FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays output from ChatGPT, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Boston. As schools across the country debate banning AI chatbots in 2023, some math and computer science teachers are embracing them as just another tool. Teachers learned to work around and with it, said Price, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of Puget Sound.
Price makes sure students have the skills to solve problems on their own. Then, he discusses the limitations of the technologies they might be tempted to use when they get home. She wants teachers to use ChatGPT as their own assistant: to plan math lessons, give students feedback and communicate with parents.
But if you ask him today, the answer would be more complex, said Zingaro, an associate professor at the University of Toronto.A lot of beginner students get stuck writing simple code, Porter and Zingaro said. They never move on to more advanced questions — and many still can’t write simple code after they complete the course.