ChatGPT: What are your students actually doing?
ChatGPT caught many of us by surprise this year. I opted for radical transparency with my students and the results have been interesting. I did not have a syllabus policy because I did not know what it should be. At this point many of us are reflecting on a semester with this new technology and wondering what next year should look like. I will be collecting some responses from my students as Spring winds down to help prepare policies and ideas for the future. You can do the same thing even if you haven’t thought about it at all. This simple google form will allow you to collect some feedback from students and better prepare for next year. Send me the email address you use and I’ll add you as a collaborator. This will allow you to make a copy of the template and make it your own including specifics about your courses. Some things to keep in mind:
The best way to plan for the future is learning what has happened. Most of us do not have a clear idea about how students are currently utilizing the tool.
There is real trepidation and concern among many students about this tool. Many of them feel like they are cheating and don’t want to get caught. Make the survey anonymous so you will likely get more honest answers.
We are great at speculating when we are faced with a new technology or an unknown, but we are also academics. We should figure out what is actually going on rather than just assuming.
There has been a lot of hand-wringing this year about ChatGPT and I understand why it is so disruptive, but ask yourself–do you actually know what your students are doing with it?