As a teacher, I can say with confidence that I am not in the least worried. The writing process can still be effectively taught, but the methods of assessment will drastically change. I think for the higher education, professors will likely bring back oral examinations for proof of mastery. At the secondary level, teachers will do one of two things. Either they will be forced by admin to lock down the internet, which is definitely the worst timeline for student engagement and learning, or they will choose to integrate programs like Chat GPT as part of the learning process.
I am in favor of the latter approach. I see Chat GPT as being a great tool to teach students how to verify and cross check information, as one of the flaws of AI is that it can be confident in its assertions, while being absolutely wrong. Additionally, the prompting for the finished product is extremely important. Garbage input = garbage output.
The essays that are produced from Chat GPT may look extremely professional, but unless careful consideration has been given to the prompting phase, they are very shallow, and depending upon the given topic, they can also contain a plethora of factual and analytical errors. This is especially true with prompts that require synthesis of information, such as comparing the styles and writings of two different authors. I've heard from professors that Chat GPT fails spectacularly at these types of essays and articles.
That has been going on for quite a long time. This technology doesn't change that. If anything, this technology exposes how useless the metrics of education truly are to the mastery of any given content, concept, or practice.
As a teacher, I can say with confidence that I am not in the least worried. The writing process can still be effectively taught, but the methods of assessment will drastically change. I think for the higher education, professors will likely bring back oral examinations for proof of mastery. At the secondary level, teachers will do one of two things. Either they will be forced by admin to lock down the internet, which is definitely the worst timeline for student engagement and learning, or they will choose to integrate programs like Chat GPT as part of the learning process.
I am in favor of the latter approach. I see Chat GPT as being a great tool to teach students how to verify and cross check information, as one of the flaws of AI is that it can be confident in its assertions, while being absolutely wrong. Additionally, the prompting for the finished product is extremely important. Garbage input = garbage output.
The essays that are produced from Chat GPT may look extremely professional, but unless careful consideration has been given to the prompting phase, they are very shallow, and depending upon the given topic, they can also contain a plethora of factual and analytical errors. This is especially true with prompts that require synthesis of information, such as comparing the styles and writings of two different authors. I've heard from professors that Chat GPT fails spectacularly at these types of essays and articles.
Worse than that. Doctors, scientists, etc. How many now cheat through higher education and people put their lives in their hands?
That has been going on for quite a long time. This technology doesn't change that. If anything, this technology exposes how useless the metrics of education truly are to the mastery of any given content, concept, or practice.