Jebette Caterina

The structuring of these modules is quite clear and it provides reminders to all stakeholders the importance of clarity of communication and formatting. I think the little I have learned so far, has indeed provided a sense of relief that there are opportunities here to revisit my best practices and improve upon.

Enjoying the clarity that these modules provide. For example, the concept of the time spent on lower-value tasks and freeing up the instructor's time to creating higher-value teaching activities. Personally, the amount of time I read and research to prepare the content is massive, yet enjoyable. Therefore, AI can be my assistant for the creation and formatting I do and I spend a lot of time and resources in these tasks.

I am excited about reviewing my lesson plans and to see how to embed this content I am now learning into those plans. Also, to be able to assuage any fears that they may have about their future and preparing for career paths since I teach both college and high school classes.

Teaching moments seem to be a natural component of being a responsible purveyor of AI usage and sharing the depth of all psotives and negatives of using this tool. As in the implementation of a tool in general, one must yield it in a measured way, yet all the while understanding that the tool is organic in many ways. Therefore, professional development must be consistent and continuous so we are kept current.

This module covers specific approaches to protect integrity of all stakeholders so that all are included in their given scope of work and completion of tasks. I will use caution when using AI and being aware that on the other end of this will be an admission to colleagues and students of usage; well aware that quite a few will have a tendency  to disregard my academic scholarship  and years in the private sector (just human nature).

Useful content to employ in everyday actions and assessments of daily experiences both personal and professional. Quick mitigation of bias needs to be addressed consistently and judiciously.

Reviewing the three ways to interact with AI seems to be common sense. The Tell, Team, and Trust modalities mimic what humans do everyday; it makes sense that those steps would be replicated in the interfaces we have with AI.

Hopefully, professional educators have explicit CT (critical thinking) training. I am catching on to the tone and style of the AI voice; this will help me when I am assessing student work.

Regarding the possible downsides to students reaching out to AI for emotional support and companionship is indeed worrisome. The chatter amongst some of my students is how many of their peers have "relationships" with a ChatGPT presence. When I brought this up in class, some giggled and some looked down; need to observe more and explore opportunities to discuss this with the students.

As I have mentioned before, Maryann Wolf's work is an integral part of helping student writers appreciate how literacy and  neurology work together. As I read through this module, I stopped and noted the "neural network architecture" of ChatGPT and at the central understanding of how language works. This aspect validated my decision to include "Proust and the Squid" as required reading for my class.