I got a little behind on my grading, and I can see the issue now, and I will try not to make the same mistake next year.
This year, I allowed students to redo assignments after I graded them. I did not put any constraints on it; I just said anything. As a result, I had a hard time motivating students.
I started the second semester with a unit in Vibe Coding. This was an assignment that I thought of based on a conversation with a friend and a podcast episode I had just heard. I had intended it to be a way to improve the students' AI skills.
We did include a checklist at the top of the assignment,
- I followed my specifications
- I made an adequate prompt
- I made additional prompts
- I did some actual coding
- I looked up code to solve an issue
The checklist was good for the students for sure. But for next time:
- It would be good if the students talked about the prompts with other students,
- It is necessary to ask the students to write the prompts they used,
- We should have had a lesson or two about prompting, but we were time constrained. Next time I would build that in.
Reflection
- The prompt was the most technical part of this criteria.
- I need to be clear on the outcomes beforehand. That is what really got me. This unit was put together too quickly and next year I will watch for that.