Tag: privacy
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The “Privacy” Discourse Policing AI in Schools
Technology vendors are using privacy and safety as bait to lure school leaders to locking in on AI platforms like Copilot and Gemini. But is privacy as big a concern as we think, or does this risk threatening teachers’ autonomy?
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AI and the Myth of Personalised Learning
“Personalised learning” is one of those educational terms used so often that it is hard to pin down exactly what it means. It has been applied to everything from one-to-one in-person tutoring to online project-based learning and, of course, AI platforms. Many schools use the term, and the intentions behind it are valid: students do…
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AI Principles to Practical Strategies: How Schools Can Apply the National AI Framework
The draft schools AI framework for education is currently open for feedback, alongside a House Standing Committee parliamentary inquiry into Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. The draft framework represents an important step for schools trying to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of Generative AI. I’ve been working with schools on developing their own…
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Secondary School Assessment and Artificial Intelligence
When ChatGPT landed on our doorsteps in November 2022, it largely slipped beneath the education radar. By the time term 1 2023 rolled around, however, it’s fair to say that the situation had changed. Most states in Australia banned the technology in Department schools, and those bans remained in place for several months. Despite the…
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Teaching AI Ethics: Privacy
This is the fifth post in a series exploring the nine areas of AI ethics outlined in this original post. Each post goes into detail on the ethical concern and provides practical ways to discuss these issues in a variety of subject areas. For the previous post on copyright, click here. There are growing concerns…
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Practical Strategies for ChatGPT in education
ChatGPT isn’t the first AI language model, but it’s definitely the one that has taken AI mainstream. Beyond the media hype about cheating, there are some very practical uses for these new technologies for teachers. This post covers six areas where teachers could use ChatGPT with examples of the kinds of prompt you can use…