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Galileo University

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI with ChatGPT for Higher Education

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Overview

In an increasingly digitized and technologically evolving world, it is crucial to stay informed about the tools and resources that are reshaping education. Undoubtedly, ChatGPT is one of these tools, revolutionizing how students access and process information, and how educators design and deliver personalized educational content.

ChatGPT is a conversational language model developed by OpenAI. It operates by employing natural language processing techniques and is trained on vast amounts of text to generate responses to user-provided questions or prompts.

The potential of these technologies in education is evident. ChatGPT, Bard, or Bing can assist educators in several tasks, such as content generation and learning activities. However, new technologies bring along a series of changes, challenges, and concerns regarding their use in education. On one hand, optimists praise these tools for supporting teaching. On the other hand, skeptics perceive a clear challenge, particularly regarding the possibility of students easily completing tasks using tools like ChatGPT. These concerns and questions arise whenever new technologies appear in the educational domain. Yet, as usual, these concerns must be considered within a broader framework of reflection, encompassing the relationship (past, present, and future) between technologies and education.

In this course, you will discover how to effectively and creatively engage with ChatGPT to obtain surprising and relevant responses in the educational realm. Through practical examples, we will explore everything you need to know about ChatGPT, from designing curriculum plans and orchestrating learning experiences to creating instructional materials and crafting assessments.

At the end of this course, participants will have a better understanding of how to use ChatGPT to enhance teaching and learning processes. Participants will also have the opportunity to experiment with ChatGPT and develop their own ideas on how to integrate it into their teaching practice.

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Artificial Intelligence in Education

  • How is artificial intelligence transforming teaching and learning processes?
  • What is ChatGPT?
  • ChatGPT and its limitations
  • Key considerations when using ChatGPT
  • What is Bard?
  • Bard and its characteristics
  • What is a prompt?
  • Writing effective prompts
  • Parameters
  • Techniques

Lesson 2: How to incorporate ChatGPT into your teaching practice.

  • How can ChatGPT help teachers?
  • Curriculum Design for Academic Programs
  • Class Planning
  • Generation of Educational Materials
  • Design of Learning Activities
  • Optimizing the Assessment Process
  • Use ChatGPT to give students’ real-time feedback
  • Academic Research with Artificial Intelligence

Lesson 3: ChatGPT + Generative AI Tools

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • Text-to-Image Generators
  • Text-to-Presentation Generators
  • Text-to-Speech Voice Generators
  • Video Generators
  • AI Tools for Research
  • AI Tools to Enhance Video Conference Sessions

Lesson 4: Challenges and Opportunities for Education

  • How are students using ChatGPT?
  • How can critical thinking and creativity be fostered by ChatGPT?
  • Case studies in Mathematics and Programming
  • How ChatGPT impacts education
  • Is using content created by ChatGPT considered plagiarism?
  • Who is the author of AI-generated content?
  • How can educators promote responsible and ethical use of ChatGPT in the classroom?
  • Reimagining assessment processes

Taught by

Rocael Hernández Rizzardini, Ph.D. and Miguel A. Morales-Chan, Ph.D.

Reviews

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  • Anonymous
    I have honestly found this course quite illuminating! I have learned so many useful stuff, although am just half-way through it. I particularly liked its practical insights and they way course developers guide learners step by step. I highly recommend it!
  • Anonymous
    I am totally new to AI tools, have never used of even tried them before. I am studying this now, because of a job opportunity and to my own surprise I really like this topic and I am astonished how amazing things you can do with ChatGPT. I absolutely recommend this course to everyone who wants to understand more about this topic and who wants to learn how to use ChatGPT and what contents can be created with its help.
    I think the course is easy to understand, gives enough background material to read and sums up very well the topic.
  • Anonymous
    While I was somewhat familiar with Chat GPT, this course taught me how to write much better prompts and even how to incorporate visuals with access to some plug ins.
    I found the rubric creation a bright spot because I struggle to write them and it takes a lot of time that I think I could put to better use.
    Overall, this course will help me to be a better teacher and educator. Even an experienced practitioner needs some innovative support!
  • Anonymous
    This is one of the bests courses I've ever made. I rarely purchase any course in any platforms, but this one is worth it. It gives us a satisfactory notion of what language models are and suggests several uses for ChatGPT in a pedagogical context. I've used ChatGPT for a while and this course helped me explore it in more different ways.
  • Anonymous
    Luciano Vitorino - Brazil

    I particularly liked the course. I believe it was the right measure. I learned several tools and how I could apply them in the short and medium term. From the course I came up with the most innovative ideas that I have ever put into practice as a professor in a medical course.

    Thanks!
  • Anonymous
    Very complete information. Quizes are too difficult. Don´t know if I need more practice to have a perfection about the topic or may be the course should have more examples about how to prompt, How to learn to interpret the prompt.
  • Anonymous
    The course presents great prompts and ideas for using Chatgpt as an auxiliar in our course and everyday lesson creation. Planning, assessing, creating stories to engage our students; it's got it all.
  • Anonymous
    The course acknowledges the dense nature of the topic but highlights the challenge of keeping up with the rapidly evolving field, indicating a need for continuous updates and adaptability.
  • Anonymous
    This course is mind-blowing and eye-opening; I am truly excited to learn how to benefit from ChatGPT to make my lessons more effective and guide others to see AI as a valuable tool in ELT.
  • Anonymous
    The course provides valuable insights into how to use ChatGPT in higher education. I'm excited to apply these innovative strategies in my teaching practice.
  • Anonymous
    I'm halfway through the course and the material is presented and a clear and concise manner so that even a novice can understand.
  • Anonymous
    Excellent course, I recommend it for colleagues in the field of education. It's very friendly to use.

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