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Here’s the video of my top tips!
Tip 1 – Include reference to recent events when setting assignments
Most Large Language Models (LLMs) take a long time to train and so most don’t contain up to date information. This means that students are going to struggle to use ChatGPT and other models to copy their entire essay.
Tip 2 – Make reference to events personal to the student/school.
ChatGPT’s access to Social Media is severely restricted, since most this data is behind paywalls and sign-in walls. This means that it will most likely provide limited, incorrect or fabricated responses!
Tip 3 – Make reference to local events, business and organisations
LLMs are great for well known, widely referenced topics, but when an assignment is based around a local business or organisation it will tend to struggle!
Tip 4 – Use paper-based/online assignments for high stakes testing
LLMs currently can’t yet yet convincinly on paper and so students will have no choice but to write their answers! If you use a one shot approach to assignments, where students aren’t allowed to erase/alter their work then plagiarized work should be easy enough to spot and few students are able to write whole sides of A4 without making mistakes.
Tip 5 – Use craft based assignments for added engagement
Another great strategy is to issue create craft or poster making assignments. These types of resources can’t be copied from ChatGPT and as an added bonus they are great fun and highly engaging for the students!
Got any tips of your own?
These are the top tips so far. Do you have any tips of your own that you would add?