From 709dc2f951b8f54d2e2ee776e0ea372a564eefa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Toby Hodges Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:44:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add callout about GenAI in Workshops bonus module --- episodes/24-practices.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/episodes/24-practices.md b/episodes/24-practices.md index ccad4a06a..43ed3dd59 100644 --- a/episodes/24-practices.md +++ b/episodes/24-practices.md @@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ does not mean you need to be an expert in the content you are teaching or that y to have a certain kind of personality -- ANYONE can learn, practice and improve their teaching, as with any skill. +:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: callout + +### Generative AI in Workshops +Instructors have been reporting the growing use of generative AI (genAI) chatbot tools (e.g. ChatGPT and Claude) among learners in workshops. +The use of these tools has profound implications for learning, especially among the novices that form our target audience. + +In response, The Carpentries has developed [a "bonus module" to this Instructor Training](https://carpentries.org/instructor-training/#genai-in-workshops-bonus-module), in which Instructors explore what widespread genAI use means for the way they teach their workshops. +[The bonus module curriculum](https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training-genai/) explores the potential impacts of genAI chatbot use on opportunities for guided practice in a workshop, how expertise affects an individual's ability to make successful use of genAI tools, how considerations of cognitive load should change in this new context, and how to maintain a positive learning environment in a workshop. + +Having participated in this Instructor Training, you are now eligible to participate in this bonus module. +Please [contact the Core Team](mailto:team@carpentries.org) to ask questions and register for the additional training. + +:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: + :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: keypoints - Having a plan makes it easier for you to remember to implement the important teaching practices you have learned.