How AI Can Change Education For The Better | Minh Minh Le Nguyen | TEDxYouth@PennSchool
Summary
TLDRMin discusses the transformative potential of AI in education, addressing the outdated nature of traditional teaching methods and the need for personalized learning. AI can cater to various learning styles, assist students with disabilities, and automate tasks like grading to reduce teacher workload. It can also serve as a non-judgmental tutor, fostering a learning environment where students feel comfortable asking questions. However, Min emphasizes that while AI is a powerful tool, it cannot replace the emotional connection and personal touch that human teachers provide.
Takeaways
- ๐ง AI, as defined by Oxford University Press, involves computer systems capable of tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception and decision-making.
- ๐ซ Traditional education systems are often outdated and struggle to cater to individual learning paces, which can hinder personalized education.
- ๐จโ๐ซ Teachers face challenges in managing large classes and providing individual attention, which AI could help address.
- ๐ซ Banning AI in education is not a solution, as it has the potential to enhance learning experiences when used wisely.
- ๐ข Historically, the calculator was initially met with resistance but was later integrated into education to support, not replace, mathematical skills.
- ๐ Personalized learning can be enhanced by AI, which can adapt to different learning styles and paces, ensuring a more inclusive educational experience.
- ๐ฅ AI can assist students with disabilities by providing customized support, such as captioning and audio descriptions, to make education more accessible.
- ๐ค AI can act as a tutor, offering students a non-judgmental platform to ask questions and learn at their own pace, without disrupting class.
- ๐ Automating tasks like grading with AI can reduce teachers' workload, allowing them to focus on lesson planning and other valuable activities.
- ๐ AI can manage classroom processes by tracking and recording student performance, behavior, and grades, facilitating better communication between educators and parents.
- ๐ฉโ๐ซ Despite AI's capabilities, it cannot replace the emotional connection and personal touch that human teachers bring to the classroom.
Q & A
What is the definition of AI according to Oxford University Press?
-AI is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
How can AI change education?
-AI can change education by offering personalized learning, assisting students with disabilities, providing a co-teacher role, increasing efficiency through automation, and managing classroom processes.
Why is traditional education considered outdated?
-Traditional education is considered outdated because it does not cater to different learning paces and styles, and it is challenging for teachers to provide individual attention and support outside of teaching hours.
What are the challenges faced by teachers in traditional education settings?
-Teachers face challenges such as grading, planning lessons for each class, and managing the attention of multiple students, which can be time-consuming and energy-intensive.
Why did the top school district in the US ban the use of chatbots?
-The top school district in the US banned the use of chatbots due to fears that AI might undermine critical thinking skills and the belief that it could be misused by students.
How is AI similar to the introduction of calculators in education?
-AI is similar to calculators in that both are tools that can assist with learning and tasks, and there was initial resistance to their use due to concerns about the impact on fundamental skills, but they were eventually integrated into education.
How can AI provide personalized learning experiences?
-AI can analyze data on students' performance, interests, and goals to determine the best methods for them to absorb information, catering to different learning styles such as auditory, visual, or hands-on learners.
In what ways can AI assist students with disabilities?
-AI can assist students with disabilities by providing captioning, audio description, and other accommodations, making learning opportunities more accessible and tailored to their needs.
How can AI serve as a co-teacher for students?
-AI can serve as a co-teacher by answering questions, providing information, and guiding students without judgment, allowing for a more personalized and non-disruptive learning experience.
What tasks can AI automate to increase efficiency in education?
-AI can automate tasks such as grading, which can reduce the workload for teachers and provide students with feedback more quickly, allowing for faster identification and addressing of knowledge gaps.
How can AI help manage classroom processes?
-AI can manage classroom processes by tracking and recording student grades, performance, and behavior, and can provide updates to educators and parents, facilitating better communication and support.
Why is it important not to replace teachers with AI?
-It is important not to replace teachers with AI because teachers bring emotion, personal connection, and the ability to make learning exciting and fun, which are essential aspects of education that AI cannot replicate.
Outlines
๐ค Introduction to AI in Education
Min introduces the concept of AI and its potential to revolutionize education. AI, as defined by Oxford University Press, involves developing computer systems capable of tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as perception, speech recognition, and decision-making. Despite its benefits, traditional education faces challenges like varying learning paces and limited teacher availability. Min argues for the integration of AI in education, drawing parallels to the historical acceptance of calculators, which were once feared to undermine basic arithmetic skills but are now an accepted tool.
๐ How AI Can Enhance Educational Experiences
The paragraph discusses four key ways AI can improve education: 1) Personalized learning, where AI tailors educational content to individual students' styles and needs, 2) Providing support for shy or hesitant students by offering non-judgmental, informative chatbots, 3) Increasing efficiency by automating tasks like grading, allowing teachers more time for lesson planning and students quicker feedback, and 4) Managing classroom processes by tracking student performance and behavior, keeping educators and parents informed. The paragraph concludes by emphasizing that while AI can assist and enhance education, it cannot replace the emotional connection and personal touch that human teachers provide.
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Keywords
๐กAI
๐กPersonalized Learning
๐กDisability Accessibility
๐กVirtual Assistant
๐กEducational Efficiency
๐กTraditional Education
๐กLearning Styles
๐กMisinformation
๐กHuman Intelligence
๐กTechnological Advancement
๐กEmotional Engagement
Highlights
AI can revolutionize education by performing tasks that normally require human intelligence.
Traditional education is outdated and struggles to cater to different learning paces.
AI can address the challenge of varying student learning speeds by personalizing education.
Teachers often lack the time to reteach or adjust materials for individual needs.
AI can assist teachers by automating grading and other administrative tasks.
The fear of AI should not lead to its banning, as it has many educational benefits.
AI can be integrated into education in a way that supports, rather than replaces, critical thinking skills.
Personalized learning can be achieved through AI's ability to adapt to individual student's performance and interests.
AI can provide learning opportunities for students with disabilities, making education more accessible.
AI can act as a co-teacher, offering support and answers to students without interrupting the class.
AI can increase efficiency in education by automating tasks like grading.
Teachers can benefit from AI by reducing their workload and focusing on more valuable activities.
AI can manage classroom processes by keeping track of student grades, performance, and behavior.
AI should be used as a tool to assist teachers, not replace them, as human emotions and personal connections are irreplaceable.
AI has the potential to significantly improve the learning experience if used wisely and not abused.
The key to successful AI integration in education is collaboration, not fear or rejection of the technology.
Transcripts
hello everyone my name is min and today
I want to talk to you about how AI can
change education for the better so first
what is AI according to Oxford
University press AI is the theory and
development of computer system able to
perform tasks that normally require
human intelligence such as visual
perception speech recognition decision
making and translation between languages
AI can do a lot of things that's why you
can see it almost every day in Virtual
chatbot virtual assistant like Siri and
Google Map a could really change many
aspect of our life as a
society so including education so before
I talk about how AI can change education
let's focus more on the why why is there
such a need to change
education traditional education is quite
outdated and although no doubts it have
its benefits like it have a schedule
ready for students it has many
extracurricular activities it still have
this
problem some students can learn faster
than others because not everyone can
learn the same pace and teachers can't
stop and reteach every student or adjust
their learning teaching materials
effectively to catering to each one
needs it's also quite hard to contact
teacher after teaching hour because they
don't can't spare the time and energy to
do all that they're humans after all
they need the rest and being a teacher
is a hard job like they have to grade
they have to plan lesson for each
individual class we always trying to get
the attention of 20
kids so why don't we use our latest
technological advancement which is AI to
help us because because people are still
afraid of AI the top school district in
the US has banned the use of chat BT a
generous AI tool that can provide texts
on any topic but however Banning AI is
not a good solution students could still
go home and access chat GPT on third
party devices and most importantly
people might be doing more harm than
good by Banning AI since it has so many
potential
there is a way that we can turn AI into
a way that assists education we have
done this before with a kind of similar
technology the calculator a calculator
is a tool that can help do basic and
complex mathematics equation for all
student with just a click of a button
sounds kind of like AI right well have
why do people accept it this was not
always the case many people feared that
it will undermine a student's basic
arithmetic skills or mathematics skills
we have solved this however by
introducing basic math in primary school
so student can really get and understand
that information before providing them
with assistance in secondary school AI
could be integrated similarly to this so
that it will not stop a student's
critical thinking skills so now let me
talk to you about how AI can change
education
first personalized
learning each students have their own
different learning styles and AI could
use this data that it have been given on
the students's performance interest
goals to see which is the best way for
them to absorb information some might be
auditory Learners which means that they
learn better and retain information
better by listening to information they
might enjoy listening to music or other
stand while studying in contrast this
might not work as well for other
students because they might be different
types of Learners they might need to
read to write or to do Hands-On activity
or something else entirely because there
are different types of
Learners it is very important that we
accommodate these so that everyone can
have a good level of understanding in
the class to level out all the students
and more even more AI could help the
disability ility student and providing
them with learning opportunities that
otherwise might be inaccessible or
difficult to get AI could provide
captioning audio description and many
more teachers could also benefit from AI
because they need to spend little to no
effort to help their students AI could
do all of this tedious task of changing
formats and stuff in just a click of a
button very efficiently too
secondly with the help of AI it can be a
co- teer for each
students I for example am quite shy and
afraid to ask a teacher question
sometimes my question might interrupt
the class or it might be a little off
topic because I want to learn more about
the world so it'll be better for me to
have a jackpot that I could talk to
because it won't judge me and it'll give
a clear and good answer for me and I can
learn more about the word without
interrupting any others at all and if
you think that maybe students will abuse
this AI system by using it to give them
the answer immediately think again
because we can just reprogram this
chatot a little bit for it to stop and
only push students in the right
direction thirdly AI could increase
efficiency by automating certain tasks
in education like GR for example think
about it if AI could do all the grading
and only have some further human
assessment for some certain cases for
the teachers it will mean getting the
workload easier and they can spend more
time on more valuable activities like
planning lesson and for the students
only mean getting the result way quicker
assignment just a normal assignment with
multiplication usually takes days to get
back the result because teachers usually
have to teach a lot of classes and
grades it'll be better for the student
cuz now they can have to result quicker
sometimes I have to prepare for my next
assignment while I don't don't my
knowledge Gap in the last
one and lastly but not least AI could
manage classroom processing huge amount
of
information keeping track is a computer
specialty AI can be like a Nifty little
program for educators to use to comprise
and do record all the students grade
performance behavior in class this could
also be connected to the parents devices
so they can get quick updates on their
school on their daughter's school or
son's school so that they can help
prepare the kids so as we can see a I
can do a lot of things then should I
just replace the teachers
if AI can do a good job of assisting the
teacher I'm sure I'll do just as a good
job of being the teacher but the answer
is
no AI can do a lot of things like I said
but at the end of the day it's still
just a tool created by humans it can't
have emotion teachers fun teachers the
one that make the class personal and and
fun for each student is the one that
makes a difference we all have our
favorite teacher in class that made us
excited to go to school those kind of
teachers are the one that and are the
reason that way AI can never replace
them I have to say AI can do a lot of
things it has amazing potential to
recognize our learning experience as we
know it but we can only use AI to assist
education if we use it in a wise way and
not abuse it as you can see AI can have
negative impact like misinformation have
emotion we can all solve that by working
together we should not fear AI but we
should work with AI for a better
tomorrow thank you for
listening
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