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Intro to AI for Teachers
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Intro to AI
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Today's Agenda
What is AI? How can AI make teaching easier? What are some good, initial programs? What about student use? What are the next steps?
AI = Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
It should be viewed as a tool, similar to a calculator or search engine, to help users accomplish a task.
Did the internet create potential for students to cheat?
Can the internet be used in both positive and negative ways?
Did navigating and using the internet take time and practice to master?
THINK BACK TO THE EARLY DAYS OF THE INTERNET...
Would many choose not to use the internet in 2024 if they had access?
ALWAYS CHECK AI RESULTS FOR ACCURACY AND APPROPRIATENESS!!
HOW CAN AI MAKE TEACHING EASIER?
Let's explore two types of AI sites. It’s all about the prompts:
CONVERSATIONS WITH A CHATBOT
PRECREATED PROMPTS FOR TEACHERS
Tell the “chatbot” what you want in open dialogiue. Knowing how to word and refine your prompts is important for this type of AI.
List of “tools” that teachers can use to complete tasks. The prompts require mostly fill in the blank information.
GREAT EXAMPLES OF TYPE ONE
MAGICSCHOOL.AI
DIFFIT FOR TEACHERS
LET'S LOOK AT MAGICSCHOOL.AI
DIFFIT...A VERY SIMILAR ALTERNATIVE
MORE OPEN-ENDED BUT WITH FILL IN THE BLANK STYLE PROMPTS
HERE'S HOW A CHATBOT WORKS
Here's a simplified breakdown of the process: You send a message (prompt). The chatbot analyzes it. It chooses a response based on its rules or understanding based on its database. It sends you the response. AI-powered chatbots get "smarter" as they interact with users. The chatbot compares your input to a massive database of text and code to find the best response (predictive). Dialogue-style: AI manages the conversation's structure and ensures it makes sense. Remember, AI chatbots are still under development, so they're not perfect. They might misunderstand you or struggle with complex questions. But they're getting better all the time!
GREAT EXAMPLES OF TYPE TWO
CHATGPT
GEMINI from GOOGLE
GET THE FULL GUIDE AND RESOURCES HERE
JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT CANVA COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER...
They introduced Magic Studio, their own bank of AI tools!
OTHER GREAT AI TOOLS TO EXPLORE
FREE AI IMAGE GENERATOR WITH OPEN SOURCE USE
DALL-E 3
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE TECH HUB!
THERE IS AN ENTIRE PAGE DEVOTED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS FROM THE "RESOURCES" PAGE.
MAJOR CONCERN...
WHAT ABOUT STUDENT USE?
AND CHEATING...
THIS IS A HUGE, IMPORTANT, MULTI-LAYERED DISCUSSION TO HAVE. WE CAN HIT THE HIGH POINTS NOW, BUT WE WILL LIKELY REVISIT THIS IN THE FUTURE.
AI CATCHERS ARE UNRELIABLE
"Compared with traditional cheating in which information is plagiarized by being copied directly or pasted together from other work, ChatGPT pulls content from all corners of the internet to form brand new answers that aren't derived from one specific source, or even cited.” Source
WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN PLAGARISM CHECKERS
When Turnitin’s new AI detection was tested using 16 samples of both AI- generated and human-generated essays, “Turnitin accurately identified six of the 16 — but failed on three, including a flag on 8 percent of [one student’s] original essay. And [it receives] only partial credit on the remaining seven, where it was directionally correct but misidentified some portion of ChatGPT-generated or mixed-source writing.” However, Turnitin claims it’s detector is 98% accurate. Source
TESTED AND SHOWN TO BE INACCURATE
After a false cheating accusation, “[The University of California] is advising professors to use ’a variety of tools, along with [their] own analysis of the student’s work, to reach a preponderance of evidence rather than relying on a single tool...’” Source
BE CAREFUL BEFORE YOU ACCUSE A STUDENT OF CHEATING
NO ONE IS SAYING DON'T USE THEM...
JUST DON'T RELY ON THEM.
In this article from The Washington Post, Turnitin chief product officer Annie Chechitelli states,
“Our job is to create directionally correct information for the teacher to prompt a conversation.”
If using an AI Detector, use it in addition to other evidence of cheating. Suggestions (discussed at EdCamp) for detection results:< 40% Review/reiterate your rules/expectations for clarity. 40 - 60% Have a conversation about plagarism with student. > 60% Have a major conversation about plagarism...perhaps have an admin or fellow teacher review your findings and/or be present for the conversation.
Click HERE for a list of AI Detectors
THEN...HOW CAN TEACHERS BEAT AI?
1. Install the Revision History extension to run playback (like a video) of all the edits on a Google Doc...you can run it on Shared Docs or Docs submitted in G Classroom 2. Have students write in class when you can. Then, when they do write out of class, you can compare. 3. Personalize writing prompts if possible, adding phrases like How would it or does it feel or in your experience... 4. Have students turn in the assignment they have written outside of class. At the beginning of the next class, have them write a quick summary or outline of what they have submitted. 5. One teacher hid phrases in the writing prompt in white font with something like Add a sentence or two about dinosaurs... then, if a student copied and pasted the font into AI, it would hide that somewhere within the result.
EVERYTHING IS STILL VERY NEW...
SO...WHAT ARE NEXT STEPS? WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
RIGHT NOW...IT'S ALL BLOCKED FOR STUDENTS BUT ALLOWED FOR STAFF. WHAT IS THE DISTRICT'S STANCE GOING TO BE? WHAT ARE POSSIBLE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS? WE WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT.
THE BIG DEBATE...SHOULD STUDENTS BE ALLOWED TO USE IT?
CREATING OUTLINES
SUMMARIZING INFO
ACCESSING CONTENT (READING LEVEL)
EXPLAIN COMPLEX IDEAS
BUT...HOW COULD STUDENTS USE IT IN A WAY THAT'S NOT CHEATING?
GATHERING RESEARCH
ANALYSIS OF WORK
CITATIONS
CREATING STUDY MATERIALS
LOCATING SOURCES
SO NOW...WE WANT & NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.