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🎤How does ChatGPT make an academic’s life easier?

Dean of Academics at Maharishi University of Information Technology, Dr. Trapty Agarwal talks about the role ChatGPT plays in her life as an academic.

This episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. features Dr. Trapty Agarwal, Dean of Academics at Maharishi University of Information Technology, Noida.

When faced with the decision to choose between staying in India with her two-year-old son or continue working in the U.S. as a software engineer, Trapty chose her son. However, that didn’t deter her from pivoting her career and climbing the ladder of success in the field of Academia.

The role of a Dean comes with numerous responsibilities, and the tool that enables Trapty to tackle challenges head-on is ChatGPT.

Highlights from the episode:

Trapty’s role as a dean: Trapty talks about her life as the dean of academics. She spends 40% of her time teaching and 60% on administrative work. She elaborates on how she manages administrative tasks, devises strategies, oversees risk management, and handles unexpected situations.
ChatGPT as a replacement for teachers?: Trapty disagrees with the idea that ChatGPT will replace teachers. She talks about ways in which teachers can facilitate the tool in their life to ease work and spark creativity rather than replace human intelligence.
Applications of ChatGPT at the university: Through a screenshare, Trapty walks us through how she uses ChatGPT in several areas of her day-to-day work as an academic, including generating question papers for students. Furthermore, she takes proactive steps to train fellow staff members on the effective utilization of ChatGPT tailored to their needs, essentially pioneering adoption at her university.