Thanks for Sharing Matt. Like you I find myself looking for ways to incorporate AI, into my everyday activties. I have started with ChatGTP and recently have been trying Gemini. I have liked Gemini because it gives you mutiple drafts all at once.
I have similar experience that you have with using it as an editor as well as with creating examples within lesson planning. In an article on teaching Error Analysis, I had collected examples from teachers and used ChatGPT to create additional examples. I found that each example needed to adjusted but definitely good enough to for additional ideas.
As for limitations - I think you identified the key issue - does it take away from our learning process. The large push for creating AI Prompts and sharing them feels similar to going on TPT and buying someone elses ideas. I think the power of AI is in the critical thinking that occurs as you evaluate each answers. It is this evaluation that I worry that may not be utilize within the classroom and it will be used to just get an answer. Students need to learn how to use it as a tool, like you and I have used it.
HI Matt, Being reluctant to give AI a try, I appreciate the practical benefits as well as potential downfalls you honestly explore here--based on your own experiences. Your article left me willing to at least give this technology a try. Thank you.
My fear is that once bosses see the new efficiency, they will simply adjust expectations, so rather than our working with a room of 15 people and having more time to interact, we will have 25 people and our current or less time to interact. The efficiency brought by AI may not stick around. One question, then, becomes, how do we worker bees convince those above us that the brain space by AI is worth preserving?
Thanks Matt, Great advice, and if I need some support doing so I know where to find you.
Thanks for Sharing Matt. Like you I find myself looking for ways to incorporate AI, into my everyday activties. I have started with ChatGTP and recently have been trying Gemini. I have liked Gemini because it gives you mutiple drafts all at once.
I have similar experience that you have with using it as an editor as well as with creating examples within lesson planning. In an article on teaching Error Analysis, I had collected examples from teachers and used ChatGPT to create additional examples. I found that each example needed to adjusted but definitely good enough to for additional ideas.
As for limitations - I think you identified the key issue - does it take away from our learning process. The large push for creating AI Prompts and sharing them feels similar to going on TPT and buying someone elses ideas. I think the power of AI is in the critical thinking that occurs as you evaluate each answers. It is this evaluation that I worry that may not be utilize within the classroom and it will be used to just get an answer. Students need to learn how to use it as a tool, like you and I have used it.
HI Matt, Being reluctant to give AI a try, I appreciate the practical benefits as well as potential downfalls you honestly explore here--based on your own experiences. Your article left me willing to at least give this technology a try. Thank you.
My fear is that once bosses see the new efficiency, they will simply adjust expectations, so rather than our working with a room of 15 people and having more time to interact, we will have 25 people and our current or less time to interact. The efficiency brought by AI may not stick around. One question, then, becomes, how do we worker bees convince those above us that the brain space by AI is worth preserving?