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Episode 13: ChatGPT and the Educational AI Chatter, with Dr Eamon Costello
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Dr Eamon Costello from the School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global studies at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University. Eamon is Associate Professor of Digital Learning, working across a range of teacher education and professional programmes in the faculty. Before joining the Institute of Education, he worked in DCU’s open education unit - DCU connect - working with online learners across a range of programmes. Dr Costello gives listeners an overview of his recently published article on ChatGPT and educational AI, a topic of great interest and debate in recent times. Dr Costello takes a unique stance on the subject, drawing on philosophy to unpack the seemingly unending chatter we hear about topics and how these ‘non-truths’ gain attention through persistent talking. It only matters who is talking, rather than what they are saying. Dr Costello’s article picks up this discussion in relation to ChatGPT and AI in education. He argues that we have been here before in relation to EdTech and cautions against the dangers of this kind of hyperbole. Eamon’s contribution to the debate is to argue for clarity in the area, allowing time for reflection. Eamon provides a critique of studies on AI in Education, arguing that many are driven from the perspective of the developers and that different perspectives need to be drawn into the conversation. Finally, Eamon talks about the importance of Computer Science as a discipline in order to develop teacher and student skills in relation to the construction and deconstruction of AI and its implications.
You can read Dr Costello’s paper titled: “ChatGPT and the Educational AI Chatter: Full of Bullshit
or Trying to Tell Us Something?” here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42438-023-00398-5
You can read Dr Colette Kirwan’s paper titled: “ADAPTTER: Developing a Framework for Teaching Computational Thinking in Second-Level Schools by Design Research” here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-022-00735-8
To find out more about Dr Costello and his work, you can view his academic profile here: https://www.dcu.ie/stemeducationinnovationglobalstudies/people/eamon-costello
You can also find Eamon on Twitter @eam0
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By Peter TiernanIn this episode of the podcast, I speak with Dr Eamon Costello from the School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global studies at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University. Eamon is Associate Professor of Digital Learning, working across a range of teacher education and professional programmes in the faculty. Before joining the Institute of Education, he worked in DCU’s open education unit - DCU connect - working with online learners across a range of programmes. Dr Costello gives listeners an overview of his recently published article on ChatGPT and educational AI, a topic of great interest and debate in recent times. Dr Costello takes a unique stance on the subject, drawing on philosophy to unpack the seemingly unending chatter we hear about topics and how these ‘non-truths’ gain attention through persistent talking. It only matters who is talking, rather than what they are saying. Dr Costello’s article picks up this discussion in relation to ChatGPT and AI in education. He argues that we have been here before in relation to EdTech and cautions against the dangers of this kind of hyperbole. Eamon’s contribution to the debate is to argue for clarity in the area, allowing time for reflection. Eamon provides a critique of studies on AI in Education, arguing that many are driven from the perspective of the developers and that different perspectives need to be drawn into the conversation. Finally, Eamon talks about the importance of Computer Science as a discipline in order to develop teacher and student skills in relation to the construction and deconstruction of AI and its implications.
You can read Dr Costello’s paper titled: “ChatGPT and the Educational AI Chatter: Full of Bullshit
or Trying to Tell Us Something?” here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42438-023-00398-5
You can read Dr Colette Kirwan’s paper titled: “ADAPTTER: Developing a Framework for Teaching Computational Thinking in Second-Level Schools by Design Research” here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-022-00735-8
To find out more about Dr Costello and his work, you can view his academic profile here: https://www.dcu.ie/stemeducationinnovationglobalstudies/people/eamon-costello
You can also find Eamon on Twitter @eam0