How we use ChatGPT. And how we do NOT use it!

How we use ChatGPT. And how we do NOT use it!

I first heard about ChatGPT fairly soon after it was open. It was fascinating. I tried using it in several contexts and had fun. Then my mentor asked me to attend a session by Peng Joon - an entrepreneur from Malaysia. I learnt some very interesting "how to's" from this session: Give prompts. Tell Chat GPT what you want. Make your prompts as specific and detailed as possible Explain who you are. That helps the tool customize the output - making it suitable for your use Give an input as to how many lines or words you want the output…
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March updates

March updates

March has been a great month in some ways and tough in other ways. Great because we had one new institution joining us for our ELearning courses, and two renewing access for the same. The new institution to take up our courses is the Dr DY Patil Medical College from the city of Pune. The two to renew are Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Puducherry and the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. We are already in conversation with them to see how we can work together to encourage maximum learning from our courses. More importantly we are stressing this…
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If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

I am going through a course where I am getting mentored on several skills. In one of the sessions a participant asked the mentor "Can you help me do ......?" (She asked for a specific job she needed done) And the mentor answered: "I would love to do this for you. But I cannot DO your jobs for you. You need to learn, ask for help, practice and then do it. Only then will you be able to do things independently." I thought to myself - This is partially true for the skills of literature searching and referencing, and for…
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