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EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 29 MIN

Episode 11.3: Teaching in the age of AI: Ethics, innovation and classroom impact

from The Vandal Theory · host University of Idaho

How many suggestions or examples do you give ChatGPT when you are asking for help? Meet William Tai (go.uidaho.edu/4llzboe), the coordinator of the Doceo Center (go.uidaho.edu/4blXyOb) in University of Idaho’s College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Artificial intelligence is already in our classrooms. Tai joins us to discuss how teachers can take advantage of AI for lesson planning and what ethical issues might arise with classroom AI use. Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.  Music  “Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).  “Melontronica” by Matthew Cropper (go.uidaho.edu/4bhMSQp) via Amphibious Zoo. Chapters (0:00) How much instruction do you give ChatGPT? (3:08) Getting to know William Tai (4:21) How is generative AI used in education? (7:35) What are AI hallucinations? (9:12) What is machine bias in AI? (11:42) What are prompt injection attacks? (14:20) How teachers can improve their prompts (20:14) Can AI be a study aid? (25:57) Final thoughts

How many suggestions or examples do you give ChatGPT when you are asking for help? Meet William Tai (go.uidaho.edu/4llzboe), the coordinator of the Doceo Center (go.uidaho.edu/4blXyOb) in University of Idaho’s College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Artificial intelligence is already in our classrooms. Tai joins us to discuss how teachers can take advantage of AI for lesson planning and what ethical issues might arise with classroom AI use. Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.  Music  “Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).  “Melontronica” by Matthew Cropper (go.uidaho.edu/4bhMSQp) via Amphibious Zoo. Chapters (0:00) How much instruction do you give ChatGPT? (3:08) Getting to know William Tai (4:21) How is generative AI used in education? (7:35) What are AI hallucinations? (9:12) What is machine bias in AI? (11:42) What are prompt injection attacks? (14:20) How teachers can improve their prompts (20:14) Can AI be a study aid? (25:57) Final thoughts

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