Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole talks with Jared Pyles, Dr. Chris Miller, and Dr. Dan Sterkenburg about ChatGPT and OpenAI. Check out this episode to hear the panelists discuss their own experience with ChatGPT, describe their understanding of its capabilities, and give advice for instructors for interacting with the tool in the future. Podcast links Show notes Each of the panelists has had varying experiences—both positive and negative—with ChatGPT over the past several months. Some encountered students using ChatGPT to complete their homework, while others had more personal negative experiences with the tool. Regardless of these, Jared Pyles, Dr. Miller, and Dr. Sterkenburg all can…
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Transform Your Teaching: AI meets AI –Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence and academic integrity. Check out this episode to hear them confront the issues that educators (and students) will encounter as AI grows and evolves. Podcast links Show notes While ChatGPT/AI does have many benefits for educators and students, it’s important not to dive headfirst into it. There are several issues that can surface (or have already surfaced) when incorporating it into teaching practices. First, AI carries the risk of eroding trust between student and educator. Because ChatGPT exists and because plagiarism-catching tools are struggling to keep up, educators may feel…
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Transform Your Teaching: A Conversation with Professor Eric Mishne
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles take a break from their series on ChatGPT and OpenAI to talk with Eric Mishne, Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Forensics at Cedarville University. Check out this episode to hear about making content more accessible to students and using different methods for instruction. Podcast links Show notes Professor Mishne embraces a flexed learning model in his classroom. Prior to class, his students will read an article, listen to a podcast, or watch a video that “primes the pump” for student engagement in class. Students bring this new knowledge that they obtain outside of the classroom…
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Transform Your Teaching: AI and the Digital Divide
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles discuss the accessibility of ChatGPT, talking about the challenges that people may face accessing the platform. Check out their conversation and hear how physical limitations such as location or funding can affect how users interact with ChatGPT. Podcast links Show notes ChatGPT can present concerns in terms of access because people’s varying circumstances will either help them or prevent them from utilizing it. Some students may have issues accessing the internet based on their location; therefore, they may not have the same access to ChatGPT as their peers. Larger corporations, however, larger corporations and technology companies can…
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ChatGPT’s Philosophy of Education
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe following is a full transcript of questions Rob and Jared asked ChatGPT while recording “What is ChatGPT’s Philosophy of Education?” for Transform Your Teaching. What is your philosophy of education? As an artificial intelligence developed by OpenAI, I don’t have personal beliefs, emotions, or a philosophy. However, I can share a generalized philosophy of education based on the information I’ve been trained on. Education is fundamentally about empowering individuals to reach their full potential. This philosophy is informed by several key principles. These principles can guide education policy and practice, with the aim of creating a more just, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating learning environment. It’s worth…
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Transform Your Teaching: What is ChatGPT’s Philosophy of Education?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles have a live conversation with ChatGPT. They ask it for its philosophy of education and discuss its responses. Check out their conversation and hear how Jared is going to implement ChatGPT into his summer course. Podcast links Show notes Rob and Jared discovered that ChatGPT (version 3.5) presents a rather constructivist philosophy of education, focusing on being student-centered, developing critical thinking, and creating opportunities for collaboration and cooperation. When pressed for the origins of this philosophy, ChatGPT referenced several prominent theorists, including Piaget and Vygotsky. Overall, Jared and Rob were relatively impressed with the answers but felt…
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Transform Your Teaching: Education in the Age of AI – What is ChatGPT?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles explore the origins of AI and how they led to ChatGPT. They discuss how AI’s continued growth has led to innovative tools as well as potential challenges in education. Check out the episode to hear them set the stage for the upcoming series on ChatGPT. Podcast links Show notes This episode sets the stage for our summer series exploring ChatGPT. Our conversation begins with how the web has changed: Web 1.0, the internet’s ”Stone Age,” featured static pages and one-sided conversations. Web 2.0, the ”Renaissance,” brought interactive pages; while Web 3.0 offered machine-readable, interoperable, and decentralized information. …
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Canvas Update: New Quizzes Rich Content Editor and Hiding Quizzes Worth Zero Points in Gradebook
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanvas is updating New Quizzes once again on June 17. With these updates, the Rich Content Editor (RCE) will now be available to both instructors and students, and instructors can choose to hide New Quizzes worth zero points in the gradebook. Rich Content Editor Canvas is finally enabling the Rich Content Editor in New Quizzes! With this change, the content editor you use everywhere else in Canvas will be what you use as you create New Quizzes – and it’s what students will use when they need to type any answers. Having the RCE in New Quizzes means that all features specific to it will be available,…
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Transform Your Teaching: The What, the Why, and the How of Technology Integration – Practical Tools
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles wrap up the “What, Why, How” series by discussing some of their favorite educational technology tools. Check out this episode to hear them geek out about ed tech. Podcast links Show notes Jared’s favorite tech tools: Rob’s favorite tech tools: From Jared’s Boise friends: We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better. Want to never miss a post? Subscribe here!
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Transform Your Teaching: The What, the Why, and the How of Technology Integration – Mental Models
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles continue to talk about technology integration, this time focusing on helpful mental models for educational technology best practices. Check out the episode to hear about the planning cycle model and how Backward Design illustrates those principles. Podcast links Show Notes Building mental models can help educators approach using technology in their courses. One such mental model is “the planning cycle” which begins with identifying needs and determining whether they are real needs or felt needs. Once the real needs are identified, SMART goals can be created based on those real needs. After goals are established, it’s important…