Faith Zwarych’s Post

“Many decisions for what is blocked in education come from a lack of information, not an abundance.” George Couros Over the the years I have experienced K-12 technology being policed by IT peeps rather than educators - leading to the play it safe and ‘block it’ mentality. Innovation in educational technology involves taking risks and playing outside our comfort zone. It means rethinking assessment methods. (I remember when spellcheck in Word had to be disabled so kids wouldn’t ‘cheat’…) What percentage of school boards currently have ChatGPT blocked? What types of PD are being offered to educators? IT staff? Parents?

"As students gain access to an exploding array of artificial intelligence applications — from ChatGPT to Bing and Bard AI — public schools and universities are scrambling to address the sea change to ensure academic integrity is upheld. But instead of banning AI tools or policing student work, experts say educators must reinvent how they teach through critical thinking, comparing original work to AI outputs and providing “authentic” assessments for stronger learning outcomes." #ai #work #artificialintelligence #students #schools #universities #educators #learning #change #jobs #future #alberta #canada https://lnkd.in/gA-5DgJ7

Japan is pushing AI education in schools. The Japanese Education Ministry just released new guidelines emphasizing the essential need for students to understand AI. Key details: -Students are advised against presenting AI-generated work as their own -AI is promoted for use in English learning and for teaching fact-checking skills -The guidelines recommend AI tools to reduce teachers' workloads -A survey revealed about 70% of parents believe regulations for AI chatbot use by children are necessary In my opinion, many other countries will (and should) follow Japan’s lead to integrate AI into education. If used properly, AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, GitHub Copilot, ElevenLabs, Gamma, Notion AI, Bing, and Google's new AI tools can already massively boost output/efficiency. And we're just getting started. AI is moving insanely fast, who knows where we'll be in a couple years. Learning the foundations and leveraging these tools now, is not only smart in terms of boosting the efficiency of teachers/students, but it's essential for the preparation for what's about to come. Japan is doing it right. ____________ If you learned something, follow me Rowan Cheung for more And if you want to stay ahead of the curve in AI, consider joining over 200,000+ readers in my free AI newsletter: https://lnkd.in/g7jyJiPR