Making Friends w/ AI
Carol-Lynn Perez
Senior Lecturer
Communication Studies
Today’s Agenda
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Description of Assignment
First, I wanted students to learn about the course material
Second, I wanted students to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of AI
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Invention is born out of necessity
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Brainstorming for AI Practical Application
Connect with the University, which has no official stance on AI as of Spring 2023
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The catalyst for change
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Overview
This 4-part assignment will gave students an opportunity to play around with ChatGPT and to compare and contrast two different movements that were covered in the course text. They were required to run a number of different prompts related to two movements of their choice using ChatGPT or another AI generator. They were required to read the entirety of the assignment before they began running prompts through ChatGPT so they could understand learning goals and requirements.
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Purpose
Incorporate ChatGPT into the classroom at a relatable level, evaluate what was generated by ChatGPT, look for strengths and weaknesses in both the prompts that students create and what was generated by artificial intelligence, and draw global conclusions about both the content generated and their experience. They also demonstrated their knowledge of the materials and concepts covered in the class and illustrated this understanding by referencing course materials and outside research in Section 3, including using Castells book and other online sources.
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Example Prompt
Write a 1,000 word cohesive essay based on Iceland Revolution and Occupy Wall Street including the following information: Compare and contrast the movements to include social media strategy, political and cultural contexts, what set each movement in motion, what makes the movements similar and different, and did one movement affect the other.
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Formatting & Organization
List the prompts they used (no less than 10), and then they should highlight/bold the prompt you ultimately use for this assignment as shown below.
They listed the responses in order, as I want to see the progression of their prompts and how those changed as they moved through the assignment.
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Trends and Observations
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Evaluation of AI Response
They were required to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the response.
I asked that they copy and paste an unedited response and then do it a second time and make notes in the actual response itself. ��They were required to delineate their writing from AI’s writing using underline, bold or italicize in the body of the paper in so I can see their input, evaluation and analysis.
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Evaluation Con’t
I asked them to pick apart the paper in detail, using information they have learned from the class, and from research online using credible websites. ��They also added information if AI has generated a vague response, given inaccurate information, or has omitted pertinent information.
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Evaluation Con’t
In other words, I wanted them to go section by section, line by line, and evaluate the response generated by AI and give me both a critical evaluation AND factual information you have learned in the class so far.
They were required to cite their sources in the text of the paper, and explain why they have corrected the AI generated information.
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Dissecting AI Responses
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Student Insights
Eye-opening, challenging, frustrating
Sterile responses
Unforgettable experience
“This process of attempting to use AI to create an academically appropriate and successful essay has been incredibly eye-opening, challenging, and honestly frustrating. Through this experience, I have reflected and drawn conclusions highlighting how using AI for such things only allows for surface-level analysis and explanation, resulting in a broad and unimpactful narrative that can be challenging to comprehend and even harder to connect with.”
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Student 1
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“Despite none of the claims made being 100% false, there was an overall lack of human intellect with the responses generated. With ChatGPT, I felt as if the generated responses seemed extremely sterile in their information and layout.”�
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Student 2
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“This assignment has allowed me to explore ChatGPT and analyze the perks and flaws of it. If I had to use ChatGPT, I would use it as a guide in helping me figure out what points to talk about in my paper. Even though its responses can be vague, I could conduct the additional research on my own to prove that the claims made are true. This is definitely an experience that I will never forget.”�
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Student 3
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Questions?
Thank you
Carol-Lynn Perez
carol-lynn.perez@sjsu.edu
www.carollynnperez.com