Returning to School: Teachers' Perspectives on AI in the Classroom
In the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Dr. Linda Hippert, Associate Dean of the School of Education at Point Park University, sees AI as another tool for educators to learn and use to help students. According to Dr. Hippert, AI is not a substitute for learning, but a supplement that can assist with teaching tasks such as drafting emails, lesson plans, and differentiated materials.
Educators are integrating AI into classrooms ethically and effectively, saving time on administrative and creative tasks while ensuring all AI-generated content is verified by educators. Transparency is key, with educators making it clear when AI tools are used and removing personally identifiable information from AI prompts.
Strict ethical guidelines are followed to ensure safety, privacy, transparency, and vigilance against bias. AI's role is to aid, not replace, the human touch and human brain, which are essential for decision-making with AI-generated information.
Educators are also educating students to be AI literate, helping them understand AI's limitations, avoiding blind trust, and preventing academic dishonesty like copying AI-generated work without comprehension. The focus is on using AI responsibly as a tutor or a creative assistant while retaining the final human judgment.
To address concerns about misuse and overreliance on AI, teachers are adapting assessment methods, such as favoring in-class, oral explanations. Institutional policies are followed, and IT infrastructure is ensured to support safe AI integration.
Dr. Hippert believes that AI is a tool that educators need to embrace and learn how to use effectively. She compares AI to the debate about calculators in the classroom, emphasising its potential benefits. However, she also acknowledges that AI's rate of change is so fast that its future uses cannot be precisely predicted even six months in advance.
Despite the challenges, Dr. Hippert confirms that educators are currently using AI tools in the classroom. AI is found useful for research and diagnosis in the medical field, and its capabilities are only limited by imagination. However, AI tools acknowledge some of their information may be wrong, and restricting their usage would be hypocritical. A student using AI isn't considered cheating, but they should go beyond the information provided by AI.
In conclusion, Dr. Hippert believes that the human touch and human brain are necessary for decision-making with AI-generated information. By embracing AI ethically and effectively, educators can enhance instruction without compromising student learning or integrity.
- In the realm of education and self-development, online platforms are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to assist learners, aiding them in drafting emails, lesson plans, and differentiated materials.
- To ensure a balanced approach towards AI, educators are educating students to be AI-literate, helping them understand AI’s limitations, avoiding blind trust, and preventing academic dishonesty by not copying AI-generated work without comprehension.
- In the realms of both online education and traditional classrooms, educators are employing AI to perform administrative tasks, aiding them in research, diagnosis, and learning, while adhering to strict ethical guidelines, preventing bias, and maintaining transparency throughout the learning process.
