Area institutions lack formal policies on the use of text generators powered by artificial...
The UTSA downtown campus in 2019. Professors in San Antonio are familiarizing themselves with AI-driven programs to stay ahead of their students, but some say the apps can be a teaching tool.Faculty in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at San Antonio have been chewing on a new discussion topic: ChatGPT, an app that can solve math problems and imitate conversational English to explain concepts and write simple yet often nuanced sentences.
In recent interviews, area professors said the app performs well when fed simple prompts. It can generate text on the history of San Antonio, for example, but it struggles when asked detailed technical questions or prompted to provide opinions about academic topics. Two things immediately came to mind for Sadovsky. First, she might be able to use these AI-generated essays as a lesson on writing structure for her undergraduate students. And second, there’s an obvious concern that they might not learn anything when relying on the technology, she said.
“In a world where ChatGPT is available, how can we find a different route to build these competencies? And if we’re feeling optimistic, what competencies might we help them build by incorporating generative chatbots like ChatGPT into our teaching?”
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