AI can substantially cut teacher workloads
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AI can substantially cut teacher workloads and help pupils learn but schools need clearer guidance on how to use it "safely and ethically", the education watchdog has said, El.kz cites BBC.
Estyn's report on artificial intelligence says some teachers are using it to plan lessons and to draft letters to parents and pupil reports.
However, teachers also reported concerns that AI could negatively affect pupils' skills while some were worried about plagiarism and inappropriate use of the technology.
The Welsh government said it was important to balance the effective use of AI with the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff.
At Birchgrove Comprehensive School in Swansea, they teach pupils how to use AI as part of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) lessons.
Staff across the school are encouraged to become more AI-literate, while it can be used by pupils to help them research a subject.
"If we see a pupil using it, we encourage them to use it but we encourage them to use it responsibly and that really does have a positive impact," says Ryan Cresswell, the school's digital and innovation lead.
"Our approach is to be very positive about it, because our feeling is, if the pupils are going to be using it, we'd rather teach them how to use it responsibly than just ignore it".
He said there were "absolutely valid concerns" about pupils using it, is "as a crutch as opposed to a learning tool.
"The big concerns that we have from staff are obviously that they say 'how do we know that they haven't submitted this work using AI?'
"The simple answer to that is we know our pupils, we know the work that they're capable of because we see them day in and day out".
He said the aim was to use AI to "accelerate" learning and "promote curiosity".
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