AI is transforming education at an unprecedented pace, which means teachers need to think closely about how to harness the power of AI.

In this episode we learn about a new initiative that aims to help teachers navigate AI to better education, rather than hinder it. We hear how AI is already impacting classrooms across the world, from technical worries to ethical concerns, and how educational content and assessment can be adjusted to embrace rapidly evolving technologies.

Our guests are two experts involved in the new AI Literacy in the Classroom initiative. They are Head of Education, Engagement and Societal Impact at ADAPT, Laura Grehan, and Associate Professor of Digital Learning at Dublin City University, Dr Eamon Costello.

THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT

● How AI is impacting education for both teachers and students

● Overview of the AI Literacy in the Classroom Initiative

● Where AI has practical uses in education

● Addressing biases and ethical considerations in AI

● Future-proofing for technology advancements with AI literacy

GUEST DETAILS

Laura Grehan is Head of Education, Engagement and Societal Impact at ADAPT and a member of the ADAPT Executive Management Committee. ADAPT’s EPE programme has been reviewed internationally as being “outstanding”, and the ADAPT EPE team was awarded a DCU President’s Staff Recognition Award 2021 in recognition of its exceptional work. Under Laura’s leadership, ADAPT has won over €1.5m in funding for EPE projects at national and international level. Some of these projects have won international awards recognising their high quality and an exemplary pivot to online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.adaptcentre.ie/experts/laura-grehan/

Dr Costello is an Associate professor of Digital Learning at Dublin City University and an accomplished teacher, researcher and public speaker. He is deeply curious about how we learn in different environments and is known as a creative and innovative communicator. He is concerned with how we actively shape our world so that we can have better and more humane places in which to think, work, live and learn. He is an advocate of using the right tool for the job or sometimes none at all, for not everything can be fixed or should be built.

https://www.dcu.ie/stemeducationinnovationglobalstudies/people/eamon-costello

MORE INFORMATION

You can learn more about your AI Literacy in the Classroom here: https://ai-literacy-in-the-classroom.adaptcentre.ie/

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KEYWORDS

#AI #literacy #education #generativeAI # teachertraining #criticalthinking #biases #ethics