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Digital Compass: Helping Teachers Guide Students Through ChatGPT, Bing & Beyond!

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Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 3B

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Mai Vu
AI Program Manager
Innovation Center at St. Vrain Valley
@BoulderMai
Mai Vu is the AI program manager at the St. Vrain Valley School District Innovation Center in Colorado, where her profound passion for artificial intelligence (AI) is interwoven with her commitment to education. Vu is dedicated to guiding high school students in using AI applications to solve real-world problems, equipping them with essential knowledge and hands-on skills. She has guided her students to win the gold medal (2022) and a bronze medal (2023) in the World Artificial Youth Competition (WAICY). She is also a member of the Teacher Advisory Board for the University of Colorado’s National Science Federation (NSF) National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSAT), where she contributes to developing an AI agent that improves group collaborative educational work. She’s committed to increasing public understanding and awareness of AI, and engages with communities, focusing on demystifying AI and enhancing public knowledge of its capabilities, ensuring that AI is approachable and understandable for all. Prior to her current role, Vu was a middle school computer science teacher for St. Vrain and Boulder Valley School District, specializing in computational thinking. Vu's passion for AI and education extends beyond the United States. For example, she taught computer science in an elementary school in Singapore. Vu says this experience gave her a unique global perspective on technology education, further enriching her teaching and curriculum development approach.

Session description

Delve into ChatGPT and academic integrity. Explore the myth of the "Easy Button" tool temptation and the "North Star" analogy for ethical guidance. Learn the inner workings of AI detectors. Create a paper circuitry card and establish a student-teacher contract on proper tool usage like ChatGPT, Bing and Bard.

Purpose & objective

--Help students use ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard properly in academic settings.
--Promote the development of academic integrity among students, especially when AI detectors are ineffective.
--Emphasize the importance of the learning process and critical thinking skills and ensure students don't solely rely on AI to complete academic tasks.

For educational infrastructure challenges, teachers must provide a permission slip for students and their parents to sign if they wish to use ChatGPT. There is an age requirement of at least 13 years old to access ChatGPT. Additionally, parental consent is required if a student is between the ages of 13 and 18.

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Outline

1. Introduction and Icebreaker (5 minutes)
- Quick Poll: How many educators have heard of or used AI tools like ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard in the classroom?
- Brief Sharing: An instance where technology made a task easier but raised ethical questions.

2. Deep Dive: ChatGPT and the Landscape of AI in Education (10 minutes)
- Presentation on ChatGPT and its implications for educators.
- Highlight the benefits and challenges of AI tools in the classroom.

3. The "Easy Button" Temptation vs. the "North Star" of Integrity (10 minutes)
- Quick Discussion: When does technology's ease become an unethical shortcut?
- Introduction to the "North Star" concept as a guiding principle for tool use.

4. AI Detectors & Maintaining Academic Integrity (10 minutes)
- Brief on how AI detectors work.
- Discuss their importance in maintaining academic integrity.

5. Crafting with Purpose: Paper Circuitry Card (Simplified) (10 minutes)
- Quick demonstration of a paper circuitry card that lights up.
- Discuss the analogy between circuit connections and ethical connections in technology use.

6. Establishing a Student-Teacher Contract (10 minutes)
- Guided walkthrough of a contract template on ethical tool use.
- Highlight key components and invite feedback.

7. Q&A Session (5 minutes)

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Supporting research

Guidelines for using generative AI at the School of Mines https://www.mines.edu/academic-affairs/genai/

AI Guidance from Yale Poorvu Center For Teaching and Learning https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/AIguidance

Everyone is above average. https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/everyone-is-above-average

Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity from Michigan Tech.https://blogs.mtu.edu/computing-advisor/2023/04/03/artificial-intelligence-and-academic-integrity/

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Session specifications

Topic:
Artificial Intelligence
Grade level:
9-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Any device that one can access ChatGPT, Bing, or Bard.
Subject area:
Computer science, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Equity and Citizenship Advocate
  • Ensure all students have skilled teachers who actively use technology to meet student learning needs.
For Educators:
Designer
  • Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
  • Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.

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