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Hot(take) Chatbot Summer: Considering Value Propositions
They say… one of the keys to successful blogging is regular and systematic publishing of posts. Well dear reader, it has been six months since my last entry and alas I must admit I’m just not that kind of blogger… but here we are. The last few posts here really took off and far surpassed…
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Prior to (or instead of) using ChatGPT with your students
I have been thinking, reading, and writing a lot about OpenAI’s ChatGPT product over the last month. I’ve been writing from the perspective of instructional design/faculty development/edtech mostly in higher education, though I did dive into a bit of K-12 (which is totally out of my element). I understand the allure of the tool and…
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ChatGPT and Good Intentions in Higher Ed
I’m frustrated by the conversation around ChatGPT in higher education. So far, the conversation has been largely about using the tool as a text generator and fears around how students can use it for “cheating”. I tend to think this is only the tip of the iceberg and it frustrates me – this convo is…
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ChatGPT ID/FacDev?
Many of those of us who work in higher ed have been thinking about ChatGPT since OpenAI dropped free access to it at the end of November. The fancy new chatbot which can generate essays, responses to qualitative quiz questions, and discussion board prompts has everyone thinking about academic integrity and “cheating”. The tech has…