History: Practicing Interview & Roleplay Skills Using AI
In this assignment, you will engage in a simulated conversation with a historical or contemporary figure using AI. This exercise aims to improve your interview and role-play skills by practicing thoughtful questioning and reflection on the AI's representation of the figure. You will also reflect on the learning experience and the AI's performance.
Group 1
Assess your understanding of role-play skills and the use of AI in simulating conversations.
Question 1a
Which of the following is a key skill when conducting a role-play interview with AI?
Asking a fixed set of questions without deviation
Adapting questions based on responses
Ignoring the AI's responses
Focusing solely on factual accuracy
Question 1b
Why is it important to evaluate the AI's representation of a figure during a role-play?
Because AI always gives the most entertaining version of history
Because AI is designed to replace human judgment
Because AI can reflect bias, inaccuracies, or dominant narratives that erase certain perspectives
Because AI doesn't know how to role-play properly
Question 1c
How can evaluating AI's role-play help students?
It teaches them to blindly trust tech
It encourages faster reading
It avoids using class time
It helps build critical thinking and source evaluation skills
Question 1d
Which of the following is an example of bias in an AI-generated role-play?
The AI exaggerates the importance of one side of history
The AI gives multiple viewpoints
The AI adds fun facts about the figure
The AI corrects spelling in the response
Question 2
1. What is the main purpose of this AI role-play assignment?
To get perfect answers from ChatGPT
To practice respectful, evolving questions and reflect on the topic
To see how fast you can complete the task
To copy a full interview for a grade
Question 3
How should you use AI in this assignment?
Simulate a conversation that adapts based on responses
Use it to replace research and thinking
Let AI generate everything for you without reading it
Ask all your questions at once to get quick answers
Question 4
Why is reflection an important part of this assignment?
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Reflection is active, intentional thinking about what we’ve done, seen, or felt. It means we don’t just react — we grow.
It’s noble because it requires honesty, humility, and self-awareness. It helps us learn from mistakes without needing to repeat them.
Confucius
It fills up space
It helps the teacher see that you used ChatGPT
It replaces the need to write questions
It shows what you learned and how your thinking evolved
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