ChatGPT as a tool to support learning in higher education: a teaching experience

Access to ChatGPT represents an advance in the development of different and complex tasks, but its potential is not free of risks for different fields, including education. With this study we present a teaching experience of ChatGPT integration in the degree in Computer Engineering with the aim of showing its effective and ethical use as a teaching resource for teachers and students (men and women). Specifically, we analyze the use and the degree of acceptance of this technology by students and teachers. The results show that the majority of students (92.50 %) consider ChatGPT to be a useful and easy -to -use tool for academic performance, while the teaching staff (80 %) support this argument to a lesser extent. In addition, the students point out as disadvantages the difficulty of checking the veracity of the result and that it is very generic if the questions are not fine-tuned. The majority of students claim to be quite experienced in using ChatGPT to search for information and, although they do not consider it suitable for generating complete works, they find it beneficial for their learning process if it is used in a complementary and balanced way.