The University of Florida has some ideas on how to create assignments that are not conducive to the use of ChatGPT.
- Ask for Specifics and References: Instead of asking students to write about general topics, ask students to analyze specific arguments in reading material. An example could be an assignment to contrast two arguments about a single topic that was made by specific authors in the field using the examples provided in class. ChatGPT is much more effective at writing general statements than addressing specific points of view with quotations and references to support the arguments.
- Use Recent Events or Material: ChatGPT only contains data written on the internet up to 2021, so assessments that reference more recent events or published articles will not be intelligently written about by the AI.
- Use Offline Material: In your assessments, use events or discussions that took place in your classroom that should be analyzed or referenced by your students in their work.
- Request Personal Impressions: Ask students to explain their personal experiences or impressions on a topic.
- Break Down Assignments: Consider breaking down larger, written assignments into an outline submission, a literature review submission, and multiple draft submissions. Also consider converting some parts of the written assignments into other multimedia formats, such as a recorded video or podcast, a drawing, a trifold brochure, or other inventive formats.
- Consider Flipped Classes: A flipped class is one where the majority of the instructional time takes place outside of the classroom, while the assessment activities (group work, quizzes, iClicker assignments, etc.) take place during the class period.
- Test ChatGPT: When designing an assignment, consider testing the ability of ChatGPT yourself to determine its ability to write on the topic. (University of Florida Center for Instructional Technology & Training, n.d.)
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