{"id":1269,"date":"2024-10-22T08:14:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2024-10-22T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:21:12","slug":"beyond-the-books-how-ai-is-changing-the-way-we-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/2024\/10\/beyond-the-books-how-ai-is-changing-the-way-we-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Books: How AI is Changing the Way We Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the most talked about emerging technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been causing a world-wide stir through its capabilities with just a couple clicks of a button. For teachers, however, AI has certainly generated heated discussions on its impact on the development of learning for their students. With all its benefits and capabilities, is AI a worthwhile tool for the classroom, or is the risk greater than the reward?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Potential Biases in AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although AI stands to bring many benefits to the classroom setting, teachers should be advised that no technology is perfect- especially ones that were trained on imperfect humans. AI tools have a vast potential danger in biases that occur within it, which can even amplify biases that are pre-existing in our human psyche rather than helping us combat them. So many of these tools can pose serious equity issues as well, unfortunately discriminating against students behind in grade-level or are neurodivergent, as training might have been limited with these kinds of experiences. This blog post <\/a>dives even deeper into potential problems that can be encountered when using AI in regards to equity and bias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, while it is important to be aware of ethical issues associated with AI tools and resources, there are ways to combat and rectify them rather than unrealistically unbanning them from the classroom. For one, curricula in the classroom should include critical thinking activities that can teach students to question AI results and identify potential biases. Using a critical literacy lens, students should be enabled to identify and question which perspectives are most being severed through AI and the roots of the biases that may be embedded within the program. Additionally, other ways to rectify these issues can include exploring more than just the most well-known AI tools, like ChatGPT, to find tools that are specifically designed to reduce bias. This blog post <\/a>both discusses bias within AI but also practical tips for how to analyze AI for biases and recognize them, highlighting the importance of not neglecting this potential danger in integrating AI tools. The small example included within could be a great introductory activity for students on how to analyze digital tools for potential ethical issues! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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