Let’s Chat aBot Critical Assistance with Critical Thinking

GPT4 is ready and willing to step up as a teaching assistant capable of enhancing the teaching and assessment of critical thinking. Do you need some suggestions for higher-order questions or prompts about a topic to stimulate thinking? The bot is here for you:

Of course, there is nothing to prevent your students from feeding the bot the prompt and getting back a paper to turn in for a grade. You could instruct them not to engage the bot with hell to pay if they do; or you could require them to include evidence of their bot consults in their work portfolio if they choose to use a bot before answering the prompt independently. It might be wise to offer choices and guidance tailored to the classroom to improve equity of opportunity to learn. ChatGPT4 will definitely write the essay for students to turn in if they intend to deceive you:

Clearly, new AI has great potential to engage and empower learners in public schools. On the other hand, it could provide a dystopian loop that sends children through digital hoops with their eyes half closed. Fortunately, it comes with some self-sustaining ethical features and altruistic intentions, particularly what I’ve seen of Open AI ChatGPT4. As a potential teacher using this bot I pushed for more:

Point One: Mind set. The study of MacBeth unfolds in a process. I as the teacher will assign you specific spaces and places for engagement with ChatGPT4. We will discuss these spaces and reflect together on insights about using a language bot as a cognitive and communications assistant.

Point Two: Interest networks. Discuss your personal unassisted readings of the play as we proceed with other unassisted readers to explore multiple perspectives. Involve a bot in these discussions as directed in live or virtual class, but preserve the integrity of your personal reading. Note: Respect the integrity of your personal reading.