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The Case for AI as Accommodation (opinion) insidehighered.com/opinion/vie… #AI #education #accessibility
Text Shot: I encouraged this student to share his story at our next class meeting, which he did. Inspired by his bravery and honesty, soon other students began opening up. The stories students have shared across my classes have been revelatory to me. A student with aphantasia uses AI to generate diagrams and mnemonics in organic chemistry, compensating for the fact that she cannot form mental images. Another battling anxiety builds confidence by generating practice tests with ChatGPT, rehearsing so she no longer freezes at exam time. A commuter student turns dense readings into audio so she can review them while driving. One student identifying as on the autism spectrum told me she uses AI for social insights, such as how she could contribute to a group project without sounding “pushy.” A first-generation student told me she relies on AI to figure out what she needs to do in college: How to email a professor, what office hours are for, what an annotated bibliography is. A…

The Case for AI as Accommodation (opinion)

Treating AI as optional risks perpetuating ableism in higher ed.
Matthew Brophy (Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs)
#ai #education #accessibility
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