Basics of an artificial intelligence

6. Sample ChatGPT activities

Trivia game

Playing a trivia game with ChatGPT is so easy. A student will ask for a question on a specific topic given by a teacher. For example, the student will type, 'Give me a trivia question about British literature.' ChatGPT will respond with a trivia question on the specified topic.

The student will answer the question, and ChatGPT will confirm whether they are correct or not. If the student wants more questions, they can ask for more or change the topic.

Through trivia questions, students learn in a fun and engaging way, building a broad base of general knowledge. Trivia questions can spark curiosity, motivating students to explore topics further. If a particular question interests them, they might be inspired to research and learn more about that subject. It might be new cool way of finding new information. 

20 questions

20 Questions is a classic game that everybody knows, but this version is a bit unusual because it is played with AI. The student will think of an object and is then asked by ChatGPT 20 yes-or-no questions, while ChatGPT tries to guess what it is.

Through this game, students can learn new vocabulary by discussing answers, especially when specific terminology is involved.

The game requires students to analyse the gained information and think about the questions provided. They also practice effective communication and active listening as they absorb the information provided by others. This game promotes the development of various skills.

Storytelling

This activity called 'storytelling' is focused on creating a sort of story where students contribute a phrase or sentence to build a collective narrative. A student may start, for example, with a well-known phrase 'Once upon a time…' and the ChatGPT continues by adding another plot twist to the story. The next turn is, again, the student and his contribution and the creation of the story goes on.

Through this game, students are mainly learning how to use their creativity, and imagination when it comes to adding sentences/phrases to a story. They also gain new vocabulary and various terminologies from the sentences/phrases created by ChatGPT. Another development is the fact, that students have to follow/continue to the previous sentence (in order for the story would be understandable) which also encourages students to expand their critical thinking.