Is artificial intelligence disrupting or improving education?

OVERVIEW

Since the arrival of ChatGTP in November 2022, the educational landscape is changing rapidly. AI has the potential to change how young people learn. It can improving analytical skills, creative skills, such as building computer programs and learning robots that can help people to find solutions to complex challenges faced in healthcare and science. However Artificial intelligence tools are evolving faster than ever, and schools are struggling to keep up. AI raises questions about its safety and whether it can be used responsibly and ethically, for example, technology is raising questions about what counts as original work and what it means to cheat. Technology is also highlighting differences in learning outcomes and what students think about technology as the latest research from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows.

There are many free and open-use artificial intelligence (AI) tools trained by millions of digital books, online writings, and other media, such as ChatGPT. It mimics human writing—allowing anyone with an internet connection to obtain AI-generated essays, poetry or answers to math problems. Art AI tools such as DALL-E 3, Midjourney V5+, and Stable Diffusion XL can create images that look like they were made by a human. Such images have been used to create many deepfake scams and so it is really important to always check information you read or see online (according to DeepMedia, in 2023, around 500,000 video and voice deepfakes were shared on social media around the world).

While these newer AI tools are turning heads with their abilities to mimic human creativity, the use of artificial intelligence has been increasing for years.

SRL wants to know how students and teachers feel about new AI tools, like ChatGPT. How should schools treat these technologies? How are teachers handling them in the classroom? What do students think about using AI for assignments and learning? Do you think young people have the skills and are ready to use AI tools effectively? Will the use of AI create a gender or digital divide? Where can AI replace tasks (or teachers) in school and where can it compliment? The use of AI generates a lot of Carbon Dioxide, is the risk to the climate worth the potential solutions and pitfalls of AI?

YOUR CHALLENGE

Record a short video (under 3 minutes) explaining your opinions and experiences about artificial intelligence in school.

Suggested questions for students:

Have you used ChatGPT or similar AI tools ?
If so, what was your experience with it?
How do you feel about essays, articles, art, poetry, or music generated by artificial intelligence?
What are the positives of using AI in the classroom?
What challenges do young people face with the advancement of AI?
What would you do/teachers do about AI if you were in charge of policy development?
How do you think teachers and schools should approach artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT?
UNESCO has developed student and teacher competencies for AI use, what are your views on all students being taught about these competencies?

Suggested questions for teachers:

How do you see AI tools, like ChatGPT being used by students?
How are you adapting to artificial intelligence technology, such as ChatGPT?
What do you think it’s important for teachers and students to understand as these technologies proliferate?
How can AI tools be used to promote more active learning?
What benefits do you see in using AI in the classroom?
What are your greatest challenges in terms of the advancement of AI?
How should we be using AI ethically and responsibly?
Should AI be used to grade students work, or would that be cheating?
UNESCO has developed student and teacher competencies for AI use, what are your views on all students being taught about these competencies?
The United Nations identifies 17 goals as a blueprint for peace and prosperity for all nations. Goal 4 concerns the quality of education, how far does AI support a quality education?

OPTIONS

Record another student or teacher: Record a student or a teacher in your school and/or community using the suggested questions as a guide. Add your own questions too, and ask good follow up questions based on the answers you hear.

Record yourself: This could be in the form of a video diary, where you record yourself talking straight to the camera using the suggested questions.

CONSIDER THESE EXAMPLES AS YOU PRODUCE YOUR MEDIA:

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Create a Montage: Edit together five to eight responses, post to your program’s social media accounts and tag us. This piece would be great content for your school show as well. Throw in some B-Roll if you want an extra challenge and aim to include a diverse representation of students in your school.

@studentreportinglabs — Instagram
@reportinglabs — Twitter
@reportinglabs — TikTok

ON CAMERA IDENTIFICATION: For the record, please say and spell your full name (first and last) on camera. Also please describe how you want to be identified in this video. For example, “I’m an 11th grade student at Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California” NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS USED BY SRL’S EDITORS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS ON SCREEN. WE NEED IT IN ORDER TO PUBLISH YOUR VIDEO.

PRODUCTION STEPS

Decide which option you would like to pursue.
Brainstorm interview subjects and research the topic. If you are interviewing other students, reach out to your interview subject(s) for a pre-interview and schedule a recording date.
Prepare and practice.
Record the interview(s) and make sure to thank your subject for their time. They must sign our media release if they are under 18.
Transfer your footage to your computer or device and transcribe using Otter or similar service.
Before uploading your video, watch it. Submit your raw video and transcripts using this SUBMISSION FORM to submit your materials. We encourage educators to watch the videos and review them for technical issues, and ONLY SUBMIT THE BEST 5 PER SCHOOL OR CLASS.