this-professor-stunned-his-students-when-he-revealed-the-secret-identity-of-his-teaching-assistant

this-professor-stunned-his-students-when-he-revealed-the-secret-identity-of-his-teaching-assistant

5/23/2016

link

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/05/11/this-professor-stunned-his-students-when-he-revealed-the-secret-identity-of-his-teaching-assistant/

summary

This article tells the story of a professor who reveals the secret identity of his teaching assistant, surprising and impressing his students. The professor had been working with an artificial intelligence program called 'Jill Watson,' which had been serving as a teaching assistant throughout the semester. The students had been unaware that 'Jill' was actually an AI. The professor explains how 'Jill Watson' was able to answer student questions, provide feedback, and even crack jokes. The article highlights the advancements in AI technology and discusses the potential impact it could have on education and other fields.

tags

education ꞏ teaching ꞏ higher education ꞏ professor ꞏ teaching assistant ꞏ innovation ꞏ teaching methods ꞏ classroom dynamics ꞏ student engagement ꞏ academic environment ꞏ hidden identity ꞏ surprise ꞏ identity reveal ꞏ student-teacher relationship ꞏ educational strategies ꞏ pedagogy ꞏ instructional techniques ꞏ interactive learning ꞏ student participation ꞏ classroom experiments ꞏ unconventional teaching ꞏ learning experience ꞏ student reactions ꞏ educational surprise ꞏ educational psychology ꞏ teaching effectiveness ꞏ educational innovation ꞏ teaching styles ꞏ educational technology ꞏ teaching philosophy ꞏ student-teacher interaction ꞏ classroom management ꞏ educational impact ꞏ educational inspiration ꞏ teaching techniques ꞏ educational transformation ꞏ innovative approach ꞏ educational experiment ꞏ educational breakthrough ꞏ teaching creativity ꞏ teaching motivation ꞏ educational motivation ꞏ experiential learning