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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.

Advantages

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"
Disadvantages

Disadvantages

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

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."
Skills for the future

Skills for the future

  • Schools need to prepare students
    • for changing workplaces
    • to use new technologies appropriately and safely
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Applications of AI in Education

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Introduction to AI

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Examples of Applications

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Other Things to Consider

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    According to the DfE, what are some of the advantages of using generative AI in education?True / false
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    What three things the DfE suggests schools should ensure students acquire?Fill in the list
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Areas of Application