One answer is handwritten tests and assignments in the classroom. In the early 80’s, in Nuc school, all the assignments and test were done in class with pen/pencil, paper, and a TI-35 calculator. Nothing ever left the building. The flip side of this is mentioned in the article – professors using AI to grade their tests rather than grading by hand. One can make the case that even in the classroom, students could use AI with their phones and transcribe the results. Transcription takes time though. The trick would be to make assignments content appropriate and with enough depth that they can just be completed within the allotted time.
Or line the classroom with conductive mesh tied to an Earth ground. Or just collect all smart devices and the beginning of class and return them at the end.
My take is that this assignment wasn’t intended to be busy work, but rather an ice breaker – get them used to thinking and doing their class work. Keep in mind that you’re dealing with people who often a) have never done serious class work before (freshmen entering for first time) or b) forgot everything they ever learned about class work since it’s been weeks since they last did a class.
One answer is handwritten tests and assignments in the classroom. In the early 80’s, in Nuc school, all the assignments and test were done in class with pen/pencil, paper, and a TI-35 calculator. Nothing ever left the building. The flip side of this is mentioned in the article – professors using AI to grade their tests rather than grading by hand. One can make the case that even in the classroom, students could use AI with their phones and transcribe the results. Transcription takes time though. The trick would be to make assignments content appropriate and with enough depth that they can just be completed within the allotted time.
Or line the classroom with conductive mesh tied to an Earth ground. Or just collect all smart devices and the beginning of class and return them at the end.
Some productivity benefit for the teachers, assuming the check up on what they ai is doing.
I forgot how to think. This response was generated by a LLM trained on me and acting on my behalf…
I wonder how well a practicum-based education would work?
It’s gonna suck when the power goes off during finals weeks.
Teachers should expect more from their students. Don’t give them busy work. Give them challenging and interesting assignments.
Also, explain to the students that doing school work is the same as training a personal ai agent.
What? No team assignments? No audio visual? No computerized testing?
Thats crazy talk – they’re TEACHERS, not workers…
My take is that this assignment wasn’t intended to be busy work, but rather an ice breaker – get them used to thinking and doing their class work. Keep in mind that you’re dealing with people who often a) have never done serious class work before (freshmen entering for first time) or b) forgot everything they ever learned about class work since it’s been weeks since they last did a class.