AI + Education Insights
AI in Education: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
Most of the attention on the impact of AI in education has focused solely on academic integrity and cheating. While concerns about AI-assisted cheating and plagiarism are certainly valid, they represent only one of the many potential impacts of AI on our education system.
Updated Framework: How to Use AI Responsibly EVERY Time
The EVERY framework describes the key steps to harness the capabilities of GenAI while lowering unintended consequences by keeping ethics, human oversight, and transparency at the forefront.
Updated Course: Essential Guide To AI for Educators
We have released an updated version of our free course, "An Essential Guide to AI for Educators." Ready to start your AI journey or know someone who could benefit? Enroll in the course now!
Claude's Artifacts Feature
Anthropic released its new artifacts feature for Claude, enabling educators to easily generate engaging, interactive learning materials from chat prompts without coding skills. Update available across free and premium plans and mobile apps.
AWS's GenAI Ad Reignites Concerns Over AI Misinformation
An AWS commercial for their GenAI tool, Q, made misleading claims about AI's ability to predict the future, highlighting a critical need for improved AI literacy.
ChatGPT Hallucinations Teach Educators Valuable AI Lessons
Trying to train people on technology that isn’t 100% ready for prime time comes with its share of surprises. AI hallucinations provide critical teaching moments.
AI For Education Milestone Achieved: 3 Trainings in 1 Day
What a journey it’s been scaling AI for Education over the past 16 months. Training Milestone: 4 GenAI trainings across the country in one day.
ChatGPT Usage Varies Widely by Job and Gender
A recent study by researchers at the Universities of Chicago and Copenhagen reveals some fascinating insights about ChatGPT adoption across various professions, including a considerable gender gap in adoption. Here are the highlights, and what it looks like for education.
Impact of GenAI on Learning
A recent study from Wharton found that students who use AI tutors with no safeguards may begin to over-rely on the tools and perform worse when access is removed.
Chicago Public Schools AI Guidance
Last week, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has announced the release of its groundbreaking AI Guidebook, developed in partnership between the Office of Teaching and Learning, the Department of Information and Technology Services (ITS) and AI for Education.
Training at The College Board’s Annual AP Conference
Our "Introduction to Generative for Educators" workshop yesterday at the The College Board Advanced Placement Annual Conference.
Houston ISD Partnership
Today has been a lot of fun. Not only did we train an amazing group of engaged HISD teachers on GenAI, we got to show off the AI Guidebook we partnered with HISD to create. It has been a pleasure to partner with the HISD team on the soon-to-be-released AI Guidebook, training approach, forthcoming student curriculum, and PLC model.
Train-the-Trainer at Catawba County Schools
This week, we wrapped up a two-day AI Literacy “Train the Trainer” with Catawba County Schools, kicking off a 3-year Digital Learning Initiative Impact grant awarded by the North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction.
The Rise of AI Companions & Synthetic Relationships
AI is changing not only the way that we communicate, but also how we define relationships. People, and especially young people, are increasingly turning to AI chatbots and virtual companions for emotional support, friendship, and even romantic connections.
AI Hallucinations Impact Medical Summaries
Study Reveals Frequent AI Hallucinations in Medical Summaries, Raising Healthcare Concerns
22 States Release K12 AI Guidance
A resource to review the 22 state departments of education that have issued AI guidance for their K12 schools.
Chatbot Cheatsheet
Our handy comparison chart breaks down key features, costs, and limitations of popular AI platforms.
AI’s Potential Impact on the Classroom
Bridging the Gap Between Century-Old Classrooms and Future Learning.
Senate Fights AI-Generated Deepfakes In New Bill
The US Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at providing legal recourse to victims of AI-generated deepfakes.
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