For this post I decided to try something different. I have used AI before, however not for anything university related. I attempted to use AI once for assistance with report card comments. I used a generic comment for a subject, typed it in to Magic School AI , changed some of the wording to make it more specific to the individual students. This seemed to work nicely and made making comments quicker and more efficient.
In the past I have used Chat GPT, this past year my school was creating new vision and mission statements. Our principal gave us a few core words needing to be included in our mission statement. I immediately input these core words into ChatGPT and had it create a mission and vision statement for my school. Neither of my submissions were accepted or used for the mission or vision statements, however this made it a lot easier to have writing in a profession manner. Using these different platforms give you different options on what type of writing being created. You have the options for casual. formal, professional, etc. This means whatever you wrote will be converted into writing with the style you choose.
I think there is some unknowns and challenges when I comes to using AI in the classroom. Another teacher and I were chatting one day and talking about AI and the solution he came up with for checking if a student has used AI is have all students fill out a self reflection where they must answer specific questions about their work. If the student has written the work they should have no issues being able to speak on it once its been handed in.
There are 2 sets of this blog post, one of them was created by myself and one was edited by Magic School AI. which one is which?
In this post, I explored a different approach to utilizing AI in my educational practices. While I have previously experimented with AI, this was my first foray into applying it to university-related tasks. My initial encounter was with Magic School AI, where I sought assistance in crafting report card comments. By inputting a generic comment for a subject and then refining the wording to better reflect individual student performance, I found that the process became significantly quicker and more efficient.
Previously, I utilized ChatGPT when my school was in the process of developing new vision and mission statements. Our principal provided us with a set of core words that needed to be incorporated into the mission statement. Without hesitation, I entered these core words into ChatGPT, which generated a draft for both the mission and vision statements. Although neither of my contributions was ultimately accepted for the final statements, the experience significantly streamlined my writing and helped me present my ideas in a professional manner.
Using platforms like these offers various writing styles, whether casual, formal, or professional. This flexibility allows educators to produce text that aligns with their desired tone and audience.
However, there are certainly uncertainties and challenges associated with integrating AI into the classroom. During a conversation with a fellow teacher, we discussed potential methods for verifying whether students had relied on AI for their work. One solution proposed was to require students to complete a self-reflection form, answering specific questions about their submissions. If students genuinely authored their work, they should be able to articulate their thoughts and insights without difficulty once the work is submitted.
This blog post contains two versions: one crafted by me and another edited by Magic School AI. Can you identify which is which?
I am going to guess that the bottom version is the CHATGPT version, it sounded waaaay to formal, with big words. Also what is ” foray” haahha