Artificial Intelligence
AI (artificial intelligence) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines, enabling them to perform tasks that typically require human cognitive abilities. This subsection will provide comprehensive guidance on integrating AI technologies responsibly and effectively, ensuring a safe and productive learning environment for both educators and learners.
This section will be constantly updated to reflect the most recent developments in AI for education.
Teacher Policy for AI Use at Manchester Adult Education (2023)
Click on the image to access the Teacher Policy and the Learner Policy for AI Use on the MAES Toolkit
Here is an example of acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI for learners in an English classroom (as presented by Alice Keeler)
Acceptable and Unacceptable Uses of AI.pdfTop 10 Highly Recommended AIs for Teachers
ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations. The language model can answer questions and assist you with tasks, such as composing emails, essays, and code.
Bard is Google's experimental, conversational, AI chat service. It is meant to function similarly to ChatGPT, with the biggest difference being that Google's service will pull its information from the web.
Bing Chat launched in February 2023 as a conversational AI chatbot feature for Bing's search engine, allowing users to interact with an AI chatbot instead of typing search queries.
Free, new AI Presentation Generator. It creates customizable templates in seconds.
Conker creates unique quizzes with a range of engaging question types, with just a few clicks.
Upload your PDFs, and instantly transform them into conversational partners that are just as knowledgeable as the content they're based on. Engage with your documents like never before, and extract valuable insights with ease.
Teachers use Diffit to instantly get leveled resources for any lesson, saving tons of time and helping all students access grade level content
The Scribe Chrome extension turns any process into a step-by-step guide, complete with text, links and annotated screenshots.
Create flexible learning resources that may be integrated into existing curriculum or serve as the basis for something new.
Curipod is a relatively new platform that allows users to create and share interactive educational content. It is slide show presentation-style tool that combines text, images, polls, word clouds, drawings, video and more to offer a digitally interactive space for teachers and students.
Readings on AI
The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence has sparked a wave of curiosity and concern. Our initial encounters with tools like ChatGPT, Gemini (previously Bard) and Bing have ignited a flurry of questions - the most fundamental one raised by educators: will AI render them obsolete?
Matt Miller, one of the top 10 influencers in educational technology, gives a quick, short answer: NO. Read the article to see why he thinks this way.
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that has the potential to revolutionize education. It can be used to personalize learning, provide feedback, and create engaging content. However, there are also some challenges to using ChatGPT in education, such as ensuring that students are not plagiarizing or cheating and ensuring that ChatGPT is accurate and reliable.
Overall, the article suggests that ChatGPT has the potential to be a valuable tool for education. However, it is important to be aware of the challenges involved in using this technology.
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education
The Department for Education's (DfE) position on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the education sector.