In the article ChatGPT: Understanding the new landscape and short-term solutions, author Cynthia Alby provides some guidance in answering the following problems that many faculty have raised in recent weeks.
I fooled around with ChatGPT and it didn't seem like much of a threat...
I want to experiment with AI but the sites are currently overwhelmed with traffic...
I usually use plagiarism software, and that won't work with ChatGPT. I also don't have time to run each piece through a detector one by one...
I usually have students write reflections or answer prompts over assigned readings to ensure that they have read them, now they could probably use ChatGPT for that...
Some or all of my current assignments could be completed well by students who understand the nuances of using AI and are willing to spend a few minutes tweaking...
Testing in the online environment was already problematic, and now it feels even more so...
I don't want to turn to less-than optimal solutions. Is there a way I could go straight for something more ideal?
Are instructors going to be replaced by AI?
I started thinking about how to embrace AI and get excited about what this could mean for education, but I don't know where to look.
I think my institution needs to act fast to get out ahead of this. What could we be doing?
