The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots into higher education marks a shift towards a new generation of pedagogical tools, mirroring the arrival of milestones like the internet. With the launch of ChatGPT-4 Turbo in November 2023, we developed a ChatGPT-based teaching application (https://chat.openai.com/g/g-1imx1py4K-chatge-medical-imaging) and integrated it into our undergraduate medical imaging course in the Spring 2024 semester. This study investigates the use of ChatGPT throughout a semester-long trial, providing insights into students’ engagement, perception, and the overall educational effectiveness of the technology. We systematically collected and analyzed data concerning students’ interaction with ChatGPT, focusing on their attitudes, concerns, and usage patterns. The findings indicate that ChatGPT offers significant advantages such as improved information access and increased interactivity, but its adoption is accompanied by concerns about the accuracy of the information provided and the necessity for well-defined guidelines to optimize its use.
- Question: How does integrating ChatGPT into a college course affect student engagement, perceptions, and educational effectiveness?
- Setting and data: Undergraduate medical imaging course, Spring 2024 semester; data on student interactions with ChatGPT.
- Method: Analysis of student interaction data, attitudes, and usage patterns collected during a semester-long trial.
Integrating artificial intelligence chatbots into education marks a shift toward a new generation of pedagogical tools, mirroring milestones like the internet. Understanding this shift requires examining students' engagement, perceptions, concerns, and the technology's overall educational effectiveness.
- In an undergraduate medical imaging course, ChatGPT offered significant advantages including improved information access and increased interactivity.
- Adoption of the chatbot was accompanied by concerns regarding the accuracy of the information it provided.
- Integrating the tool was accompanied by concerns about the necessity of well-defined guidelines to optimize its use.
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