My inspiration report focuses on a participatory infinite learning program on the responsible and efficacious use of AI for middle school staff and students. Access the Canva slides here, or Google PDF version here.
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Hello Kristin,
Thank you for addressing AI in your Inspiration Report. I have my own objections to AI in terms of environmental resources and the panacea-like adoption by the general public, but it is not a theoretical idea but a reality. Focusing on ethical use is a wonderful foundation for instruction in this particular tool. Having a development focus on staff is insightful as often those instructing students in the classroom have little practical experience other than what can be achieved in professional development. It would be the equivalent of a second semester foreign language student teaching first semester students to be fluent.
Melinda
@kristinhirst, your inspiration report is very informative and I like that the target audience is students because like you said today’s youth are “digital natives” which means technology is deeply embedded into their everyday lives. It’s important to teach responsible, ethical and safe usage of such technologies because some of the privacy risks that AI poses can harm young folks without mindful and intentional usage. Also, maybe teaching kids is also a good short cut to also teaching adults (i.e. when seat belts were introduced). Thank you for creating and sharing this thoughtful inspiration report !!
Hi @khirst927 Nice work on your Inspiration Report! It is thorough and the topic could not be more relevant and important in today’s tech-driven world. My oldest child will be a middle-schooler soon and I certainly want her to use AI ethically and as a tool, as opposed to using it to get all her answers quickly and easily (aka cheating). We were just doing some homework together earlier this afternoon and she didn’t know what a word meant. I don’t even have a hard-copy dictionary in my house anymore! We had to look it up online. I’m sure when she is older, AI will be her go-to homework helper.
I work at a community college and I am going to attend a District-wide summit in a few weeks called “AI In Higher Education: Ethics, Engagement, and Impact in the Age of Generative Intelligence”. The keynote speaker for the summit is Dr. Alison Gurganus, a Librarian and Technology Innovation Specialist from the San Diego Community College District. Librarians are key players in the AI-Education landscape. @natalie