Empowering Critical Thinking in Writing Education Beyond AI Text Generators
Explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and writing prompts in educational settings, delving into the capabilities and limitations of AI text generation, while offering strategies to foster critical thinking among faculty and students. Learn how to effectively navigate the writing process in the age of AI and leverage tools like ChatGPT for productive use in teaching and learning environments.
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DESIGNING WRITING PROMPTS THAT DEFY A.I. TEXT GENERATORS CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING FEB. 16, 2023 DR. ANDREA FELDMAN, TEACHING PROFESSOR OF DISTINCTION, PROGRAM FOR WRITING AND RHETORIC AND DR. ROLF NORGAARD, TEACHING PROFESSOR DISTINCTION, PROGRAM FOR WRITING AND RHETORIC
GUIDING QUESTIONS WHAT IS CHATGPT? (AI TEXT GENERATION) WHAT CAN FACULTY DO TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING? HOW DO WE APPROACH WRITING PROMPTS, GIVEN CHATGPT? HOW DO WE APPROACH THE WRITING PROCESS, GIVEN AI? HOW CAN WE USE CHATGPT PRODUCTIVELY?
WHAT IS CHATGPT? CHATGPT STANDS FOR "CHAT GENERATIVE PRE-TRAINED TRANSFORMER". TRAINED ON LARGE DATASETS FROM THE INTERNET MINES, MODELS, AND AGGREGATES INFO TO PRODUCE WRITING GRAMMATICALLY AND SYNTACTICALLY CORRECT SENTENCES UNIQUE OUTPUTS CHATGPT IS NOT PLAGIARIZING DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT PRODUCES NOT SENTIENT
EXAMPLES FROM OPEN AI CHAT GPT WEBSITE EXPLAIN QUANTUM COMPUTING IN SIMPLE TERMS GOT ANY CREATIVE IDEAS FOR A 10-YEAR-OLD S BIRTHDAY? HOW DO I MAKE AN HTTP REQUEST IN JAVA SCRIPT?
CAPABILITIES REMEMBERS WHAT USER SAID EARLIER IN THE CONVERSATION ALLOWS USER TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP CORRECTIONS TRAINED TO DECLINE INAPPROPRIATE REQUESTS
LIMITATIONS MAY GENERATE INCORRECT OR FICTITIOUS INFORMATION LIMITED INFORMATION AFTER 2021 (CURRENTLY) MAY PRODUCE HARMFUL INFORMATION OR BIASED CONTENT
WHAT CHATGPT DOES WELL SUMMARIZES (PROVIDES BACKGROUND INFORMATION) MIMICS (WRITES IN THE STYLE OF X) OUTLINES (GENERATES IDEAS)
WHAT CHAT GPT DOES POORLY PROVIDE A LINE OF REASONING SUPPORTING A CLAIM NUANCED RELATIONSHIPS AMONG IDEAS WRITING PROCESS AND REVISION RHETORICAL CONTEXT (AUDIENCE AWARENESS) SELF-REFLECTION PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (AUTHENTIC VOICE) VERIFIABLE SOURCES AND QUOTATIONS ANALYSIS OF VISUALS, VIDEO, AND OTHER MULTIMEDIA SUSTAINED ANALYSIS OF LONG TEXT (OR OF ANY TEXT, REALLY) ANALYSIS BASED ON CLASS DISCUSSION OR LECTURE ANALYSIS OF RECENT EVENTS OUTSIDE THE DATABASE
HOW TO APPROACH WRITING PROMPTS INCLUDE A WRITING PROCESS WITH MULTIPLE DRAFTS/PROSPECTUS HAVE STUDENTS REVISE BASED ON SPECIFIC FEEDBACK ENSURE STUDENTS DEFEND A SPECIFIC, FOCUSED CLAIM GROUND IN A SPECIFIC RHETORICAL CONTEXT INCORPORATE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, OBSERVATION, REFLECTION ENGAGE CUSTOMIZED CASE STUDIES/SCENARIOS
WRITING PROMPT 1: WHAT DOES MULTICULTURALISM MEAN TO YOU, BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE?
AI RESPONSE: AS AN AI, I DO NOT HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR PERSONAL BELIEFS. MULTICULTURALISM IS A CONCEPT THAT REFERS TO THE PRESENCE AND COEXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE CULTURES WITHIN A SOCIETY OR COMMUNITY. IT CAN BE CHARACTERIZED BY THE RECOGNITION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DIVERSITY WITHIN A SOCIETY, AND THE PROMOTION OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG DIFFERENT CULTURAL GROUPS. MULTICULTURALISM CAN BE SEEN AS AN APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING ISSUES RELATED TO DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN AS AN APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING ISSUES RELATED TO POWER AND PRIVILEGE. MULTICULTURALISM CAN BE EXPRESSED THROUGH VARIOUS POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND INITIATIVES AIMED AT PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND POLITICS.
Student Reponse to Prompt 1, opening paragraph Phuut thai dai mai? * My mom s friend exclaims as we meet for the first time in the bright Bangkok coffee shop. I shift in the cheap pink sandals I bought the night before from the market, and give a small apologetic smile. Phuut mai dai, I respond, feeling the weight of the words as they fall off my tongue. Her face shifts and she looks to my mom, thami mai phuut? My mom laughs it off, and they fall into rapid thai and I lose the conversation. *(Do you speak Thai?)
NEXT PARAGRAPH: THISFEARMYMOMHAD, OFHERCHILDRENBEINGDIFFERENTFORSPEAKING ANOTHERLANGUAGE, ISAFEARI VEHEARDECHOEDSOOFTENBYOTHER AMERICANSWHOSPEAKMULTIPLELANGUAGES. ITISAFEELINGTHATHAS WEIGHEDONMYFAMILY, REINFORCEDBYPHRASESLIKE WELCOMETO AMERICA, AND GOBACKTOYOURCOUNTRY. THEFEAROFNOTBEING PERCEIVEDASAN AMERICANHASBEENASTICKINGPOINTINMYIDENTITY, AS TEACHERSCOMMENTEDONMY ENGLISH, ORCLASSMATESASKEDWHEREI WAS REALLYFROM. I FELTATWO-FOLDHOMESICKNESS, OFNOTBEINGACCEPTED INTOTHEPLACE I KNEWASMYHOME, ANDNOTSPEAKINGTHELANGUAGEOF THEPLACE I WASTOLDWASMYHOME. EVENAS I MOURNEDTHEINABILITYTO SPEAKMYMOM SOWNLANGUAGE, THECULTUREAROUNDMEEMPHASIZEDTHE IMPORTANCEOFSPEAKING ENGLISHANDSHIFTINGMYSELFCLOSERTOTHEIDEA OFAN AMERICANINMYHEAD.
WRITINGPROMPT 2 FORYOURFIRSTPAPERINTHISCOURSE, YOUWILLBEWRITING ANANALYSIS/APPLICATIONOFONEOFTHEASSIGNEDREADINGS OROTHERSCHOLARLYSOURCEONSUSTAINABLECULTURES. THESUGGESTEDLENGTHOFTHISPAPER: 5-10 PAGES. CHOOSEASPECIFICPLACETHATYOUAREFAMILIARWITHTOANALYZEFOR THISPAPER. DEVELOPATHESISTHATPOSITSASPECIFIC, DEBATABLEOPINIONTHATYOUCARRY THROUGHOUTYOURPAPER. AVOIDMERELYSUMMARIZINGKEYPOINTSFROMTHETEXTBUTRATHEREXPLAIN WHYTHESEPASSAGESSPECIFICALLYSUPPORTYOURARGUMENTORANALYSIS. BESURETOINCLUDEPERSONALEXPERIENCEINTHISESSAY.
AI-GENERATEDRESPONSE THESIS: THE ADOPTION OF TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES AND VALUES, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN MANY INDIGENOUS CULTURES, CAN SERVE AS A MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT ECOLOGICAL CRISIS.
SUPPORTING PASSAGE 1: INTHEARTICLE "INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEAND SUSTAINABILITY" BY FIKRET BERKES, HE STATESTHAT "INDIGENOUSPEOPLESHAVEALONGHISTORYOF ADAPTINGTOTHEIRENVIRONMENTINASUSTAINABLEWAY" AND THAT "INDIGENOUSKNOWLEDGESYSTEMSHAVEEVOLVEDOVER TIMETHROUGHEXPERIMENTATION, OBSERVATION, ANDTRIALAND ERROR." THISPASSAGESUPPORTSMYTHESISBYHIGHLIGHTING THEIDEATHATTRADITIONALINDIGENOUSPRACTICESHAVEBEEN DEVELOPEDOVERTIMETOBESUSTAINABLEANDTHATTHEY HAVEPROVENTOBEEFFECTIVE.
FOLLOW UP QUERY GIVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICE THAT IS SUSTAINABLE FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. ONEEXAMPLEOFATRADITIONALINDIGENOUSPRACTICETHATISSUSTAINABLEISTHE USEOF "SWIDDEN" OR "SLASH-AND-BURN" AGRICULTUREBYTHEKAYAPOPEOPLEOF BRAZIL. THISPRACTICEINVOLVESCLEARINGASMALLAREAOFFORESTANDBURNINGTHE BRUSHTOCREATEAFIELDFORPLANTINGCROPS. AFTERSEVERALYEARS, THEFIELDIS ABANDONEDANDTHEFORESTISALLOWEDTOREGROW, CREATINGANEWAREAOF PRIMARYFOREST. THISPRACTICEISSUSTAINABLEBECAUSEITALLOWSFORTHE REGENERATIONOFTHEFOREST, WHICHSERVESASACARBONSINKANDPRESERVES BIODIVERSITY, WHILEALSOPROVIDINGASOURCEOFFOODFORTHEKAYAPOPEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, THEKAYAPOPEOPLEROTATETHEFIELDSTHEYUSEFORAGRICULTURE, ENSURINGTHATTHESOILISNOTOVERUSEDANDTHATADIVERSEARRAYOFCROPSCAN BEGROWN.
RESPONSEBY CIVIL ENGINEERINGSTUDENT INTHISESSAY I WILLDISCUSSTHEETHICSWHICH CU MUSTCONSIDERINORDERTODECIDE WHETHERTOBUILDORNOTTOBUILDINTHE CU SOUTH CORRIDOR. I WILLARGUETHATTHEMOST ETHICALCHOICEISTOMOVEFORWARDWITHTHECONSTRUCTIONOFFLOODMITIGATION STRUCTURES. I WILLTHENASSESSTHEBENEFITSANDDRAWBACKSOFTHECURRENTCONSTRUCTION PLANANDDEMONSTRATEHOWTHISPROPOSEDSOLUTIONISINSUFFICIENT. INTHEARGUMENT SECTIONOFTHISPAPER, I WILLPROPOSEACREATIVESOLUTIONWHICHSATISFIESTHENEEDSOF THE SOUTH BOULDERHABITATANDCOMMUNITYMOREWHOLLY. BYDRAWINGONINNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLECONSTRUCTIONPRACTICES, ASTRONGER, MOREETHICALSOLUTIONCANBE IMPLEMENTED. I WILLALSOPRESENTANDREFUTEACOUNTERARGUMENTCLAIMINGTHATTHE COSTOFGREENCONSTRUCTIONISTOOGREATBYUSING COMMON GOODETHICALPRINCIPLES.
DESIGNING THE WRITING PROCESS ASSIGNPROMPTSTHATDEFY CHATGPT IDEA-GENERATINGPROMPTS (ORIGINAL, CREATIVE, CONTEXTUALIZED) AUDIENCEAWARENESSWITHEXIGENCE DRAFTINGANDFEEDBACK CRITICALTHINKINGQUESTIONS REFLECTIONONTHEWRITINGPROCESS
HOW TO USE CHATGPT PRODUCTIVELY IFYOUARECOMFORTABLE INCLUDESTUDENTSINTHECONVERSATIONABOUT AI TOOLS GRAMMAR/SYNTAXCHECKER IDEAGENERATIONOROUTLINING TESTYOUROWNWRITINGASSIGNMENTS
ACCESSING OPENAI: OPENAI TOOL TO IDENTIFY AI-GENERATED TEXT (RETURNS PROBABILITY) GPT-2 OUTPUT DETECTOR (DEMO USING PREVIOUS VERSION OF CHAT GPT)
RESOURCES FOR CHATGPT CHATGPT ANDITSIMPACTONTEACHINGPHILOSOPHYANDOTHERSUBJECTS AN OVERVIEW OF CHATGPT BY CU BOULDER PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR JULIA STAFFEL DID ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE JUST GET TOO SMART? THE DAILY PODCAST DIDA FOURTH GRADER WRITE THIS? ORTHE NEW CHATBOT? TESTING YOUR ABILITY TO SPOT CHATGPT VERSUS HUMAN GENERATED TEXT (NYT)
EDITORIAL REACTIONS STANFORDFACULTYWEIGHINON CHATGPT'SSHAKE-UPINEDUCATION (STANFORD GSE NEWS) INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION (RANGEOFPERSPECTIVES) ALARMEDBY A.I. CHATBOTS, UNIVERSITIES START REVAMPING HOW THEY TEACH (NEW YORK TIMES) CHATGPT COULDMAKELIFEEASIER HERE SWHENIT SWORTHIT (WASHINGTON POST) ONEDARKSIDEOF CHATGPT (TIME) THE BRILLANCEAND WEIRDNESSOF CHATGPT (NEW YORK TIMES) )
POLICY STATEMENTS CRITICAL AI: ADAPTING COLLEGE WRITING FOR THE AGE OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS SUCH AS CHATGPT: SOME NEXT STEPS FOR EDUCATORS (CRITICAL AI) ASSOCIATIONFOR WRITING ACROSSTHE CURRICULUM (AWAC STATEMENTON AI WRITING TOOLS) WHY I AMNOTSCAREDOF CHATGPT (CHRONICLEOF HIGHER EDUCATION)
THANKYOU! ANYQUESTIONS?
