The following is a modified excerpt from Carl Hooker's new book, Evolution of learning: new era of ai in the classroom.
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ai will not replace a teacher. However, a teacher who uses ai correctly in their daily work will be a much more effective teacher, which means that students will become much more effective learners. Recently, a teacher commented that if he uses ai to teach and students use ai to learn, then what is the purpose of even involving humans? He was making the same false assumption that many make when using ai for the first time in their work. They assume he will be a substitute, not an assistant. Yes, he can help teachers with mundane administrative tasks and he can help students get started on a project, but there are a lot of things he won't do.
This really comes down to a combination of human compassion and artificial intelligence. Just like a teacher would suggest using scissors and glue for a project, using a tool like generative ai also requires a certain level of guidance from students.
Here are five things ai can do for students right away:
<h2 id="5-things-ai-can-do-for-students-right-away”>Five things ai can do for students right away
- Brainstorming – Staring at a blank page can be paralyzing. Using a large language model like ChatGPT to generate a list of adverbs or even a story outline is a great place to start.
- Comments and editing suggestions – Using a tool like Quillbot, students can enter a section of text and ask ai for feedback and suggestions to improve their writing.
- Check your work – Once you've finished your project or document, have ai review it and make final comments to improve the result.
- Reading and writing assistance – Some of the most powerful ai tools can help someone with learning challenges in reading and writing. Using tools like speech-to-text and Microsoft's Immersive Reader can provide scaffolding and support to the struggling reader or writer.
- Mentoring and support – Not all students have access to a personal tutor. Some may not have the opportunity to also receive support from their parents. As such, those students are at a disadvantage. However, by using a tool like Claude.ai, students can create their own flashcards to practice concepts they are struggling with.
ai-enhanced learning can help students delve deeper into concepts and open up different avenues and perspectives on topics. However, there are many things it cannot do. The following list really highlights the shortcomings built into ai while also highlighting the strengths of an educator building a relationship with their students.
<h2 id="5-things-that-ai-can-not-do-for-students”>5 things ai can't do for students
- ai can't take care of students
- ai cannot motivate students to learn
- ai cannot be empathetic
- ai cannot understand a student's learning style
- ai cannot provide vital guidance
By using ai to help with tedious administrative tasks and leveraging it as a kind of “peer tutor,” teachers can now focus their attention on those skills that are uniquely human. This marriage of human compassion and artificial intelligence will be the new norm of ai-enhanced learning in the future. Keeping that balance in mind going forward will unlock many learning opportunities for students in the future that they may not have had in the past.
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