{"id":601,"date":"2023-10-28T17:22:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T21:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/?p=601"},"modified":"2023-10-28T23:20:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T03:20:35","slug":"ai-gotta-tell-you-sumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/2023\/10\/ai-gotta-tell-you-sumn\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Gotta Tell You Sumn&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Pros of AI in the Teaching Profession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Personalized Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">AI has skilled tools that can create individualized lessons and courses of study for our students that will meet their academic needs in areas they\u2019re lacking\/need improvement in. Teachers may not always be able to detect or have the time to address the gaps where our students are struggling in achieving academic objectives, and at times, our students who do comprehend certain subject matters may just desire additional assistance with mastering the content to where they personally feel more proficient. With AI, our students can more conveniently be catered to and receive the help they need through various technological platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Task Automation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">AI has a vast range of features and capabilities that can generate tasks such as the creation of assessments and worksheets inspired by data and criteria the teacher puts in. AI also has tools and systems that can understand human speech (i.e., voice recognition) that can perform tasks such as automated email responses and speech to text abilities for writing essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Grading Assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">AI has grading tools that teachers can utilize for low stakes testing that will in turn reprieve them from having to find time to grade on their own. Platforms such as \u201cSmodin\u201d or \u201cEssayGrader\u201d are available for teachers to submit their testing materials (questions and answers) to upon which these grading assistants will check for accurate and comprehensive answers in addition to giving efficient, high-quality feedback for students to then use for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Lesson Plan Creation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">By simply putting in a list of objectives or even a topic, AI can create thorough lesson plans for teachers that may be struggling to figure out the most effective way to teach certain skills or even what to teach at all for the day. Of course, it is up to the teacher of whether they choose to use the lessons provided but this resource is an asset to time-efficiency being that creating lesson plans can be a time-consuming chore.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/application-of-ai.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606\" width=\"475\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/application-of-ai.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/application-of-ai-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/application-of-ai-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Cons of AI in the Teaching Profession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Student Convenience and Dependability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">As creative and resourceful AI can be, educators fear our student\u2019s manipulation of the tools as we can predict improper usage or dependency on its assets for homework completion or essay writing. Because AI does have task automation and can write papers, solve math equations, generate graphics and more, we don\u2019t want AI to become too much of a convenience tool for them, allowing them to become lazy or dismiss the importance of student voice and human interaction. Students can easily over rely on technology within their academics which takes away from students\u2019 autonomy and ownership over one\u2019s education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Potential Bias<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Algorithm bias is a potential when using AI in the classroom because of the prejudices these systems could have ingrained in them upon their creation. When AI is performing tasks such as grading papers or creating personalized lessons, it could form assumptions and produce partial results that derive from AI machine software. Certain AI programming may not be trained on a collection of data that represents\/acknowledges underprivileged, marginalized voices and communities which could present negative barriers to our students (i.e., acceptance into schools or detecting cultural dialects in written pieces).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Limitation of Face-to-Face Engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">If we allow our students to engage in AI\u2019s resources too often, we eliminate the power of student interaction and face-to-face engagement. Our students thrive off working together and having the ability to problem solve in groups, ask for help from their peers, receive valuable information from their teachers, and more. Student engagement also aids in the building of classroom community which further creates a safe environment our students feel comfortable growing and being successful in, which A.I cannot do as effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Lack of Empathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Because AI is technologically based, its ability to access and exude emotions is slim to none. AI being incapable of building interpersonal skills and understanding empathy is not the most beneficial thing when it comes to our students because one of our main priorities as educators is to have meaningful relationships with our children, so they feel they matter and are recognized for who they are outside of being a student.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/ai-cons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610\" width=\"290\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/ai-cons.png 850w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/ai-cons-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/ai-cons-768x701.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>AI Tool in Lesson Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Task and Tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">This week, my students at the Boys and Girls Club began writing their essays for our \u201cYouth of the Year\u201d program that teaches them to become responsible agents of change in their communities. This program pushes them to be creative and critical in finding resources that will promote, and advocate for diversity, economic, and academic initiatives in their communities, just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Their essay writing prompt this week was to speak to what their time as members of the club has been like and how their membership has changed\/shaped their lives. In addition to my personal feedback, I decided to use the Student Feedback AI tool, \u201cTurnitin\u201d, as another means of advice and suggestions from someone outside of myself. I wanted them to receive an additional perspective and viewpoint, one from me and one technologically based, so that they could see the similarities and differences in feedback and decide if they liked using \u201cTurnitin&#8221; as an essay-writing resource. \u201cTurnitin\u201d not only detects plagiarism, but I programmed it to seek formatting, spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors as well. I wasn\u2019t concerned with its originality checking tool because the students were speaking on their personal experiences which didn\u2019t require citations or research.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/turnitin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-608\" width=\"364\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/turnitin.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/turnitin-300x163.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Impression of the Strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">I\u2019ve used \u201cTurnitin\u201d before in high school and still in college as certain professors use it as an instrument for academic integrity. However, if that is all you program \u201cTurnitin\u201d to be used for, you don\u2019t gain any other valuable feedback from its function. I was initially fearful of the fact that it wouldn\u2019t have many options for me to choose from, for feedback tools, for my students, because I\u2019ve only ever known it to be used for one intention. I was also skeptical that the feedback provided wouldn\u2019t be in-depth or even 100% accurate if it failed to recognize the context of their pieces. Regardless of the potential of the unfortunate outcomes, I was going to use what \u201cTurnitin\u201d provided to teach them how to find and adhere to substantial feedback versus what suggestions were less key to improving their writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Successes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">The students all found and used one piece of feedback \u201cTurnitin\u201d gave them and stated it helped them in their writing process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">The students felt \u201cTurnitin\u201d was user friendly and easy to use\/find information within.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">The students appreciated the immediate feedback as it only took \u201cTurnitin\u201d about 5 minutes to read over the essays and report back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Some students received less feedback than others. Although it was looking for what I programmed it to look for, some students were proactive in using the spelling\/grammar check on \u201cGoogle Docs\u201d or \u201cMicrosoft Word&#8217;\u201d which eliminated many of the errors \u201cTurnitin\u201d might have picked up. Because of this, some students didn\u2019t really receive much feedback on their papers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">The verbiage some students used was vital to the realness and transparency of their papers but because \u201cTurnitin\u201d doesn\u2019t detect slang and other cultural dialects and differences, it was labeling certain words and phrases as being inaccurate when they contextually weren\u2019t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>What to Change? Keep the Same?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Because of the tool\u2019s limitations, I\u2019m not sure I would change anything because then the students would receive even less advice and suggestions than they already did. If anything, I would either not use \u201cTurnitin\u201d as a feedback method or keep it and continue to see how it transforms its feedback as the students continue drafting and improving their essays. We also found the benefit in using the AI tool to see what feedback helped and what didn\u2019t, so to continue getting better at this strategy, I would still use \u201cTurnitin\u201d to help us learn how to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Biases Within AI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How I&#039;m fighting bias in algorithms | Joy Buolamwini\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UG_X_7g63rY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Unfairness\/Equitable Access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Exclusionary Experiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Discriminatory Practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Improper Decision Making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">These biases within AI can hinder the success of our students especially those of color due to its skewed technologies that aren\u2019t equipped for equitable programming. As seen in the video of Joy Buolamwini speaking on fighting biases in algorithms, she works and studies in the field of media and has pursued different projects that reveal the incapabilities of AI. One of her projects included her creation of digital masks onto her reflection so she could experience fun and creative ways of making herself feel empowered. However, the software being used didn\u2019t detect her face as it did others because of her dark skin complexion and facial structure so her access to using these tools for her personal endeavors couldn&#8217;t be granted on account of the program\u2019s bias. As an African American woman who aspires to continue doing her work in education with multicultural students, we need to find ways that AI can be suitable for people from all walks of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">I plan to rectify these biases by keeping AI\u2019s exposure to my students at a minimum and encouraging them to use other resources to verify AI\u2019s validity and accuracy. I don\u2019t want my students to just use AI tools alone and allow them to suffice for their methods of academic success. I also plan to try and use the AI tools on myself first so that I can see the results AI produces and then determine if they\u2019re strong enough for my students to use effectively. I don\u2019t want them to be discouraged or confused when they see how different AI works for everyone and feel they\u2019ve been put at a disadvantage. Because my CBCI unit plan is on Understanding Identity, I want to ensure that I\u2019m using AI tools wisely so that the results of it encourage my students to be proud of who they are versus ashamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>2 TCE Threshold Concepts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Both teachers and students have empowerment\/agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Teachers and students having empowerment and agency in the classroom can work against AI bias through the building of meaningful relationships and creation of classroom communities that operate within inclusivity and equity. With AI bias having the power to privilege some and discriminate against others, having those interpersonal relationships and being face-to-face helps students and teachers gain back control of their education, prohibiting technology to define who you are and what you can do. We are the ultimate determiners of how we want to use technologies in our educational practices and through being strong agents of change through academia, we can repurpose our uses of AI through exposing its biases and creating approaches that deconstruct them. As teachers who see the needs of our students and students who recognize their own needs themselves, we can collectively use AI to push all members in our communities forward, leaving no child behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:15px\">Teaching and learning honor people\u2019s full humanity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">AI bias lacks in honoring people\u2019s full humanity because of its systemic inequities as well as its lack of experiencing empathy. As humans, we feel and act upon our emotions not just in educational settings but also in our daily lives. With AI not being able to relate on an emotional level, we rob our students of the personal and impactful connection they should have with their work. AI doesn\u2019t seem to care about the identities of our children which leaves a void of nurture, social awareness, and sensitivity which are crucial social and emotional skills to have in education. When we\u2019re teaching and learning, our responsibility is to acknowledge the whole child adhering to their strengths, weaknesses, interests, hobbies, habits, and more. If we leave AI to do this work for us, we risk not making our students feel honored which furthermore lessens their respect for us. We want our children to feel complete in the classroom on all physical, mental, and emotional levels so through appropriate regulation of AI, we can still ensure that teachers, themselves, are who are making our youth feel safe, understood, and appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Links to My Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jsimonee023\/status\/1718378611223224657?s=20\">https:\/\/x.com\/jsimonee023\/status\/1718378611223224657?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cy9S1WhuIpZ\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cy9S1WhuIpZ\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Links to Other Blog Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">AI in the Classroom: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uco.edu\/tts\/ai-in-the-classroom\/\">https:\/\/blogs.uco.edu\/tts\/ai-in-the-classroom\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Pros and Cons of AI in Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.classpoint.io\/the-pros-and-cons-of-ai-in-education\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blog.classpoint.io\/the-pros-and-cons-of-ai-in-education\/\">https:\/\/blog.classpoint.io\/the-pros-and-cons-of-ai-in-education\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Pros of AI in the Teaching Profession AI has skilled tools that can create individualized lessons and courses of study for our students that will <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/2023\/10\/ai-gotta-tell-you-sumn\/\" title=\"AI Gotta Tell You Sumn&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":8052,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-in-the-classroom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/10\/AI-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8052"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}