I am an undergraduate, and I have found that AI, if used correctly, is just like another search tool that someone can utilize. I use it to help me streamline the search process and use the sources generated in the chat for my research. I always cite the sources I pull from and read the articles the AI has used to respond to my inquiry. I also find that it increases vocabulary. The chat is generated in an academic format, and it helps those who are not the most proficient of writers accurately convey their message. As with any tool, it may be misused. However, that should not negate the usefulness.
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Richard Hallford
Big Spring ISD
Big Spring TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2024 07:24:38 PM
From: Katrin Schultheiss
Subject: Using A.I. in History classes
I am interested in learning more about how teachers of History (college and high school level) are using A.I. tools like ChatGPT in the classroom. Like many, I have been frustrated by campus-wide conversations that tend to polarize between A.I. boosters and A.I. rejecters, with historians falling mostly (but not entirely) into the latter group. I've read a few personal reflections by history teachers that describe a positive experience with a particular tool but have yet to find anything that looks systematically at the ways that A.I. tools can be used productively in classes. (I've seen plenty of pieces that discuss how A.I. undermines student reading, research, and writing skills so no need for more on that score!) If anyone can direct me to a good resource or if you have had positive experiences of your own, I'd love to hear about them! Thanks in advance!
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Katrin Schultheiss
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
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