[I think we could all use some reminders these days of the best of our communities and conversations. So for this year’s Fall Semester reflections series, I wanted to share one moment from each of my classes that embodied those collective goals. I’d love to hear about your Falls in comments!]
I haven’t
said much if anything in this space yet about AI, although I will be doing so
next week as part of my Year in Review series. As I’m sure everyone reading
this knows, it has become a central focus in the world of higher ed, and
perhaps especially for those of us teach writing. I’ve actually seen the most
use of programs like ChatGPT in my online-only literature courses, where of
course all the work is already happening online and where it’s harder to build
the kinds of communal respect that allows us to talk together about such
fraught topics. I did see a few instances in my First-Year Writing sections this
Fall, but what I wanted to highlight here is another product of that mutual
respect: when I identified this AI-driven writing with the individual students,
they were willing and able to recognize why this wasn’t a good call, to hear my
perspective, and to work together with me to help develop their own ideas and
writing for these assignments instead. If our job is to teach—and yeah, it sure
is—then that’s how we should be approaching AI too, as another moment for
teaching and learning and growth.
Next
reflection tomorrow,
Ben
PS. Whattaya
got?
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