There are many potential implications for AI to be used
As the development of AI rapidly progresses, there are many applications that could be used for future teachers. Ever struggling to think of quality multiple choice questions? Enter chatGPT being told to “Make me a multiple choice test on molar mass for high school students” and you get…
The great thing about this for teachers is that it can provide a framework for question ideas or prompts. These questions can be used to make study materials on websites like Kahoot! or Quizlet. If a teacher is feeling up for more chatGPT prompted materials, they can develop whole lesson plans/ideas. By prompting chatGPT with “Write me lesson plans for stoichiometry in chemistry. Using science standards from the state of Oregon”, I was provided the following:
These lesson plans provide ideas for teachers to be able to build on to deliver quality instruction to students. Ideas for lesson plans can be helpful due to their ability to generate new ideas for teachers. However, we know how teaching has much more to do with developing relationships with students than it does have to do with making lesson plans and creating tests. Here come chatGPT, yet again, to the rescue. When asked “How to console struggling students as a high school teacher”, chatGPT responded with:
To my surprise, chatGPT offered pretty helpful advice. This advice can be useful for teachers to ground themselves and provide perspective to be able to be the most effective educators to our students. To many students surprise, teachers are not robots like chatGPT is.
AI generated responses can be a great resource for teachers to help them develop materials, prepare for their classes, or grow in toolkit skills for student interaction. However, all of these things require, dedication, effort, and consistency. AI can help teachers find water, but it cannot make them drink. There is exponential opportunities provided by the help of opensource AI, but it requires professional stewardship and honest work to be able to derive all from it.
Garrett, first off – that featured image. Wut? Is he walking an anteater cloned onto a horse. I can see you are having fun with AI art.
I’m not a scientist, so I can’t judge the validity of the test and lesson plan. But sounds like they work for you.
I agree. I think AI is a great resource for teachers. Great for generating ideas and brainstorming. Hopeful more as well.
Hi Garrett! This is a very positive use of AI, I’m glad that it looks like it could work in real-world situations. ChatGPT could definitely be a helpful time saver for generating classroom activity ideas. I think AI is more helpful than doing a Google search for advice such as this, since it synthesizes some ideas already!