[davidg109]

I’ve learned to embrace the technology as a prof. Even though in its current state it can be spotty, it’s a given it’s going to continuously improve.

AI “detectors” are not going to work in the long run. Students can easily use tech to rewrite.

Graded work will need to change. I believe a shift towards oral defense of a research topic is going to be needed, or in-person testing, or hands-on assignments where permitted.

Is the graded essay dead? Possibly.

[elashri]

> . I believe a shift towards oral defense of a research topic is going to be needed

It is done on the professional research level (thesis defense for postgraduate studies) but doing it over this scale is much easier than this being the default for all levels. It will need a lot of resources to be allocated more the currently available in the education systems.

[mdev23]

Hey hey, thats why I am working on using the tech to help teachers with https://tadabot.email

If you're willing, i'd love to chat with an educator that has used chatgpt -> [e-mail]

[zarkov99]

Is it not feasible to simply raise the bar on what is expected in a graded essay? Or is the human/chatgpt combo no better than just chatgpt?

[2OEH8eoCRo0]

The oral defense of a topic is a romantic academic ideal that is overdue for a comeback.

[lores]

That would cause big problems with students on the spectrum or suffering from ADHD or social anxiety, which in our field is... a lot of them. I am a lot less anxious now in my 40s than I was in my early 20s, but a public talk is enough to make me lose sleep for a week, despite having done it dozens of times. In my 20s it would have been an impossible task.

[2OEH8eoCRo0]

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I don't like public speaking and I have ADHD. I still wish I had to do this more because it makes me stronger. The hard truth is that employers don't care about your anxiety.