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Weekly Reflection – 10

I want to focus on plagiarism and how to avoid it in education, but I think it really boils down to seeing AI as a tool. I like the idea of steering away from homework, and being able to supervise students in the classroom while they complete their work, as well as keeping the prompts and questions personal enough that it would be more difficult to have chatgpt write the response. I also want to ensure I am checking in often and giving feedback, hopefully leading to students asking questions if they feel stuck. As art is my teachable, I’m not sure I’ll see too many issues arise, as I don’t have much happening online, more in a visual journal which is often filled out in class and of a personal nature. I do want to give adequate instruction on coming up with projects, or creating interesting prompts that students want to connect with to try and avoid seeing pinterest copying, but if it is just for fun or practice I don’t see an issue with it if it is just influencing the final work. I have been using chatgpt to help me come up with titles for my unit plans, as our teacher was looking for catchy titles, something I struggle with! I found it did a great job of coming up with ideas that were appropriate for both pottery and printmaking.

I was looking for a photo to use on unsplash and typed in “plagiarism”, which did not yield any helpful results. Here is a photo I created on a microsoft paint application online instead:

WEEKLY REFLECTION – 9

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.

Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash

Weekly Reflection – 5

This is an image I had Microsoft bing designer make for me based on the prompt “pencil crayons spread out on a white background” and I find it interesting how many extra bits and pieces the generator added in. Most of them are somewhat stationary/office supplies but a bit distorted and unrecognizable. I haven’t used AI generators much, besides for some goofy things with friends. I don’t know if I like it much, and I read a quote recently that was in regards to AI written content but an illustrator shared it but have now lost the exact post… but it captures the idea of why should I spend time reading something/looking at something no one had the passion to actually create. I think that stuck with me, and I know there are some other issues surrounding how art is sourced from online as far as AI goes and many creators are finding it frustrating. As I will be teaching art, I would like to get a better handle on my photoshop skills, and will likely be incorporating many visuals within my courses. Even if it isn’t as polished, I would often rather see someone’s genuine attempt at creating something over what could be created at the press of a button and a prompt. I do find the Microsoft designer is a bit more polished and more focused on font/design elements more appropriate for a presentation, which I think is helpful.