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Empowering educators to teach with AI and about AI

AI in Education

A Presentation Template from

Last updated on January 9, 2024

“Thank you for coming today. I’ll be sharing about Artificial Intelligence, or AI, in our schools today.”

Goals for this presentation:

Understanding of AI in society (pervasive, you are already using it)
Can define AI literacy and its importance for the K-12 audience
Can describe examples of Generative AI
Will take action to create policies that advocate for responsible AI use in education
Can describe basic tools to teach With and About AI, including how to share resources with the correct audience.
Develop ongoing connections to their local community for support and/or know how to connect with TeachAI for additional resources

Suggested Citation: Code.org, CoSN, Digital Promise, European EdTech Alliance, Larimore, J., and PACE (2023). AI Guidance for Schools Toolkit. Retrieved from teachai.org/toolkit. [date].

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About TeachAI

TeachAI is an initiative that guides education leaders and policymakers in transforming education by teaching with AI and teaching about AI.

In coordination with the World Economic Forum

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TeachAI Goals

Policy

Capacity

Community

Awareness

Adoption of national and local policies to support teaching with and about AI

Increased capacity of educators to teach with and about AI

Leaders amplifying and implementing effective and responsible approaches to AI

Shared vision and language for AI in education for policy, education, and industry leaders

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Table of Contents

What is Artificial Intelligence?
What If We Do Nothing?
AI Benefits and Risks

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What is Artificial Intelligence?

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AI is:

Online and in-store shopping
Robotic tractors, precision agriculture
Warehouse Fulfillment
Credit Card Fraud Protection
Insurance Rates
NASA images from space
Text to Speech
Foreign Language Translation
Mapping and Navigation

It is in all of our lives and industries.

AI is NOT:

Alive
Smarter than us
Killer robots
Only for geniuses
Only for people in tech cities
Always physical. It is inside our computer software and phone apps.

And it is not going away.

“You’re already using AI! Here are some examples. Have you noticed that your phone’s camera is much better than the old point and shoots? That’s because AI helps you autofocus and adjust to low light or motion. Have you received a fraud alert from your credit card? That is an AI algorithm that noticed a different pattern to your spending and sent you a warning. Have you spoken to your phone and had it write a text? Text to speech is AI - it can understand people from different languages and translate as well. If you’ve ever made a map on your phone and had it warn you of traffic or give you a different route if you’re walking instead of driving, that’s AI doing the route planning and real time data updates to make sure you arrive quickly. It’s in our industries, and it’s part of our communities, like when your insurance rates are calculated or Amazon gets your package delivered within hours. It’s NOT sci-fi movies or only for people living in tech-heavy cities. It will definitely be a part of our students’ future work life. That is why we need to teach with and about AI. Just like computers or the internet, it is not going away.”

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Education with AI is:

Education with AI is NOT:

Personalized learning: More practice problems for struggling students, more advanced concepts for students who are ahead
Differentiation in seconds
Increased student persistence
Handwriting conversion to digital
Text to speech, speech to text
Language Translation

Replacing teachers
Going to solve every problem
One more thing that needs to take a lot of time from busy educators
Another subject that must be separate from other subjects

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How to Use + How it Works

AI Literacy + Computer Science

AI Literacy

The knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with how artificial intelligence works, including its principles, concepts, and applications, as well as how to use artificial intelligence, such as its limitations, implications, and ethical considerations.

With AI Literacy, I CAN:

Personalize my learning
Assess safety and privacy with apps and data sharing
Properly cite AI usage when writing or creating
Prepare for the future of work
Act as an informed citizen

With AI/CS integration, I CAN:

Collect data responsibly
Break down complex problems
Analyze data critically
Identify patterns and trends
Evaluate the effectiveness of solutions
Ethically evaluate AI systems to minimize bias

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Generative AI: Tools that create text, images, code, and sound based on vast datasets.

Generative AI tools such as Bard, Bing, and ChatGPT, are trained on massive amounts of data to recognize patterns and relationships between words, images, sounds and code. They use that understanding to generate brand-new, original, often creative outputs customized to the prompts users provide.

“Generative AI professional example for a slide deck presentation” prompt. Bing Chat, Microsoft, 3 Oct. 2023

Generative AI

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What If We Do Nothing?

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Computers in Schools, High Speed Internet,

1:1 devices…

Who is empowered to learn with and about AI

Will AI Widen the Digital Divide?

Old Digital Divide

New Digital Divide

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Understanding

All students learn about scientific concepts that shape our world.

Most people apply this knowledge to understand the weather forecast and other common phenomena in their work and home lives.

Only a few people become scientists.

All students need to use technologies safely and make positive choices

for themselves.

Most students will need to know how to apply AI technologies in life and career.

Only a few people become AI developers.

Application

Career

Science and AI: Literacy to Career

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AI Benefits and Risks

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.

—John Stuart Mill

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Potential Risks

Potential Benefits

Potential Benefits & Risks of Using AI in Education

Content

development and differentiation

Assessment design and timely, effective feedback

Tutoring and personalized

learning assistance

Aiding creativity and collaboration

Operational and administrative efficiency

Misinformation, errors, and academic dishonesty

Overreliance and loss of critical thinking

Compromised student privacy and unauthorized data collection

Diminished student and teacher agency and accountability

Societal bias and lack of cultural sensitivity

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Benefits Risks

Personalized learning School is more than content

Access to high-quality education Still dependent on infrastructure

Efficiency and productivity Dependence on AI tools

Predictive analytics Bias and standardized processes

Engaging learning experiences More screen time

Lifelong learning and upskilling Not traditionally recognized

Benefits and Related Risks of AI in Education

Personalized learning: AI can help customize the learning experience for individual students, identifying and adapting to their learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses. It can recommend personalized coursework, adjust the pace of learning, and provide extra support in areas where a student is struggling.

Efficiency and productivity: AI can automate many administrative tasks, such as grading and scheduling, freeing up time for educators to focus on instruction and interaction with students.

Predictive analytics: AI can help identify patterns and make predictions about student performance and outcomes. This can enable early interventions for students who are at risk, and it can help educators and administrators improve curriculum and teaching strategies.

Interactive and engaging learning experiences: AI can facilitate immersive and interactive learning experiences. For instance, AI-powered virtual reality can provide virtual field trips, and AI-based games can make learning more engaging and fun.

Improving accessibility: AI can help make education more accessible for students with disabilities. For instance, speech recognition can help students with mobility issues, and language processing can aid those with reading difficulties.

Remote learning: AI can enhance remote learning experiences, which is particularly valuable in situations where in-person education is not possible, such as during a pandemic, or in rural or underserved areas.

Lifelong learning and upskilling: AI-powered platforms can provide personalized learning for adults seeking to upskill or reskill in response to changing job markets. They can provide flexible, on-demand learning that can be balanced with work and family responsibilities.

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Risks Benefits

Loss of jobs Reduce teacher shortage

Loss of creativity Less burdens = more creativity

Lack of personalized interaction Time for human relationships

Access and inequality 24/7 access to personal tutor

Learning without understanding Learning at the highest levels

Privacy and confidentiality Current laws cover most issues

Risks and Related Benefits of AI in Education

Dependence on AI: If AI is used extensively in teaching, teachers may become overly reliant on it. This could lead to a reduction in their ability to teach effectively without it, which can be problematic in situations where AI systems might be unavailable or malfunction.

Loss of jobs: AI could potentially automate some of the tasks currently performed by teachers, such as grading papers and administering tests, which could lead to job loss or job devaluation.

Privacy and confidentiality: Teachers' personal information or sensitive classroom information could be compromised if AI systems are not properly secured.

Loss of creativity: AI systems might standardize teaching processes to such an extent that teachers' creativity and flexibility could be stifled.

Data privacy: AI systems require data to function effectively, and this could potentially involve collecting sensitive information about students. If such data were to be mishandled or misused, it could result in privacy violations.

Bias in AI systems: AI systems are only as good as the data they are trained on. If these systems are trained on biased data, they could perpetuate and even amplify these biases, leading to unfair treatment or outcomes for certain student groups.

Lack of personalized interaction: While AI can tailor educational content to an individual's learning style, it cannot replace the personalized interaction offered by a human teacher. This could lead to a reduction in the quality of education, particularly in areas that require nuanced understanding and interpretation.

Access and inequality: There's a risk that AI could exacerbate existing inequalities in the education system. Not all students have equal access to technology, which could put some students at a disadvantage.

Learning without understanding: AI-powered teaching tools may promote rote learning rather than deep understanding. For instance, students might use AI-powered tools to complete assignments without fully comprehending the underlying concepts.

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Thank you!

EMAIL

info@teachai.org

WEBSITE

TeachAI.org

In coordination with the World Economic Forum