How to Talk to Your Students about ChatGPT: A Lesson Plan for High School and College Students

Expanding on this, it’s vital to note that the quality of a question, or prompt, often shapes the quality of an answer. This resonates even more in AI applications, where prompts guide the AI’s responses. Carefully crafted questions can lead to insightful responses, reinforcing the adage that a good question is often more important than the answer.

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This article by Ben Edwards in ArtsTechnica (April 6, 2023) is worth a read, “Why ChatGPT and Bing Chat are so good at making things up”.

Edwards explains in clear language, with lots of details and examples, how and why large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT make up content. As I read this article, it occurred to me that it could serve as a really great way to have pro-active and generative conversations with students about the impact of artificial intelligence for teaching, learning, assessment, and academic
integrity. So, h
ere is a quick lesson plan about how to use this article in class:

Education level

Secondary school and post-secondary (e.g., community college, polytechnic, undergraduate or graduate university courses)

Lesson Plan Title: Understanding ChatGPT: Benefits and Limitations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson students will be able to:

  • Understand…

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