When ChatGPT started making it mainstream, I showed my two kids, who are in middle school, a news clip of how some teachers were using it in their classrooms and how some were banning it. They asked some questions, and we discussed how they might use it.
Then, we tested out how it could help with word choice, how it might teach them some things more concisely than Google, and writing funny stories— after all they are in middle school 😜. We talked about what would be considered cheating and what might be an appropriate way to use the tool. Although the line is vague and constantly evolving on what AI can and can’t be used for in school and in academia, we agreed that simply plugging in a prompt and copying and pasting it is unethical.
Today’s Bright Spot explores some of the exciting potential AI can bring to education and academia and a few ways educators can begin exploring and evaluating this lesser charted territory.
