this is something that i'm currently observing as I teach a second-year uni computer science class (algorithmics if you wanna know). the main concern of my students is always "how is this going to be graded", "when is this graded", "can we have past exams". to them the practicals and lab sessions are almost a hindrance, and it truly breaks my heart!
I have somewhat succeeded in reversing that trend with my class; a lot of my students who initially didn't show a lot of interest in the material are now asking me questions by mail about the topic! one thing that plays into this, IMO, is their view of the teacher. usually the teacher is seen as this god-like entity that exists solely to grade them and dictate their future while not being fun and scary to ask questions to. this is something that makes me extremely uncomfortable and after 1.5 months of teaching in this class, I have somewhat managed to let my students understand that i'm Just A Dude(tm). i beg on my knees for them to ask me questions whenever they're stuck, i tell them every time that there are no dumb questions, but there are still some students who would rather ask chatgpt about a practical tailored specifically so that an AI couldn't reason about the subject, than me the teacher being paid specifically to be there to answer students' questions and help them.
i think the entire thing about chatgpt use in universities is a very complex interlinked set of problems and situations that ultimately harms the students while being an indicator of strong failures on the part of the current style of education, and the society as a whole
