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👩🏾🏫👩🏾🏫A Professor’s Digital Mini-Me: Revolutionizing Education at Morehouse College! 📚🎓 I’m beyond excited to share that The Chronicle of Higher Education just featured a groundbreaking project I’m leading at Morehouse College! The article, “A Professor’s Digital Mini-Me” Could Morehouse College’s AI TAs Make a Difference? by Alex Waters, highlights how our innovative AI Teaching Assistants (TAs) are set to transform the learning experience. “Imagine this: It’s 11:45 p.m., and a student’s chemistry homework is due at midnight. Traditional office hours are over, but help is just a few clicks away. Our AI TAs, digital avatars designed to mirror each professor’s appearance and teaching style, provide instant assistance anytime, anywhere.” These aren’t your average chatbots. Our AI TAs can deliver lectures, demonstrate complex experiments, and use a plethora of multimedia tools to enhance understanding. The AI’s “brains” are loaded with course-specific content, ensuring that students get accurate and relevant information. This initiative builds on our success with “metaversities,” having partnered with VictoryXR and funded by Meta, Southern Company, Qualcomm, and Unity where students attend classes through VR headsets. Wanna hear more: read the article and join the webinar with myself and Steve Grubbs, July 17, 2024 at 1pm EST. Link to register in comments. This project is more than just tech; it’s about making education more inclusive and accessible, bridging gaps, and providing support whenever students need it. Check out the full article to learn more about how we’re redefining education at Morehouse College. https://lnkd.in/exmefGqG #EdTech #AIinEducation #MorehouseCollege #InnovationInEducation #DigitalTransformation #AI #HigherEd Let’s transform education together! 👩🏾🏫 👩🏾🏫 📚 💻 unitethemetaverse.com

So I wrote about two possible futures for AI using the metaphor of Sci-fi futures - The Star Trek future, where AI is a powerful tool to aid human endeavour and the Wall-E future, where humans are deskilled and become dependent. I think two futures are possible with AI in education too, but fundamentally I believe AI can transform education by expanding access to high-quality, personalized instruction at all levels. - In early childhood, AI enhances assessments and provides tools to support emerging literacy and numeracy skills. - At the primary level, AI tutors target instruction to each child's needs, freeing up teachers for more one-on-one interactions. - Augmented and virtual reality foster immersive, adaptable learning in history, science, art and more in secondary school. - AI writing assistants and concept mapping tools support research, critical thinking and creativity for 16-18 year olds. - Automating rote tasks reduces teacher workload, allowing more time to develop meaningful relationships and experiences. - AI data and simulations enhance - but don't replace - hands-on learning in applied subjects like science, arts, sports. - Overall, AI can make high-quality education more equitable by bridging divides in access to resources and supporting inclusion. Of course risks around data privacy, over-reliance on technology, and loss of human interaction must be actively mitigated. However in the best cases AI can empower human potential, creativity, critical thinking and relationships when thoughtfully implemented with these risks in mind. What do you think? PS - the darker version of this future will be revealed later! https://lnkd.in/eXjRfQzS #EdTech #AIinEDU #EduTwitter #AIintheclassroom #AIinschools #AIforteachers

Harnessing AI to Develop 21st Century High School Curricula: Impact on Academic Performance and Student Retention Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly pivotal in shaping modern educational frameworks, particularly in high school curricula. This post explores the integration of AI into curriculum development and its implications for academic performance and student retention. The integration of AI into educational settings has garnered significant attention due to its transformative potential. Foundational work by Siang Chan & Zary (2019) highlights AI's role in curriculum assessment and student learning enhancements, while also identifying key barriers to its implementation. As AI becomes more prevalent, its influence on educational practices is becoming increasingly apparent, necessitating a closer look at its impacts and potential. AI can significantly enhance high school curricula by improving academic performance and increasing student retention. This hypothesis is based on the premise that AI-driven tools and methods can offer personalized learning experiences, optimize teaching practices, and provide empirical data to better predict and support student outcomes. Potential Outcomes: Enhanced Teaching and Learning: Research by R. Kshirsagar et al. (2022) suggests that a hybrid approach, combining traditional teaching with AI-driven methods, can improve educational outcomes. AI’s capacity to provide empirical data allows for more tailored teaching strategies and better prediction of student performance. Personalized Learning Experiences: Luis Martín-Núñez et al. (2023) highlight how AI fosters innovative teaching practices through personalized learning. AI’s ability to adapt to individual student needs addresses significant educational challenges and enhances student engagement and retention. Advanced Feedback Systems: According to Shaik et al. (2023), AI’s use of natural language processing (NLP) in feedback systems can personalize learning experiences and improve educational delivery. This advancement has the potential to reshape assessment methods and teacher training. Evolution of Deep Learning Approaches: Mallik & Gangopadhyay (2023) discuss the shift from traditional educational methods to deep learning approaches. Despite challenges in K-12 settings, their findings underscore the necessity of evolving AI-driven technologies to meet contemporary learning needs. The integration of AI into high school curricula presents a multifaceted opportunity to enhance educational practices and student outcomes. While there are challenges to overcome, the potential benefits—ranging from personalized learning experiences to advanced feedback systems—demonstrate AI’s transformative impact on education. As educational institutions navigate this evolving landscape, continued research and innovation will be crucial in harnessing AI's full potential. #Education #AI #CurriculumDevelopment #StudentRetention #EdTech #FutureOfEducation

For our educators and innovators, this article is such a multi-layered exploration of how the strategic and responsible use of AI in the classroom can elevate student experiences and outcomes. We just add a Unit Lesson Plan template to Korgi and would love instructor feedback on how it helps research and prep go faster. And, of course, the Korgi AI assistant is in every board, to make things even easier. Adding a hat tip to Prof. David Moguel, who has taught so many so much about creating compelling classroom experiences!

“I Don’t Want to Be Taught and Graded by a Robot” 🤖🎓 The full title of a recent article in the Anthropology News was “I Don’t Want to Be Taught and Graded by a Robot”: Student-Teacher Relations in the Age of Generative AI. I will post the link to the full article in the comments. I have to admit, the article was not what I expected at all, and I was pleasantly surprised. The two professors who co-authored the article along with some of their colleagues at San Diego State University were Dr. Elisa (EJ) Sobo and Dr. David Goldberg. I expected this article to be one of the few circulating with negative views of GenAI with respect to higher education. Instead, it joined the growing number of articles highlighting the opportunities, while still examining the issues around ethics, equality and integrity that must be addressed. Three key highlights for me were: 1️⃣ Personalized & Efficient Learning    • GenAI provides personalized support    • Reduces time spent on research & summaries    • Allows students to focus on understanding concepts I spoke recently with a rising senior who said that while her university is still threatening expulsion for use of GenAI in anything writing-related, she focused GenAI in her junior year on her science and math courses allowing her to learn new concepts and explore new opportunities at a pace she had not been able to in her first 2 years. 2️⃣ Support for Faculty    • Streamlines administrative tasks    • Frees up time for meaningful student interactions    • Enables more frequent assessments & feedback As José Antonio Bowen notes in his book "Teaching with AI," GenAI empowers professors to create more assessments and provide bespoke feedback for each of those assessments without increasing workload. This shift towards frequent, personalized evaluation is a game-changer for student learning and reducing stress levels. 3️⃣ Preparation for Future Careers    • Students see GenAI as crucial for staying competitive    • Builds necessary skills for a technology-driven world    • Aligns with evolving demands of chosen fields As the workforce adopts GenAI our expectation for college graduates is that they will be fluent with these technologies. A recent LinkedIn study found that 66% of leaders say they would not hire someone without AI skills and 71% say they would rather hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills, than a more experienced candidate without them. It is essential that we responsibly integrate AI into our classrooms. At BoodleBox, we are addressing the challenges head-on for Higher Education. Our comprehensive platform empowers faculty to comfortably integrate GenAI into their teaching while providing students with the skills and tools they need for an AI-enabled workplace. ❓ What is your experience with AI in the classroom? ❓ Have you seen its impact firsthand? Please share your thoughts below! 👇 #HigherEd #FutureOfLearning #EdTech

This "study" is getting a lot of media coverage. The "methodology" is horrific, but at the same time it makes an obvious point: If you wait to the last minute and have an AI do your work, you won't remember (really "learn") anything. So, while the study doesn't prove anything given its atrocious methodology, it makes an obvious point. What to do next? As I've been saying since last May, the current issue in education isn't so much how to use AI (that's important but the easier part), but how to redesign instruction so that when students work with AI, they will learn MORE and what they learn will be RELEVANT to in a world of AI. This may include some more low stakes, in-class formative assessments (Ethan Mollick), but it also includes instructional redesign (Jerry Crisci) with elements like debate (Me), work portfolios (Dr. Sabba Quidwai), hands-on STEM, entrepreneurship, and other programs leading the way. I don't see how just teaching like some did in 2022 works in 2024. How are you redesigning learning to prepare students for an AI World?

AI in History Classrooms: How Artificial Intelligence Can Foster Genuine Learning 👩🏫 In this article, Julianna DeSilvia, an international historical and language researcher and educator, explores the potential of AI in historical research and education. 💡 Discover how Responsible AI is revolutionizing historical research, granting access to diverse narratives, and shifting the landscape of historical analysis. 📱 Explore the benefits of integrating digital media, including AI, into history classrooms, enhancing student engagement and deepening understanding. 🎓 Learn about the advantages of AI for both students and educators, from personalized learning experiences to the creation of ethical and reliable assessments. Read the full article by Julianna DeSilvia now: https://lnkd.in/evYQuMNK #AI #historyeducation #educationandinnovation #histoty

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming society and technology. As AI continues to advance, it is becoming increasingly…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various industries and is set to play an increasingly significant role in the future…

🚀 The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution in education has arrived. Not a day goes by now when AI is not mentioned in relation to how it may be integrated into teaching and learning across the education sector, including higher education. 💡 Like many technological innovations, excitement is building up about how AI tools might help enhance education. Universities are developing specialised courses to enhance students' knowledge about AI and its integration into professional settings. ⚠️ However, as is often the case with new technologies, the ongoing excitement may lead to mindless use of AI tools as opposed to meaningful engagement with understanding what the tools enable professionals to do. 🔬 For science education, it is worth pausing and reflecting on how AI is influencing scientific research itself and what recent developments about the use of AI in science imply for science education in universities. 👩🏫👨🏫 Let's ensure that the use of AI in education is not only exciting but also meaningful and effective for the future of our students. Artificial Intelligence 🗺 Among other use cases, Syntetica.ai can help a university student through its generation tool, which allows the efficient creation of complex documents such as research papers, presentations and summaries, using artificial intelligence to produce quality content based on contextual information. #Education #Technology #Innovation #AI #FutureOfEducation #Syntetica Link: https://lnkd.in/daymyU3U