{"id":24096,"date":"2023-10-09T20:12:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=24096&post_type=story"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:52:09","slug":"what-can-ai-teach-us","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/what-can-ai-teach-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can AI Teach Us?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You settle into your chair and open your laptop to start writing your last planetary science<\/a> paper of the semester. Frustration builds as you gaze at a blank document. You remember ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot everyone\u2019s talking about. You log in and start a new chat: \u201cWrite an outline for a 1,000-word paper about ways to build infrastructure on Mars.\u201d Within seconds, a detailed list is generated, including everything from an introduction about \u201cthe importance of building infrastructure on Mars,\u201d to main points like \u201cunderstanding the Martian environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

You smile to yourself, knowing that ChatGPT just saved you from pulling an all-nighter.<\/p>\n

Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, or ChatGPT, is an AI language model launched by OpenAI in November 2022. After it quickly went viral, industries including education, healthcare<\/a> and the arts<\/a> have been scrambling to understand its functions and effects. Programmed with human-like responses to requests and questions, ChatGPT can write compelling essays, solve math problems and even plan your next vacation \u2014 just by typing a prompt. A major technology breakthrough<\/a>, yes \u2014 but one that raises a host of ethical, political, economic and social questions.<\/p>\n

As generative AI technology rapidly evolves, it\u2019s important to begin mastering its capabilities to educate future generations. Who better to prepare students for a future filled with a variety of AI tools than educators?<\/p>\n

\u201cIn many ways, I think these generative AI models are going to be a tool used in a lot of industries,\u201d says Thomas Cavanagh \u201906PhD<\/b>, 麻豆原创\u2019s vice provost for digital learning. \u201cIf we\u2019re not teaching students how to effectively use them, then we\u2019re missing a real opportunity to help them be successful in their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opening Doors for Digital Learning<\/h2>\n

麻豆原创 Digital Learning has been evolving learning methods to meet the needs of 麻豆原创 students, faculty and community partners for more than 26 years. The Division of Digital Learning, currently led by Cavanagh, was established in 2017 to leverage state-of-the-art technology to deliver a high-quality learning experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery class is different in how they need to approach AI,\u201d Cavanagh says. \u201cThe objectives of the course are going to determine a lot of the strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

ChatGPT can perform reasonably well \u2014 and fast \u2014 with several tasks and academic subjects. Students are getting comfortable with how easy it is to use to write essays and solve problem sets. In a recent student-led experiment, GPT-4 was even capable of passing freshman year at Harvard University with a 3.34 grade point average.<\/p>\n

Without doubt, educators everywhere are concerned about ChatGPT\u2019s negative impact on student learning, the accuracy of its responses and the possibility of cheating.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn some cases, [faculty] may want to prohibit the use of AI in [their] class,\u201d Cavanagh says. \u201cBut there is a certain [bit] of truth in the argument that [ChatGPT] is just an extension of existing tools, like a calculator is in math.\u201d<\/p>\n

Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, can perform foundational work, freeing up time to spend on more complex topics. There\u2019s potential in its use as an educational tool, for both students and educators, to create outlines for essays, write personalized lesson plans or even provide feedback on an assignment in a fraction of the time that a professor could.<\/p>\n

Cavanagh says some 麻豆原创 faculty members have already started incorporating AI into their instruction. One instance was having students use ChatGPT to write their first essay draft. Then, without using ChatGPT, they rewrote the essay and explained what they changed to improve it.<\/p>\n

Teaching Our Teachers<\/h2>\n

麻豆原创’s Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, in partnership with the Division of Digital Learning, started developing AI best practices for 麻豆原创 faculty in December 2022. Methods include everything from how to neutralize ChatGPT for academic integrity purposes to ways the software can be used in their assignments while still ensuring students aren\u2019t losing their ability to think critically.<\/p>\n

\u201cCritical thinking doesn\u2019t necessarily mean avoiding AI tools,\u201d says Kevin Yee, director of 麻豆原创\u2019s Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. \u201cJust as easily, faculty can create assignments that make use of AI and still challenge students to solve problems, apply concepts and think critically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Equally important is maintaining academic integrity. Yee says that the center, which supports 麻豆原创 instructors with effective teaching methods, has developed several recommendations for types of essay and project prompts that can minimize the risk of academic dishonesty using ChatGPT. Above all, instructors should be explicit about plagiarism and set the expectation for their students.<\/p>\n

Conversations on Campus<\/h2>\n

麻豆原创 is looking at AI across three dimensions: how it\u2019s impacting research, how it can be used to help faculty build their courses and how students can be taught to effectively use it.<\/p>\n

The rise of AI has sparked many discussions and presentations about its abilities and, more importantly, how it\u2019s transforming nearly every industry \u2014 including higher education.<\/p>\n

麻豆原创 stepped up by hosting the first nationwide AI conference for higher education practitioners in September. Representatives from institutions across the country gathered to share best practices and discuss the impact that AI will have on teaching and learning in colleges.<\/p>\n

Being a leader in digital pedagogy uniquely positioned the university to share its best practices with integrating emerging technology. Educators also got a glimpse of the exceptional way 麻豆原创 supports its faculty through the Faculty Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we elevate our readiness to help 麻豆原创 students achieve AI fluency \u2026 we expect 麻豆原创\u2019s name will increasingly become associated with this kind of practical application of AI in teaching,\u201d Yee says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24265,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[1628,1477,1476,1647,1414,1646,1645],"class_list":["post-24096","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-center-for-distributed-learning","tag-division-of-digital-learning","tag-faculty-center-for-teaching-and-learning","tag-innovation","tag-kevin-yee","tag-thomas-cavanagh","issues-fall-2023"],"yoast_head":"\nExploring Artificial Intelligence's Impact and Role in College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"麻豆原创 explores ways to learn from AI chatbots like ChatGPT to improve the learning experience for students and faculty.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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