Alexandra Mihai

Hey #AcademicTwitter: I really want to unpack this, and put my finger on the real issues. The hysteria around this doesn't help at all, I find.
So, what are you *really* afraid of when it comes to AI tools? What scares you the most? And why?

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The expression "fear carrousel" is very accurate, it expresses very well the general attitude of educators in all areas. https://twitter.com/Anda19/status/1615418684779991069

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/pedroatamayo/status/1615644739256320002

Alexandra Mihai on Twitter

“Attended an academic debate on #ChatGPT today and have 2 observations: 1. nice to have students on the panel & hear their pov; 2. really stroke me that academics kept riding their fear carousel instead of taking in what students said (i.e not everyone used the tool to cheat). 🤷‍♀️”

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Show threadAlexandra MihaiJan 18, 2023
I am afraid of the negative impact all this debate centered around the "all students (would) cheat" narrative will have on student motivation and engagement with learning. Here's an innovative idea: why don't we take a moment to actually talk to and *listen* to our students?
Show threadKaren StarrJan 18, 2023
@Anda19 Very much agree. I always find it telling that plagiarism & theft of research by faculty seems never to be included in discussions of cheating. Yet this is a serious problem throughout academia. The assumption that students cheat b/c they are lazy conveniently ignores the fact that in many institutions there is little interest in actually teaching students how to write and research.
Show threadeLearningTechieJan 18, 2023
@Anda19 Same old problem: clueless and/or deaf budget holders at the top of an organisation falling for slick sales pitches of shady suppliers, purchasing useless (harmful?) systems and the powerless audience of users and support staff then having to deal with the consequences they didn't want.