Alexandra MihaiJan 18, 2023

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 Mihai
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?
Jan 18, 2023 at 4:03pmWeb
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.