On June 8th, 2023, from 2:00 pm to 3:50 pm, the Physics Department of the School of Physical Science and Technology at the university held a teaching seminar in classroom X2430. The theme of the seminar was the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching work and an introduction to writing academic papers on experimental teaching reform.
The main contents of the seminar were:
1. Dr. Sun Yanyun's presentation on "ChatGPT, The Wolf is Coming?"
At the beginning of the report, Dr. Sun showed three short essays on the theme of "Sunset and Her" to the teachers and asked them to vote according to their preferences, which aroused the teachers' enthusiasm. The three short essays were written by ChatGPT, an excerpt from a primary school student's essay, and an excerpt from a famous work. It was found that the emotional expression of human writing was more profound and warmer. Then, several exercises from the course "University Physics BI" this semester were selected for ChatGPT to answer. The teachers discussed and found that the answers and explanations given by the machine were not perfect as imagined, and may mislead students. This indicates that current artificial intelligence cannot replace the role of teachers in knowledge transmission. In addition, in terms of shaping students' values and cultivating their abilities, ChatGPT cannot replace teachers. However, in order to adapt to the requirements of the times, teachers should understand the need for self-evolution, constantly improve their teaching level and knowledge background. Teachers should move from substitution thinking to symbiotic thinking, so that the relationship between humans and machines can shift from "win-lose" to "coexistence and mutual growth."
2. Dr. Fan Daihe's report on "Outcome-Based University Physics Experimental Teaching Practice - From the Dimension of Writing Scientific Papers."
Dr. Fan first introduced some journals related to teaching and reform papers and their impact factors. Then, starting from his own published teaching reform papers, he briefly explained the starting point of each paper. Dr. Fan also suggested that teachers should explore topics when guiding students to do scientific research projects or participate in academic competitions. Through joint discussion with students, they can delve into the details and ultimately form research papers. Dr. Fan provided many ideas for writing papers based on his own experience, which benefited everyone.
3. Dr. Zhu Hao's discussion on the exam questions of "University Physics and Experiment I."
Dr. Zhu led the teachers of the course to discuss exam questions, unified the grading standards of the course, discussed the difficulty of the questions, and the main knowledge points that need to be covered in the exam. All teachers actively participated in the discussion.
The seminar ended successfully, and all teachers gained a lot in teaching and teaching reform.
