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UK Policies

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Department for Education, UK

In October 2023, the DfE released a policy paper highlighting the use of generative AI in schools.

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Advantages

  • According to the policy, genAI can be used to:
    • "Reduce workload across the education sector"
    • "Free up teachers' time, allowing them to focus on delivering excellent teaching"
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Disadvantages

  • According to the policy, the content created by gen AI may be:
    • Inappropriate, unreliable, inaccurate or biased.
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Good use

  • They recommend that teachers should learn how to write good prompts used on genAI and to sense-check the results.
  • Although AI can write texts, it still cannot understand and judge the subjects to the same level as a human teacher.
    • Schools should ensure students "acquire knowledge, expertise and intellectual capability."
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Skills for the future

  • Schools need to prepare students
    • for changing workplaces
    • to use new technologies appropriately and safely

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1Applications of AI in Education

1.1Introduction to AI

1.1.1Key Terms

1.1.2Input & Output

1.1.3What has Changed Recently?

1.1.4How does ChatGPT Work?

1.1.5Limitations of AI

1.1.6Is AI Actually Intelligent?

1.1.7UK Policies

1.2Examples of Applications

1.2.1Areas of Application

1.2.2Adaptive Learning Platforms

1.2.3Personalised Tutor

1.2.4Accessibility

1.2.5Automated Assessments

1.2.6Open-Ended Questions

1.2.7Reports

1.2.8Whole-School Data

1.2.9Content Creation & Lesson Planning

1.2.10Teacher Well-Being

1.3Other Things to Consider

1.3.1How to Look at AI in Education

1.3.2Ethics

1.3.3Teacher & Pupil Training

1.3.4Cheating

1.3.5Stanford Graduate School of Education

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Is AI Actually Intelligent?

Areas of Application