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ALittlePeaceAndQuiet59 karma

I'd like to add to this.

When the internet became more commonplace in households, the initial reaction from academia was to ban its use, requiring sources cited from hard copy periodicals, books, and other reference material. But some schools and individual teachers leaned into the new technology, teaching students how to use it to their benefit.

This required a firmer grasp on evaluating the quality and bias of sources, and it taught lifelong lessons associated with such practices.

I would argue this is no different.

Teachers should embrace new technologies, especially ones that are likely to become valued in the job market.

This is off the top of my head, but if I taught literature, for example, I would introduce my students to Chat GPT and have them come up with three questions that yield valuable information on the theme, cultural context, and impact of a novel or poem we are reading. Then they evaluate the AI response they feel they could use it in a professional capacity. They would have to turn in the questions they came up with, the AI responses, and their evaluation.

Based on recent trends, it seems AI is here to stay. Teachers can spend their time policing students to ensure they follow trends of the past, or they can prepare them for an evolving job market that will value experience using artificial intelligence.

Signed,

A Struggling Two-Time Dropout from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

ALittlePeaceAndQuiet15 karma

I'm sure some would try, but AI is far from reliably and consistently imitating student voices in writing.

But even when that's possible, it should be filtered out by participation in class. If a student can't discuss what they did on the assignment, it will be obvious. And if they can, then the lesson has been learned, no matter how they produced it.

ALittlePeaceAndQuiet7 karma

There are a lot of questions, like this one, that ask for judgment on details that he may not have greater authority about.

Analyzing the revenue statements of these companies doesn't necessarily give him a better perspective than anyone else.

He also may have a strong personal opinion that wouldn't be smart to share while representing his employer.

ALittlePeaceAndQuiet6 karma

I'm sure we will. I hope it's a mix. There are probably better ideas than the one I came up with, but the idea should be to incorporate new technologies that are being adopted in workplaces rather than to shun them.

ALittlePeaceAndQuiet5 karma

Do you think, in most businesses, that cell phones add a value, besides basic communication and remote checking of email? Unless someone is in app development, I can't think of much. I don't know that teaching anything about cell phones is so widely applicable, beyond the things people automatically know how to do after owning one for a few days. I'm happy to be proven otherwise, but I can't think of anything.

Edit, to add: I know there is Great value from cell phones in many different jobs, but based on specific apps. I can't think of something that is widely applicable that would be taught to all.