AI in Education

Does anyone think about it?

We are in the middle of some exciting times in education technology. The explosion onto the scene of a myriad of AI tools at the end of 2022 was unexpected and a little unsettling for some, whether you were an educator or not. Certainly, the AI tools that burst onto the scene in November are not necessarily what one would call “educational technology,” but it doesn’t take much of a stretch to see how some could use tools such as ChatGPT to circumvent the educational process. It didn’t take long for educators to realize that these tools could be a significant disruptor for education systems from K — Ph.D.

To date, the knee-jerk reaction from educational institutions has been to ban these tools from being used in teaching and learning environments, a perfectly rational approach considering the power of these tools to derail the traditional teaching and learning process, and we can expect this to continue for the foreseeable future. However, is anyone talking about what to do beyond a ban? We know that technological advances march relentlessly forward, so what does the inevitable growth of AI mean for education? Is anyone planning for this inevitability? Where is AI most likely to enter the education system? The questions are endless, but I wonder if anyone is attempting to answer them.