting the differences in the chipsets.
@EggKnees @MrsDi @edutooters Half the class had HP calculators with Reverse Polish notation, vs. Texas Instruments. Such huge fights between rich and poor. The slide rule had great errors with decimal places. :)
@hasmis @MrsDi @edutooters
Decimal places were insignificant. The class was struggling with tenths of inches ;)
@EggKnees @MrsDi @edutooters Oh, that happens all the time.
@EggKnees @MrsDi @edutooters And then we made little jets from computer cards, and shot them with elastics through an open window, at the passersby. Extra point for impact! I mean, really, walking by an engineering building – what do you expect. We ran very fast. Computer cards were banned after that. :)
@hasmis @EggKnees @edutooters
I absolutely love the visual image I get from reading this!
@MrsDi @edutooters my district has blocked access to ChatGPT. Didn't tell anyone about it. Just can't go to the site while using district internet access. Many students only have district Chromebooks at home. They still can't access it to my knowledge.
@kramstad @edutooters
I know that New York City schools blocked it, Seattle Public Schools too I think.
A decent article on teaching with it as opposed to banning it: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/technology/chatgpt-schools-teachers.html
@MrsDi I'm just upset there was no public discussion about it. Or even a discussion within school's about it. Just a top down thing.
@MrsDi @edutooters great to have an AI policy and it encourages responsible exploration. I believe that’s the way forward. #AI is here to stay, and we need to readjust all the roles and expectations.