Open letter to faculty who need to get their heads out of their asses

[branchandroot]

No, you do not have to change anything about your writing assignments because of Chat GPT or other AI writers, UNLESS, OF COURSE, you are:

A) not scaffolding your assignments at all (outlines, drafts, annotated bibliographies)

B) not giving your students feedback, yes on every single piece of writing, yes I mean it, those one pagers are without value if you don’t let them know what they got or didn’t get, learning does not magically happen without your input just because you asked for their understanding in essay form.

If you are scaffolding and responding? You’re good to go, bon voyage, don’t touch those assignments. You will spot every instance of someone trying to half-ass it with AI, just like you spot when it’s a boughten paper or by a “tutor”.

As for the rest of you assholes, shape up and start doing your goddamn jobs; I am so fucking tired of this song and dance, yes there is a REASON I’ve been telling you all this shit! If you teach a large-enrollment course, get with your TAs for a norming session at the start of term, too.

Comments

[swingandswirl]

I'm reminded of a fellow professor who wailed about students using Google Translate (I teach languages.) When pressed, she admitted to never explaining why this was a dumbass idea. I could only shake my head.

[branchandroot]

*headdesks* Augh, augh, augh, yes. It's just like the people who want a technological solution to students cheating on tests instead of, you know, actually talking to them about why it's harming them in the long run.