To Janet's point below, if GenAI were to replace all grading and feedback, at least at the moment, I'd be concerned and see that as swinging the "automation" pendulum too far too soon with this tech. On the other hand, if GenAI is used to augment human grading and feedback, allowing instructors to reallocate time to those students that need more personalized support, I think that could be a big win. For example, I'm not sure it's the best use of a professors time to be providing the same basic grammar and writing feedback on essays in a college writing 101 type of course as that seems like something GenAI could do well (potentially better then a human?). Instead of taking 20 hours to read and provide basic feedback on an essay, the instructor could use that time to work with smaller groups of students or individuals who are struggling most and need personalized attention to succeed.
So students are expected to pay tuition for educators who don't review their work? Hmmm... why pay?
Sure, reading papers and dissertation drafts was a lot of work. But maybe because in those pre AI days I did the reading and made an effort to support and encourage students as well as to grade them, i still hear from them a decade later. If they contact me we can reflect on the research.
To Janet's point below, if GenAI were to replace all grading and feedback, at least at the moment, I'd be concerned and see that as swinging the "automation" pendulum too far too soon with this tech. On the other hand, if GenAI is used to augment human grading and feedback, allowing instructors to reallocate time to those students that need more personalized support, I think that could be a big win. For example, I'm not sure it's the best use of a professors time to be providing the same basic grammar and writing feedback on essays in a college writing 101 type of course as that seems like something GenAI could do well (potentially better then a human?). Instead of taking 20 hours to read and provide basic feedback on an essay, the instructor could use that time to work with smaller groups of students or individuals who are struggling most and need personalized attention to succeed.
So students are expected to pay tuition for educators who don't review their work? Hmmm... why pay?
Sure, reading papers and dissertation drafts was a lot of work. But maybe because in those pre AI days I did the reading and made an effort to support and encourage students as well as to grade them, i still hear from them a decade later. If they contact me we can reflect on the research.