S1 E6: What Do We Do About Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Classroom?

Dr. Laina Lockett, the STEM Education Specialist in the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, joins us to talk about the “big thing” right now in education: artificial intelligence-based text generators. We explore actionable strategies for continuing impactful and engaging teaching in this new educational context. 

Resources: Your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho’s, publication on inclusive teaching now that we have AI text generators: Yoho, R. (2023). No, Let's Not Go Back to Handwritten Activities: Inclusive Teaching Strategies in the Context of ChatGPT. In The National Teaching & Learning Forum (Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 1-4). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ntlf.30379, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning at George Mason University recommendations for teaching considering AI text generators:  https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-center/ai-text-generators/, Inside Higher Ed article mentioned in the episode:  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2024/07/23/new-report-finds-recent-grads-want-ai-be  

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