Tag: school
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AI Policy Toolkit: Transparency Checklist
I have assisted numerous schools in Australia and abroad in developing their Generative AI Guidelines using national and international resources. The Australian Framework emphasizes transparency, outlining a practical checklist for schools to follow. By prioritizing open communication, ethical considerations, and ongoing evaluation, schools can align with best practices and ensure responsible AI implementation.
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AI Policy Toolkit: The Need/Potential Matrix
I’m working with a number of schools, tertiary providers, and organisations right now trying to navigate AI policy and guidelines. Some education providers are using the National Framework for Generative AI in Secondary Schools as a guideline. Others are using UNESCO materials, or drawing on their own research. Most have only just started the process,…
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Artificial Intelligence Policy in Secondary Schools
As artificial intelligence technologies like ChatGPT and Microsoft’s new Bing search engine enter our classrooms, it is important for schools to develop clear and robust policies and guidelines. Having clarity over the acceptable and responsible use of AI is as important for students as it is for teachers, and can provide parents and the wider…
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Your Faculty Needs a Strategy
Strategy can be tricky, but it is an essential part of improving results and driving change in schools. It’s likely that your school has a strategic plan, but if you aren’t bringing that plan down to the faculty level it is unlikely that it will be implemented. At the end of the day, what happens…
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Review: Simple Tools by Martin Jorgensen
When I first received a copy of Martin Jorgensen’s Simple Tools I expected a book filled with suggestions for apps and digital tools to use in class. In fact, there are only a few recommendations for tools scattered throughout the text. What I found instead was a much more purposeful and systematic method for selecting…
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Planning for the 2023 VCE English/EAL Study Design
Update: Since writing these original posts VCAA have released even more advice about assessment. I’m adding my recent posts on comparative judgement and how to assess the VCE Crafting and Creating Texts outcomes below. I’ve also added the ‘Teachers as Writers’ series of posts because the new Crafting and Creating Texts units are going to…