Guided discussion about open-ended questions can be the most satisfying kind of teaching for both teachers and students. It’s also resistant to cheating with GPT, at least when conducted live and in person [1]. It becomes harder to pull off as classes become larger and subjects become more technical—but maybe that’s the kind of learning that should be replaced by interactive bots anyhow.
[1] I’m teaching a discussion-based university class online this semester, and last week one student with her camera off sounded as if she might be reading her comments aloud rather than speaking spontaneously. I wondered if she might have composed them with ChatGPT.
Guided discussion about open-ended questions can be the most satisfying kind of teaching for both teachers and students. It’s also resistant to cheating with GPT, at least when conducted live and in person [1]. It becomes harder to pull off as classes become larger and subjects become more technical—but maybe that’s the kind of learning that should be replaced by interactive bots anyhow.
[1] I’m teaching a discussion-based university class online this semester, and last week one student with her camera off sounded as if she might be reading her comments aloud rather than speaking spontaneously. I wondered if she might have composed them with ChatGPT.