🎙️ ChatGPT's Voice Mode in Classroom
Explore how ChatGPT's new advanced voice mode can revolutionize the classroom.
OpenAI recently released its new advanced voice mode for ChatGPT to a select group of users, and people have been showcasing its capabilities to narrate stories, sing songs, imitate different accents, and more. With the advanced voice mode, users can now enjoy more natural conversations with real-time feedback, enhanced by its ability to detect emotions and non-verbal cues. The potential applications for ChatGPT's voice mode in education are particularly exciting, and in this edition, we will explore some of these innovative possibilities. Which of the following educational applications for ChatGPT's voice mode interests you the most?
Here is an overview of today’s newsletter:
10 Ways to Use ChatGPT’s Voice Mode in the Classroom
Guidelines and Frameworks for Integrating AI
A Marketing Student’s Perspective on AI in Education
Australian Universities Confronting AI-Related Challenges of Cheating
🚀 Practical AI Usage and Policies
Here are 10 ways ChatGPT’s Voice Mode can be used in the classroom to create fun and engaging educational experiences for students:
Creative Storytelling: Engage students through narrated stories and scenarios performed in different character voices and immersive background sound effects. (Example)
Virtual Simulations: Guide students through historical role-playing scenarios, helping them understand historical events and figures through immersive narration. (Example)
Discussion Facilitation: Moderate and facilitate debates or discussions on various topics, utilizing the voice capability to pose thought-provoking questions and provide constructive feedback to enhance critical thinking and communication skills.
Language Learning and Practice: Help students practice speaking and listening skills in different languages, offering pronunciation guidance and conversation practice. (Example)
Interactive Flashcards: Enhance student engagement and memory retention by having them verbally practice new vocabulary or topics with a virtual study partner.
Personalized Tutoring: Assist students with homework by providing instant feedback tailored to each individual through verbal explanations. (Example)
Spelling Practice: Help students practice spelling by utilizing the voice capability to recite the words, use them in sentences, and provide phonetic breakdowns to reinforce proper spelling techniques.
If you are seeking guidance on incorporating AI into your classroom, school, or local library, here are some valuable resources that have been recently published:
Moxie - Framework for the Future: Building AI Literacy in Higher Education
This framework outlines actionable steps to enhance AI literacy in higher education across functional, critical, and rhetorical dimensions.
This resource provides materials for school boards, leaders, and teachers to develop local AI policies and procedures, enhance digital literacy, and engage parents and students in responsible AI use.
This guide offers insights on teaching GenAI, integrating it into computing and programming education, and addressing broader issues like bias, privacy, and administrative uses.
This working document offers considerations for libraries creating a strategic response to AI. It aims to support local decision-making on AI implementation through a series of reflective questions.
Teach AI - Guidance on the Future of Computer Science Education in an Age of AI
These briefs cover various topics on navigating computer science education in the age of AI, including how educators are integrating AI into their teaching and strategies for guiding students to become critical consumers and responsible creators of AI.
📣 Student Voices and Use Cases
This week, we had a chance to speak with Abby T, a senior at Arizona State University pursuing a major in Business Digital Marketing. In the following, we present select highlights from these conversations, which have been slightly edited for enhanced clarity and precision:
Q: In what ways have your teachers integrated AI tools into the classroom, and could you offer a specific example of how you interacted with these tools?
Many of my professors allow AI to be used in the classroom setting and even in our assignments. The only thing is that we have to cite it correctly and specify what prompts were given to the AI. We also have to quote the things we directly took from the generated output. Sometimes our professors specify what percentage should be done using AI and what percentage shouldn’t be done with AI.
I took a digital design class this past spring where we were given short prompts and had to answer them by the end of class, and for those, we could use AI. Our professor would comment on the prompts that we gave to the AI to get to our answer. He would tell us how we could make our prompts more specific or how we could use different verbiage to get the output we want.
Q: As a marketing major, how have you seen your classes or your field change given the advancements of these generative AI technologies?
In my marketing classes, it’s been helpful to use AI to generate images, especially when we are doing assignments like creating a mock marketing strategy and we only have a few days to work on it. Within the field of marketing, I noticed that now copywriting isn’t as huge of a role anymore now that we have ChatGPT to generate the text. On top of that, there are a lot of data analytics resources that marketers use that utilize AI to develop analysis on metrics like the click through rate of a website or the traction of a certain page. I think it’s a good thing because it allows room for marketers to be more proactive rather than reactive with the data they’re given.
Q: How have you used Generative AI tools outside of your coursework, if at all?
I've used ChatGPT to help me with my resume. I will ask it to help me rephrase different points on my resume and tailor it in a professional manner. I’ve been to a college career appointment in the past to get help with my resume and they’ve been helpful, but I think with ChatGPT I'm able to get more options and different versions of rephrasing lines in my resume whereas in person, they would typically provide only one suggestion to help rephrase it.
📝 Latest Research in AI + Education
Cengage Group
2024 Graduate Employability Report: Preparing students for the GenAI-driven workplace ↗️
Brief Summary: The 2024 Graduate Employability Report examines the gap between post-secondary education and workforce demands in a GenAI-driven job market. A significant 52% of new graduates are employed in roles unrelated to their studies, indicating a misalignment between education and actual job requirements. The report underscores an urgent need for curricula that better prepare students for evolving workplace needs, highlighting that 68% of graduates feel their education has equipped them for success.
Opinion: In an ever-changing job market, it's imperative that educational institutions don’t just pivot to vocational training or abandon bachelor’s degree requirements, but rather ensure that their curricula are seamlessly aligned with the demands of the future workplace. The 2024 Graduate Employability Report reveals a workforce in transformation, particularly with the integration of GenAI, demanding a parallel transformation in educational approaches. Institutions must focus on delivering a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, incorporating real-world applications and emerging technologies. This approach not only enhances the immediate employability of graduates but also equips them with the adaptability required to navigate and succeed in a fast-changing career landscape. By fostering strong partnerships with industry leaders and continuously updating their programs based on labor market data, educational institutions can bridge the gap between academic preparation and professional demands, enhancing both the success of their graduates.
2024 Graduate Employability Report. (2024, July). Preparing students for the GenAI-driven workplace. Cengage Group. https://www.luminafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-Graduate-Employability-Report.pdfUniversity of Reading
Brief Summary: The study investigated the impact of AI on academic integrity by injecting AI-generated submissions into a university examination system for a BSc in Psychology at a reputable UK university. The study found that 94% of AI submissions went undetected, with these submissions often outperforming those of real students.
Opinion: Despite the challenges posed by AI, such as those detailed in the study where AI-written submissions frequently went undetected in a university setting, educational institutions can mitigate the risks associated with AI and the rise in academic integrity violations. Colleges can adopt more stringent examination settings where AI use is impractical, such as in-person, closed-book exams. Moreover, when reliance on digital submissions or online exams is unavoidable, educational systems can strategically integrate AI by allowing its use under specific guidelines that necessitate significant human input. For instance, students could be permitted to use AI tools as a baseline resource for projects, requiring them to then critically evaluate and creatively expand upon the AI-generated content to meet minimum academic standards. This approach not only acknowledges the evolving capabilities of AI and its inevitable use but also emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and originality in academic work.
Scarfe P, Watcham K, Clarke A, Roesch E (2024) A real-world test of artificial intelligence infiltration of a university examinations system: A “Turing Test” case study. PLoS ONE 19(6): e0305354. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305354📰 In the News
The Guardian
Key takeaways:
Australian universities are facing integrity challenges as widespread AI-enabled cheating threatens the value of degrees, with academics pressured to pass students to maintain revenue, particularly from international students who may struggle with English but submit high-quality essays.
A humanities tutor noted a significant increase in AI use for assignments at a major university, with more than half of students flagged for AI use in their first assignment of the year, and minimal consequences for those caught.
Plagiarism detection tools like Turnitin are now being used to identify potential AI-generated content, but they often fail to provide conclusive evidence, leaving academic staff with limited options to address suspected cheating.
Australian academics report feeling unsupported when raising concerns about cheating and face institutional pressure to pass students, regardless of academic honesty, to sustain financial inflows from tuition fees.
Students acknowledge the widespread use of AI tools like ChatGPT for cheating in assessments, with minimal risk of detection or consequences, suggesting that significant changes in assessment methods are necessary to combat AI-enabled academic dishonesty.
Deep Mind
AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems ↗️
Key takeaways:
AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, two AI models, have shown remarkable capabilities by solving four of the six problems from this year's International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), achieving the equivalent of a silver medal standard. AlphaProof addressed algebra and number theory problems, while AlphaGeometry 2 tackled a geometry problem.
These AI systems employ advanced techniques; AlphaProof uses a reinforcement learning-based approach to prove mathematical statements in the formal language Lean, and AlphaGeometry 2, an improved version of its predecessor, combines a language model with a symbolic engine for enhanced problem-solving efficiency.
Despite these successes, the AI systems struggled with combinatorics problems, indicating that while AI has advanced in mathematical reasoning, certain areas still pose significant challenges.
This achievement not only marks a milestone in AI's ability to handle complex mathematical reasoning similar to highly trained human mathematicians but also showcases potential future applications in scientific and technological advancements where AI could assist in exploring new theories and solving intricate problems.
“Chatgpt.” ChatGPT, OpenAI (GPT-4), openai.com/chatgpt. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024. And that’s a wrap for this week’s newsletter! Feel free to share your thoughts about this newsletter edition in the comment section below!
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