As part of the course Literary history 4, the students had to contribute their answers to questions about three South American authors in a Padlet, supported by the language model ChatGPT (read more about chatbots).
ChatGPT is used extensively by students (two-thirds of the students in my course have tried using ChatGPT). I wanted to include it in my teaching, to:
exemplify proper use
motivate students to acquire knowledge in a different way
activate conversations between students and machines in a new way.
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Plenary session(10 min) | Introduction to ChatGPT I first instructed students in the use of ChatGPT and the aims of the exercise.
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Groups(25 min) | Group exercise on asking ChatGPT questions I predefined seven questions on the course’s subject area (Lispector, Borges and Cortázar) and handed out these questions to the study groups. The groups asked ChatGPT questions, followed up on its answers and entered the answers into a shared Padlet.
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Plenary session(15 min) | Following up with a focus on the teaching A follow up on the Padlet was done in plenary session where we critically assessed how the answers aligned with the lecture given in the first part of the lesson and how we had received unexpected and interesting answers.
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This was a good exercise to do as an introduction to a new technology.
It was interesting for both the students and me to see that it was possible to answer questions outside of the topics introduced in the lesson.
There were no technical issues.
Some students needed a little more help than others, but everyone was able to follow along.
The students were generally satisfied with the lesson and impressed by the outcomes. However, more time was needed to follow up on the exercise or to repeat it with other topics.
Consider making this an ongoing exercise, whereby ChatGPT answers to the course’s topics are regularly shared in a Padlet.
| Educator | Mads Rosendahl Thomsen |
| Faculty and department | Arts, School of Communication and Culture |
| Degree programme | Comparative Literature |
| Level of study | Bachelor |
| Course/subject | Literary history 4: modernism up till today |
| Timeframe | 50 minutes |
| Extent | Class incl. Use of Brightspace |
| Teaching format | Class room teaching |
| Activity type | Information & knowledge, production, communication & discussion |
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