A recent study claims that the use of ChatGPT (as well as other generative AI tools) to study could have harmful consequences. And in the hands of teachers, Instead? As we have already had the opportunity to write, this phenomenon is also on the rise.
ChatGPT in the hands of teachers
An interesting article published over the weekend by CNN collects some testimonies, directly from representatives of the category, useful for understanding how the teaching staff can benefit from it. Diane Gayeski, a professor at Ithaca College, says for example that she uses it for homework correction delivered by his students.
The best way to look at AI for assessments is as an assistant that can perform an initial reading. And he’s pretty good at it.
The teacher goes further, then showing the students the feedback received from theartificial intelligence and the way the texts have been rewritten, so that they can draw useful advice from them. ChatGPT is therefore seen as an opportunity, both for those sitting at the desks and for those at the desk.
Not everyone thinks the same way. And the doubts expressed by those who believe that the advent of AI could have an impact negative impact on the school world they are equally legitimate. As often happens when we are faced with an innovation, only the definition of precise, reasonable and above all truly applicable rules can be of help.
AI in schools: inside or outside, the solution (which doesn’t exist)
Sticking your head in the sand and pretending ChatGPT doesn’t exist isn’t there solution ideal, nor does it represent a forward-looking approach. Certainly, neither is letting the tool be used secretly to save time, also considering its nature, which often gives rise to anomalous behaviour.
The times when we discussed the use of the smartphones at school, a device seen by some as an absolute evil to be eradicated and by others as a valid ally in studying. Or, when we started to propose to him eBooks as alternative (and decidedly lighter) versions of traditional paper books. Today they are employed by a considerable number of institutions.
