AI in education seems like it will end up being crucial for lesson planning. I am excited to try out Magic School AI, and I really liked their rubric creator as this is not something I feel particularly proficient in and can use to build some confidence. This topic clearly felt like something our professor felt passionate about and I felt inspired leaving the class.
While I may not be in this exact scenario, I find it will be valuable in general to tailor essay or written questions out to be more reflective and personal, not something easily replicable by AI. I think the technology will make for more curious students, and make more a more accessible classroom, and one managed more easily if the teacher is able to do some of the planning with help from AI. This has been stressed a lot in many of our courses, but it it obvious to check what content chatgpt or magic school has come up with before implementing it, and making tweaks as necessary to ensure it feels personal and functional within our classes. I hope many teachers will be willing to go with the flow and investigate new tech instead of resisting it and struggling to adapt. I think the run down on how AI algorithms work was interesting, although I was a bit lost I think the visual helped! As far as what else we covered in class, I want to stress how much I dislike the chat bots for larger companies, and find it so frustrating when I have an issue I know they cannot help me with. It feels so far off of where it needs to be, and I don’t know how much I’d like it if it was a stronger tool, as when I have a problem I feel more comfortable with a human being helping me out- especially when it comes to health. Even my vet office has a chat bot to answer questions before the visit.
I still feel uncomfortable with the AI art and the people it comes up with. I don’t see the vision yet and am resistant based on the shared opinion of many artists I respect.
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