Blog Journal #6

     My blogging experience so far has definitely been a learning experience. At first, I saw this as simply an assignment to complete, but now, I see it more as an opportunity to reflect on what I have learned and think critically about how I will use it in teaching. I like how when I am blogging, I am able to gather my thoughts on the course material. I feel that it helps me with remembering it. As for any negative feelings I have towards blogging, I suppose that it can at time feel forced depending on the required material to address.    

    As I covered in our assignment this week to create a lesson plan, I see a great deal of potential for the use of Ruttl - Best Design Feedback Tool in teaching. This tool allows a teacher to assign reading to a class that the students can create public annotations on. This ability to see classmate's annotations promotes collaboration and can help students to understand the reading. I will definitely put this tool to use in my own classes to allow for longer, more complex articles to be read and understood.

    So far, my use of generative Ai has been rather limited. However, I have noticed that it is very helpful in searching for specific help. For example, when I put my lesson plan idea into chat GPT and asked it for help revising, it provided me with a list of additions to the plan that help it to be more well-rounded and practical. However, when searching for complex questions about politics or philosophy, GPT is not a great tool. It only provides very surface level common knowledge on the subjects while using a tool like google can send you to an in depth scholarly article.

    In my own teaching, I will try to limit the use of generative Ai as much as possible while still being up to date in current teaching trends. For example, I may use generative Ai to add to my already made lesson plans or to help combine concepts in a lesson. I would not frequently assign work that involves the use of Ai. In fact, I would attempt to make lessons that Ai would not be as helpful with. Finally, I would dedicate time in the beginning of the school year to educate my students on what is an acceptable use of Ai and what is not. 

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