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A non-binding and incomplete, but hopefully helpful guide for HFU lecturers
HFU students want an open and non-judgemental approach to AI tools such as ChatGPT and see it as our responsibility as a university to address how to use them and to practice with them together. In fact, it makes no sense to "teach students as if there were no calculators, no Wikipedia, no Google. And it won't make sense to teach students as if there were no ChatGPT." (Fleischmann, 2023, p. 22).
How can you use ChatGPT in your teaching? You will find helpful information and tips on this page.
The following table suggests actions and classifies them didactically.
What to do? | Why? |
|---|---|
Demonstrate and point out... Actively draw attention to tools such as ChatGPT. Use them live in your class to show whether and how these tools can be used as aids. | ..., to create awareness. Show that you know that such tools exist and that you are aware of the possibilities they offer. Students should perceive that you are dealing with the topic. |
Clarify the rules ...
Explain that and how reference must be made to the use of supporting AI tools in work results. | ..., um für Transparenz zu sorgen. Wenn die Verwendung von KI-Werkzeugen nicht verhindert werden kann oder soll, dann müssen die Spielregeln klar sein. Sinnvoll kann es z. B. sein, dass Studierende beschreiben, wie sie KI-Werkzeuge bei der Bearbeitung von Aufgaben genutzt haben und/oder die an die KI gerichteten Eingaben (Prompts) zu dokumentieren. |
| Discuss ... If tools such as ChatGPT influence your course and/or tasks - discuss with your students in what form these tools can be of help, but also where the limits lie (validity of the output, timeliness, wrong sources, approach which misses the actual learning objective, ...). | ...., to raise awareness |
Knowledge of and practice in using AI tools is essential for implementing the above recommendations.
At the same time, there is a need to restructure processes in courses and adapt teaching objectives where necessary.
The following content goes into more detail and provides further information on the respective points.
Overview article
This External link opens in a new window:overview article about ChatGPT provides you with answers to many important questions about ChatGPT and explains the most important terms in an understandable way.
