Let’s chat about something serious (but not too serious): critical thinking in the age of AI. Sure, AI can whip up a fancy graph or write a poem in seconds – but when it comes to real brain gymnastics, it’s …
Here’s a piece in the New York Times about the latest AI development in schools. Looks like Chatbots might soon be teaching our kids! Sounds like sci-fi, but it’s happening. In addition to a potential worry that these chatbots might …
Here is another article devoted to the great potential of AI and some of its drawbacks. The focus here is on assessments, which include things like stealth assessments (sounds scary) and intelligent tutoring systems (were our previous tutoring systems ignorant?). …
It’s refreshing to read a balanced take on AI in education, recognizing that its ultimate impact on our classrooms remains an unfolding mystery. We’re all learners in this AI revolution. Key insights emerge, though. Education isn’t just about knowledge transfer; …
Now that AI has arrived on the scene everywhere in schools, subtle nuisances about its presumptive effects are beginning to reveal themselves. A study focusing on children aged three to five examined their trust in information provided by humans and …
There’s a growing divide between educators who favor traditional, human-led teaching methods and those who advocate for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. This shouldn’t surprise us. There are always teachers who are quick to adopt new …
Imagine a classroom where technology mirrors the human brain. Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a synaptic transistor that processes and stores information like our brains. This device is groundbreaking because it works as efficiently as our human brains do …
In a bold move, Urban Assembly in New York City is experimenting with AI to evaluate teachers. But here’s a question to think about: Aren’t they just advocating for the prevailing notion that there is a magicial, quantitative key to …
According to this Forbes article, it isn’t just academic integrity that is worrying teachers about AI. Teachers are also scared that AI will start replacing human interaction. Chatbots and other technologies are already starting to promise big things for things …
The amount of time and energy being spent by researchers, education policy makers, parents, school leaders and pretty much any adult trying to get their proverbial head around the emergence of AI as a threat to education is overwhelming. The …
Here is what we have to look forward to now that AI has arrived as the latest panacea of education – Another AI-generated article about how robots and virtual avatars can help our kids! Is anyone else growing an antenna …
This article highlights a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of AI in education: its potential to revolutionize not just how students learn, but how educational institutions operate. AI is scary. But it’s also groundbreaking, especially in its promise to reduce …
