This post is the seventh and final essay in the Beyond ChatGPT series about generative AI’s impact on learning. A recap and next steps is forthcoming. For this final post, I’m going to focus on modeling ethical usage of AI with students by being transparent when we us AI in instructional design. Few seems to be doing this in education.
What I have found is that, contrary to saving me time, good use of AI in connection with lesson planning is actually more time consuming, but leads to higher quality. In other words, my best use of AI as a teacher results in something far superior than I would have been able to do otherwise, but still takes more time. I've been using it less and less over a wide range of tasks, but more deeply and deliberately on those tasks I do use it for.
What will the 24-25 school year look like without ESSER $, without enough teachers (my district is short 1390 licensed educators), and with AI-solutionism?
Hopefully, the traditionally conservative nature of education works in our favor.
What I have found is that, contrary to saving me time, good use of AI in connection with lesson planning is actually more time consuming, but leads to higher quality. In other words, my best use of AI as a teacher results in something far superior than I would have been able to do otherwise, but still takes more time. I've been using it less and less over a wide range of tasks, but more deeply and deliberately on those tasks I do use it for.
I just wrote about the time issue relative to lesson planning. Teachers get a scant 4-10 paid minutes to plan a lesson. Hardly enough time to think critically about what you put in front of students. https://open.substack.com/pub/verenabryan/p/teacher-math-part-ii?r=a6rh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I hope we address the material conditions that impact educator's labor and not welcome AI as a solution to these problems.
What will the 24-25 school year look like without ESSER $, without enough teachers (my district is short 1390 licensed educators), and with AI-solutionism?
Hopefully, the traditionally conservative nature of education works in our favor.