911: ChatGPT as my Teaching Assistant: Opportunities and Threats (15434)

Sunday, August 11, 2024

15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Swissotel: Arosa

Session Number: 911
Caucus
Orientation: Teaching,Theme
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/KpJxgX

Moderator(s)

CF

Carla Flores

Ball State U., United States

Organizer(s)

RS

Ronda M. Smith

Florida Tech, United States

Panelist(s)

SA

Shontarius D. Aikens

Concordia College, United States
BB

Benjamin John Blackford

Northwest Missouri State U., United States
MF

Michelle M. Fleig-Palmer

South Dakota State U., United States
DP

David K. Palmer

South Dakota State U., United States
TP

Tim O. Peterson

TOPerformance, LLC, United States
JS

Jennifer Lynn Schultz

Minnesota State U., Mankato, United States
JW

Joseph Westlin

Minnesota State U., Mankato

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, and its impact on higher education is undeniable. While much of the conversation is about AI and student use, this caucus is being assembled to examine the opportunities and threats to the university educator role. How can we can harness its power while being mindful of how it may undermine our existence? Join us in this Caucus Session where non-technical participants will share their current experiences, learnings, and best practices as well as their anticipated concerns utilizing AI assistants like ChatGPT to support their roles as educators. While the opportunities for creativity and time saving are many, so are the ethical and managerial concerns. For example: concerns about ethics and evaluations of job performance, pros and cons of transparency of using AI, to what extent does it reflect an educator's competence if they are using AI as a content creator versus using AI as a time saver, a peer collaborator/idea generator.