An introduction to ChatGPT by Mr de Turberville
As AI plays a larger and larger role in society, it has begun to make its way into the classroom. This is partly thanks to the increased interest in more personalised learning experiences for our students.
While it can be daunting, there are many benefits using AI can bring to Teaching and Learning. ChatGPT is probably the most well-known AI application, garnering media attention around the world. It is free to use website that gathers vast amounts of data from previous user interactions and information available on the internet to create text based responses. As such, it is constantly evolving and learning from itself.
There is also a more powerful version of ChatGPT, however, this requires a paid subscription to operate.
ChatGPT can offer teachers help with administration. This can be through creating lesson plans, units of learning and schemes of work. It can be great for generating ideas for methods of assessment and differentiation.
As with anything, it is up to the teacher what they use, whether they take a single idea for differentiation, the whole plan, or nothing at all. It should not be looked at as a tool that will just do the work for you, rather, it should be viewed as a tool to help with planning in the form of a personal digital assistant.
One thing that I have found particularly useful is asking ChatGPT for strategies that I can use to be more inclusive of students with SEN. ChatGPT can be asked to create a debate between long dead historical figures, it can compose an interview, write a speech, give creative writing prompts. There are hundreds of things you do with ChatGPT and the best way to make full use of it is just to dive in and start exploring it!
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