How a Hong Kong school embraces ChatGPT in the classroom

Summary

The video discusses how AI tools like ChatGPT are being integrated into education in Hong Kong, with a focus on Memorial College. Teachers use AI to assist in creating teaching materials and to support students in various subjects. While AI's ability to analyze data and assist in learning is praised, concerns about plagiarism and the potential for inaccuracies remain. AI's role in education is expanding, but educators like Joanne Ho and Lee Kuan Y emphasize its limitations. Hong Kong's education bureau has mandated AI education, aiming to prepare students for future challenges while addressing ethical concerns.

Takeaways

• 😀 Chinese language teacher Joanne Ho uses AI to assist with a literature lesson for Form 5 students, helping them read a short story by the late Chinese author CeCe.
• 😀 The story being discussed in class involves a mortuary makeup artist revealing her profession to her new boyfriend.
• 😀 A major concern with AI in classrooms is that students might submit assignments generated by chatbots, raising concerns about academic integrity.
• 😀 AI, such as ChatGPT, can quickly draft essays but has its limitations, including potential factual inaccuracies.
• 😀 Memorial College began allowing the use of AI tools, like ChatGPT, in January 2023, shortly after the chatbot’s release by OpenAI.
• 😀 Although ChatGPT is not officially available in Hong Kong, students and teachers can access it via third-party services.
• 😀 The school principal, Jung Hok Hoy, believes AI can ease teachers’ workloads, particularly in humanities subjects like language and history.
• 😀 History teacher Lee Kuan Y uses AI tools to organize large amounts of data but cautions that AI can sometimes make factual errors.
• 😀 Despite AI's occasional flaws, Lee notes that students’ classroom participation has improved since its introduction.
• 😀 In 2023, Hong Kong's Education Bureau mandated AI education for students in Form 1 to Form 3, focusing on the basics of AI and its ethical implications.
• 😀 Education Secretary Christine Choi acknowledges the risks of AI misuse, such as plagiarism, but emphasizes that AI is a trend educators and students must embrace.

Q & A

What is the subject of the short story being studied in the lesson?

The short story is about a mortuary makeup artist who reveals her profession to her new boyfriend.

Why is there concern about using AI in classrooms?

There is concern that students might submit assignments written by a chatbot, raising issues of authenticity and academic integrity.

What are the limitations of AI tools like ChatGPT in education, according to the transcript?

AI tools like ChatGPT have limitations in analyzing or drafting argumentative essays and can make factual mistakes.

When did Memorial College start allowing the use of AI tools like ChatGPT?

Memorial College started allowing the use of AI tools like ChatGPT in January 2023, just two months after ChatGPT was unveiled by OpenAI.

How does AI help teachers in the classroom, particularly in subjects like language and history?

AI tools like ChatGPT can alleviate teachers' workload by assisting with preparing teaching materials, especially in humanities subjects like language and history.

What responsibility do teachers at Memorial College have regarding AI-generated teaching materials?

Teachers are fully responsible for all teaching materials, even if they were partly created using AI tools like ChatGPT.

What is the view of history teacher Lee Kuan Y regarding AI in the classroom?

Lee Kuan Y uses ChatGPT to sift through and organize large amounts of data but warns that AI can often make factual mistakes. Despite this, he believes students' classroom participation has improved with its introduction.

How have students at Memorial College used AI outside of the classroom?

Students have used AI in other areas such as learning guitar chords and preparing for debate competitions.

What did students say about AI’s potential to replace humans in education?

Many students agreed that while AI is helpful, it still has a long way to go before it can replace humans in education.

What directive did Hong Kong’s Education Bureau give to public secondary schools in May 2023?

The Education Bureau instructed more than 450 public secondary schools to incorporate 10 to 14 hours of AI education for Form 1 to Form 3 students, focusing on basic AI concepts and the reflection on ethical issues and social impacts.