Salam everyone,
(Salam: Peace in Arabic, used for greetings)
This week I will talk about the one and only ChatGPT
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Is ChatGPT a curse or a blessing that entered our educational world? let's see :)
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What is ChatGPT?
An artificial intelligence chatbot that has a powerful ability to analyze and generate information.
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How to use it
because it is relatively new, it is really simple.
1. To create an account, creating an account would be easier if you have a google account, just press "try ChatGPT" and create an account from there
2. Type anything you want to ask it and get fascinated by how detailed it can be.
3. A tip I would give is to be clear about your request because it can "lag" or give you an error message if it doesn't understand your request.
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Relevance to teaching and learning English
I think this tool would help with the skill of writing, and reading whereas for speaking and listening the help is there but much less and I'll explain why.
1. Students can use it to brainstorm ideas about a topic they are writing about in detail.
2. Students can use it to get tips on how to plan their writing/speaking/listening/reading.
For speaking and listening, we know that for this students need to practice either by speaking themselves or by listening to someone speaking which is not something that ChatGPT provides, instead, teachers can use it to ask for tips and methods on how to approach listening and speaking tasks.
3. Teachers can use it for guidance on creating exercises/activities/tasks.
Advice: always double-check anything you find on ChatGPT
4. Students can use it for further explanation on any topic they want to learn about.
5. I really liked this blog about how we can use ChatGPT in education, please check it out :)
6. Many principles of learning and teaching can be applied with ChatGPT, it depends on the teacher, for instance, for teachers that believe that learning happens best when students themselves do the research (active learning), then ChatGPT will be their best friend.
- ChatGPT is also suitable for those that believe learning happens when exploring happens because it's all about what the student writes in the chat box.
7. It's quite fast, so this will help you when you are in need of some information and you don't have a lot of time.
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Answering the question
To answer my first question, I believe that like any new technology, it's a double-edged sword that we get to decide what we get out of it. I believe that with careful use, we can benefit a lot from ChatGPT.
Limitations
1. you don't know the source of information given to you by it.
2. using it without awareness can make you dependent on it.
3. it makes mistakes, which can give you false information.
4. it will create exercises that are generative and not based on your students' needs.
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So, do you think ChatGPT is a curse or a blessing? let me know in the comments :)
I like the color you use to highlight some important words or sentences. I think if you can use it well ChatGPT would be a blessing for learning language. As you said it is really easy to use. And I think it is a good place to get some inspiration.
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