The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications relevant to education presents many opportunities and challenges for teaching and learning. At WAB, with our student-centred, innovative and open-minded approaches to teaching and learning, we are well positioned to be able to adapt and benefit from the affordances of AI. The curation of these resources started before the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT, and since then there has been an explosion of innovations, uses and tools. If you explore this guide, you will find resources, support and ideas that are accessible here in China.
The pace of change in AI is incredible, so focusing on general principles and educational approaches is important. (If You) USEME-AI was created for this purpose, aligning AI development with Cultures of Thinking and our beliefs on teaching and learning. You will also find extensive resources and discussion on AI Ethics, Safety and Integrity, which we need to consider in all our work. On the 'Parents' tab, you can see what we have shared with Parents so far. If you need any support with adapting to an AI future, please reach out to Stephen, Kevin and the EdTech & Library Teams. We got you!
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Note: This area is developing very quickly, and so new tools pop-up quickly. Some of these are very new, and although they are currently accessible for free, caution against becoming reliant on them. In all cases, check outputs carefully before sharing with students, to ensure curriculum alignment and prevent errors or misconceptions. Do not upload student personal data into any of these systems.
AI Tools & Resources workshop by Keri-Lee Beasley & Jaye Shaer
Keri-Lee and Jaye shared these resources at their workshop at #ACAMISTech 2023. If your team would like a workshop or support with using AI tools in teaching and learning, please reach out to your EdTech & Library team.
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The underlying principles of 'promptcraft' are the same for most AI tools. Here are some resources that can help you get good results from AI text and learning tools. You might try it out in Poe.com, ChatGPT (if you can access) or Education CoPilot FreeStyle.
Schools should support, teach and "highlight the importance of academic integrity throughout both a student’s whole learning journey and within assessments." IB 2022.
One of the biggest concerns about AI writing tools is that they can produce good-quality text quickly. For some, this generates the concern that students might use it to 'cheat' on assignments. The risks of this are higher when there is an 'invisible middle' between setting the assignment and getting the final product. At WAB, we have an approach that is student centred, inquiry-focused and involves a lot of conferencing and feedback, so teachers can see students' progress, giving feedback and iterating on work as they go. Students are taught about Academic Integrity.
Here are some more suggestions for how to adapt to AI in assignments:
"Academic integrity is a principle in education and a choice to act in a responsible way so others can trust us. It means conducting all aspects of your academic life in a responsible and ethical manner. The IB expects students to produce genuine and authentic pieces of work, that represent their own abilities." IB. 2022.
Although there is no explicit reference to AI tools in IB documentation (yet), principles of academic integrity remain true. The IB has issued this statement on AI, and here is a short video response from Dr. Matt Glanville (Head of Assessment Principles & Practices), shared as part of FIS's AI Symposium. At WAB, we are updating our Academic Integrity Policy & Guidelines. Please visit the links below for the most recent guidance on Academic Integrity from the IB.
AI Tools to support Academic Integrity
WAB's culture of great teaching, inquiry, conferencing, feedback and iteration on student learning means we are well-positioned to know our learners and to support Academic Integrity throughout the learning process. Students should know that some (imperfect) detection tools for AI are available.