PIP Proposal

Abbie Hall
Stephanie Hedges

Inquiry Question: In what ways can teachers use ChatGPT as a tool for increased learning in
the English Language Arts classroom?

Rationale: ChatGPT is a relatively new tool that students and teachers are being exposed to in
the classroom. Many English Language Arts teachers are feeling unsure about how to adapt
their teaching to incorporate ChatGPT. This inquiry question will help us to explore how to use
ChatGPT as a tool for learning, rather than a crutch to learning.

Inquiry Process:
- Have a specific assignment using ChatGPT in the writing process.
- Collect feedback from students as to how ChatGPT and AI has helped them in the past
with assignments.
- Comparison of students writing from before using ChatGPT as a tool and then after
using ChatGPT.
- Conversation with students about their concerns with ChatGPT in the workforce
- Conversations with working professionals (professors, accountants, engineers, teachers,
doctors, etc.) about benefits and limitations of ChatGPT in the workplace.
- Our personal experiences using ChatGPT as a tool for creating and developing ideas.

Resources:
- https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/educators-playbook/five-ways-teachers-can-integrate-c
hatgpt-their-classrooms-today
- https://teach.extension.harvard.edu/blog/chatgpt-your-classroom
- https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-19-ways-to-use-chatgpt-in-your-classr
oom/2023/01
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/technology/chatgpt-schools-teachers.html
- https://medium.com/@linkbuilding2023digifix/how-teachers-can-use-chat-gpt-chat-gpt-fo
r-teachers-31fe34817bf2
- https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/how-to-prevent-chatgpt-cheating
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/06/1071059/chatgpt-change-not-destroy-edu
cation-openai/
- https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/06/chatgpt-learning-tool
- https://blog.quickschools.com/2023/07/25/4-effective-ways-to-avoid-student-misuse/
- https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-three-steps-to-prevent-chatgpt-misuse/2023/
03
- https://www.fe.training/free-resources/banking/5-strategies-to-prevent-cheating-with-chat
gpt-4-in-online-exams/
- https://www.pcguide.com/apps/can-universities-detect-chat-gpt/
New Sources:
- https://www.edutopia.org/article/ground-rules-plagiarism-original-writing-chatgpt
Gathering Information:
- Class Survey: Feedback from students as to how ChatGPT helped or hindered their
writing process
- Student Conversations: feedback from conversations with students about their
experiences using or not using ChatGPT.
- Formative and Summative Assessments: how was ChatGPT implemented, how did it
impact student learning.
- Reflective Notes: any observations about the process and implementation

Timeline:
- ChatGPT Assignment in October
- Survey and student input completed in November
- Final Presentation submit on December 2, 2023
- Presentation on December 8, 2023

Anticipated Impact:
- Learning how to use and talk about ChatGPT with confidence in the classroom.
- Teaching students how to use ChatGPT to aid them in their learning.
- Using ChatGPT as teachers to enhance teaching.