After two years of procrastinating I finally updated a set of FAQs that I compiled for colleagues back in 2023 – in part because I couldn’t find anything better out there! From the Future of being Human Substack.
Back in February 2023, I sat down with ChatGPT and pulled together a set of frequently asked questions for college-level instructors on using the app.
Many of you will remember that this was a time when everything exploded around students using generative AI to “cheat” on assignments, and educators were running around like headless chickens trying to work out what to do!
At the time, many of my colleagues were struggling to find clear and to-the-point help and advice on ChatGPT. And so, in the absence of anything better, I decided to ask ChatGPT itself what instructors might need to know about its use in the classroom.
The result was a surprisingly useful set of frequently asked questions for anyone struggling to know where to start. But it quickly became outdated as things moved on, and I simply didn’t have the time to be constantly updating the FAQ.
This past week though, the college I’m a part of here at ASU issued some basic guidelines for faculty on artificial intelligence that linked to those original FAQ. And so, stung into action by the guilt of imagining colleagues using a long-outdated document, I set about updating them.
As in 2023, I turned to ChatGPT for help; it was a refreshing reminder of just how powerful the platform is when used effectively.
If you’re interested in the updated FAQ and want to cut to the chase, they’re linked to below as a Google Doc or PDF.
I did, however, want to say a little more about the process of updating them, as I think it highlights both the power of generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, and the surprising dearth of suitable guides for educators who are wondering where on earth to begin with what, to them, is still a new technology and uncharted territory …