Mriia uses AI to automate test creation for teachers

🌐 In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, the role of AI is becoming increasingly significant. Yet, amidst technological advancements, the power of human connection remains unparalleled. The latest article from Faculty Focus delves into why maintaining meaningful connections in education is crucial, even as AI tools become more integrated into classrooms. It highlights how educators can balance the efficiency of AI with the irreplaceable impact of personal interaction. From teaching strategies to blended and flipped learning approaches, there's a wealth of insights for anyone in academia. Discover how you can foster a connected, engaging, and innovative learning environment in the age of AI: [Read more here](https://lnkd.in/e2B32Ddn) 📚🤖

Educators’ guide to multimodal learning and Generative AI This guide offers strategies for integrating Generative AI into multimodal teaching, learning, and assessment. It supports educators and educational developers in driving pedagogical innovation amid evolving educational landscapes. https://lnkd.in/ddnquVtu

My take on AI in the classroom that my company addresses: incorporate AI in the classroom. It’s not going away. Let’s teach our students how to use it; how to evaluate it; how to write great prompts so that when they get a job, they know how to use it to their advantage. Can you imagine an accountant or mathematician that does not use a calculator? We can still teach our students how to write- in fact, we can use AI examples of writing for the students to evaluate. Then we can have them write in class with pencil/pen to paper. I see it as a win-win situation because a student has their own teacher at their fingertips. AI is not the enemy. https://lnkd.in/g4cEa4WT

In recent days, the Dept of Education and Youth has released the following [dynamic] Guidance document pertaining to AI [use] in Schools. As an educator, two areas consume my thoughts and energy most days, (1) student wellbeing and thriving in educational settings and (2) student engagement (through and collaborative and experiential learning, academic enquiry, critical thinking and academic expression (through written and communicative processes). I am very curious about technolgy and continuously explore how we [as learners and educators] can harness it for 'good' in our lives in an optimal manner. However, nothing can ever replace the human mind in terms of creativity, curiosity, self-expression, empathy and continuously challenging the mindless rhetoric that is out there....... lets debate, lets interact with each other, lets push against this rhetoric that AI is more than 'fit for purpose' and lets continue to educate ourselves and our students in terms how we can access and use AI and other digital tools yet not let them take over. One final thought about this Guidance [dynamic] document is that the urgency for all educational stakeholders (parents included) to act now and develop appropriate school policy and roll out workshops on [critical] media and AI literacy is not highlighted. Furthermore, AI use by students at home, where homework and project-work takes place, is not explicitly referred to at all.

#AI #K12 #AIfluency A team led by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has analyzed what leads secondary school teachers to adopt artificial intelligence systems for educational purposes. https://lnkd.in/eqjQfGU9 

How can we harness AI in education while navigating its dilemmas and disruptions? UNESCO’s latest reflections open bold directions for building a human-centered future of learning: https://lnkd.in/dQXNWRfg

What’s one way you’ve used AI to simplify a task? I’ve used AI in different ways across teaching, practice, and research. In the classroom, AI helps simplify routine tasks like summarising readings or creating quick visuals, allowing more time for deeper discussions and applied learning. From a management education perspective, I’ve used AI to design case-based exercises and interactive dashboards that make marketing concepts more relevant and future-ready. As a researcher, I’ve used AI tools to help me quickly structure my writing, check alignment with journal guidelines, and generate visual summaries of complex models. This not only saves time but also lets me focus more on critical analysis and original contributions.

AI Won’t Replace Teachers—But Teachers Who Use AI Will Change Teaching Ingrid Guerra-López, Dean, College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), is the author of this piece. https://lnkd.in/ej6QJ6MU

Last week, I attended a webinar titled Leading AI in Education - A Framework for Future-Ready Schools. Hosts Katie Page, M. Ed, Alicia Delmas, and several others discussed how to make AI a trusted, sustainable part of teaching and learning. One panelist said, “teachers just need examples,” which inspired me to make this video exemplifying of how I use a new tool, Colleague AI, to brainstorm, build, and deliver quality content. As a Multilingual Learner (MLL) Specialist, I support teachers in preparing lessons that are accessible to all learners, including those new to English. With this technology, meeting the needs of every student in our classrooms has never been more possible!

And that's why AI will never replace teachers. Check this out 👇🏼 60% of K-12 US educators now use AI for planning lessons. It sounds like a win: more efficiency, less burnout. But here's what researchers found: AI-crafted lessons often miss the mark. As education researchers, they tested popular tools like ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini. The results looked impressive: detailed schedules, clear objectives, ready-to-go tasks. But when they dug deeper, they saw a problem. The lessons leaned heavily on memorization and fact recall. They lacked depth, missed diverse voices, and failed to spark critical thinking. In short, the lesson plans were efficient but uninspired. For overstretched teachers, this feels like a quick fix. Plug in a topic, and your state/provincial standards, get a full plan. But if students aren’t engaging, are they learning? Here’s a better way: Use AI to draft the basic structure. Then, build on it with your own questions, real-world connections, and stories that reflect your students' experiences. This hybrid approach keeps the time savings while bringing back the heart of transformative teaching. AI should be a tool, not a teacher. Your students deserve more than prepackaged content. Give them inquiry. Give them voice. Give them purpose. That starts with how you build the lesson.