55 min
AI in the classroom - Chatting about ChatGPT and more Show Cause - A Memphis Law Podcast
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In this episode of Show Cause, we are joined by two of our very own Memphis Law professors (Associate Dean Jodi Wilson and Professor Jennifer Brobst) to talk about the fears, implications, applications, ideas and future of AI programs like ChatGPT and the broader concept of technology’s impact in the classroom.
ChatGPT is a new chatbot program developed by OpenAI and which is capable of writing convincing essays, solving science and math problems, and producing functional computer code. It’s already caused quite the stir in the world of higher education, with students using it to write their assignments, passing off AI-generated essays as their own and professors and administrators scrambling to keep up. There has been an initial wave of widespread concern among academics about the impact this has in the classroom and what it means for the future of teaching, learning, ethics in the classroom, and much more.
But, as with all new technologies, there is more here than just the initial fear.
Within weeks of ChatGPTs unveiling, new anti-plaguarism programs were developed and adopted across the country. Many teachers went from feeling hopeless to utilizing the new AI programs as tools for idea generation or conversation starters. In short, a middle ground seems to be forming. But the technology is still new and it’s repercussions are still being felt out, especially in the worlds of legal education and the larger legal industry, where change has been traditionally slower to take hold.
Take a listen as we learn more about a variety of different elements that pertain to the crossover between new tech and our students education in today's world.
In this episode of Show Cause, we are joined by two of our very own Memphis Law professors (Associate Dean Jodi Wilson and Professor Jennifer Brobst) to talk about the fears, implications, applications, ideas and future of AI programs like ChatGPT and the broader concept of technology’s impact in the classroom.
ChatGPT is a new chatbot program developed by OpenAI and which is capable of writing convincing essays, solving science and math problems, and producing functional computer code. It’s already caused quite the stir in the world of higher education, with students using it to write their assignments, passing off AI-generated essays as their own and professors and administrators scrambling to keep up. There has been an initial wave of widespread concern among academics about the impact this has in the classroom and what it means for the future of teaching, learning, ethics in the classroom, and much more.
But, as with all new technologies, there is more here than just the initial fear.
Within weeks of ChatGPTs unveiling, new anti-plaguarism programs were developed and adopted across the country. Many teachers went from feeling hopeless to utilizing the new AI programs as tools for idea generation or conversation starters. In short, a middle ground seems to be forming. But the technology is still new and it’s repercussions are still being felt out, especially in the worlds of legal education and the larger legal industry, where change has been traditionally slower to take hold.
Take a listen as we learn more about a variety of different elements that pertain to the crossover between new tech and our students education in today's world.
55 min