S3E5: ChatGPT & AI in Higher Ed
At a recent forum we hosted on AI in the classroom, faculty shared their excitement, concerns and approaches to integrating AI into their teaching practice. In this episode, we’ll bring you highlights from their conversation, as well as interviews and statements with other GU faculty. There have been so many chat GPT articles and insights that it’s hard to remember why it’s dominating the news cycle. We spoke with computer science professor, Grace Hui Yang, Nick Lovegrove from the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Computer Science and Linguistics professor Nathan Schneider, and Andy Zeitlin from the McCourt School of Public Policy, as well as Camber Vincent, a Junior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown, who serves as the president of the student body, to offer some grounding insight.
In this episode of What We’re Learning About Learning, you can expect to hear more about the ways Chat GPT is already integrated into daily processes, and is evolving. Topics include:
- The ways Chat GPT resembles human intelligence, as well as the ways it doesn’t;
- How Chat GPT affects students, especially in conversation with Georgetown’s Honor Code;
- How Chat GPT affects assignment design;
- What Chat GPT can be used for, as well as where it is not as successful;
- Considerations for Chat GPT’s use in language-building and idea generation.
To take a deeper dive into both emerging and longstanding literature, see our Resources and Additional Research sections below. There, you’ll find links to various resources and articles cataloging Chat GPT experiences and proposing best practices. For an even more extensive collection, see this Zotero Library curated by CNDLS staff.
Bios
Featured in this episode:
- Grace Hui Yang, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science
- Nick Lovegrove, Professor of the Practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
- Nathan Schneider, Associate Professor in the Departments of Linguistics & Computer Science
- Andy Zeitlin, Associate Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy
- Camber Vincent, SFS, ‘24 Georgetown University Student Association President
- Eric Saldanha, graduate student representative from Georgetown’s GradGov
Resources
- Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence Tools - CNDLS website
- MCEF-CNDLS Forum on Chat GPT Resources
- Georgetown’s Honor Code Policy
- Chat GPT’s website
- Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS)
- The Prospect blog
Additional research
- ”How AUC Faculty Are Addressing AI in Their Teaching Spring 2023,”_ The American University in Cairo_
- ”Inside Higher Education’s Page on Artificial Intelligence,” Inside Higher Ed
- ”How AI is Shaping the Future of Higher Ed,” Inside Higher Ed
- ”I’m a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We’re Using ChatGPT,” The Chronicle
- Chat GPT Zotero Library curated by CNDLS