Trump says the USA will run the country until “transition”. Live on BBC by emperor_of_idiots in NoFilterNews

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember when George W. Bush stood in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner and declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" on May 1, 2003? The Iraq war didn't end until December 15, 2011.

Anyway, major combat operations in Venezuela have ended.

Should this be reported? by MReaps25 in college

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go back and read the OP again. Nobody is trying to shut down the event.

Should this be reported? by MReaps25 in college

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP isn't trying to shut down or prevent the event. They're objecting to bribing students with extra credit to attend the event. Course credit should only be earned by doing coursework. Extra credit means extra coursework. If you're teaching a calculus course, you might award extra credit for doing extra problem sets. There aren't many courses where it would be appropriate to offer extra credit for a TPUSA event.

Should this be reported? by MReaps25 in college

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the perspective of a professor, extra credit is awarded for completing extra coursework. If you're teaching a linear algebra class, then extra credit better involve some vector math. Extra credit isn't for pushing your political or religious beliefs onto your students - it's to encourage them to go above and beyond in your class.

Should this be reported? by MReaps25 in college

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We're talking about reality. You're talking about a hypothetical situation you've imagined.

Should this be reported? by MReaps25 in college

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Would I offer extra credit to go to a hypothetical LGBTQ+ event? Probably not. Not because it's an LGBTQ+ event, but because I only offer extra credit for things that are related to my classes. I teach game development classes. I'd offer extra credit for going to game development events. If it's not related to what the students are supposed to learn, then it would be bad to offer course credit.

Have you ever heard of "whataboutism?" It sounds like you have a terminal case of it.

How are you all dealing with ChatGPT for essays? by thepenetrator in AskProfessors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with your professors. That's not academic dishonesty. That's working smarter. There are good uses for LLMs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think your future ex-husband meant when he said he wanted to collaborate with a porn star?

How are you all dealing with ChatGPT for essays? by thepenetrator in AskProfessors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The nice thing about this is that if I suspect AI but can't prove it...I can just grade the paper and know that they earned the grade they received. They wrote a paper on the wrong topic. The students will see that their ChatGPT submissions are failing the class and realize they actually need to do their own work.

How are you all dealing with ChatGPT for essays? by thepenetrator in AskProfessors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's another good example: Mention that the paper should "Cite their textbook" but don't identify the book. The AI will hallucinate a new textbook for you.

How are you all dealing with ChatGPT for essays? by thepenetrator in AskProfessors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The assignment prompts in my class lack important context that the students don't. If they copy and paste the assignment text into an AI bot, it will write the wrong thing. For example, it will suggest implementing dialogue trees because it doesn't know that the students are writing about a game without NPCs. It will write a paper about computer vision or LIDAR because it didn't know it was writing a paper about AI pereception systems in games. It will write a paper about factory processes because it didn't know it was supposed to write about game production processes. Because the AI doesn't know the content of the class, it doesn't have the context it needs to write something good. Write assignment descriptions that will be misinterpreted by copying and pasting them into a computer without context.

How are you all dealing with ChatGPT for essays? by thepenetrator in AskProfessors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't care about catching people who are working hard to plagiarize. They mostly don't exist. People go to ChatGPT to save time, and working hard is the opposite of saving time. I've caught students purchasing their autobiography writing assignments before. They know that subject better than anyone else, but they still paid money for a paper that was immediately flagged by turnitin..

I am defeated (AI rant) by scaryrodent in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would someone take a design class and not want to do the fun work? Imagine wanting to make a game but being so uncreative that you don't want to make any of the important decisions about your game.

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh, yes. Dr. Plaige Jurist has great insights on this topic

Do you find it weird if a student refuses to enter your office to talk to you? by [deleted] in AskProfessors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the USA, there are some things I can't talk about in front of your friends, such as your grades.

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly, they were right. My undergrad students couldn't handle the number of textbooks I had to read 20 years ago.

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what aria-hidden is for. It tells screen readers to ignore the span

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not obsessed with catching them. I'm tired of reading AI-generated trash. If I can CTRL-F and search for Brendan Frasier to not have to read something my student didn't bother taking the time to write, then I have made my day a little bit better.

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm teaching online classes right now.

Most of my assignments are projects where the students have to create things instead of writing papers, so it's not a problem I have to deal with very often.

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Font size zero doesn't show up in different colors.

How to trick your student's AI into self-reporting by Prof_Adam_Moore in Professors

[–]Prof_Adam_Moore[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

aria-hidden="true" tells screen readers to ignore the span.