#ETMOOC Session 3 – How is Generative AI Transforming and Disrupting Your Learning and Teaching?

Session 3 of #ETMOOC2 was held on May 17th. If you were unable to attend, the recording has been uploaded to YouTube (see embed below) and the slides notes are available via the Session 3 landing page.

Session Notes

• John Spencer
  • I have to admit I fan-girled a bit during this aspect of the night as, you know, John’s work is shared by myself quite a bit
  • Teachers, and all users, are on a spectrum on their comfort-level with AI
  • What does AI do well? synthesize information, generate fast responses
  • It falls short at empathy and emotional intelligence, true voice, contextual understanding
  • Users tend to fall into a trap of focusing on AI to automate tasks that are still worth doing, ask yourself: what is the danger of uncritically embracing AI?
  • “Just because you can automate it, doesn’t mean you should”
  • Schools should avoid the “lock and block” approach (as we’ve seen in the past with spell-check, google, etc)
  • We should be aiming for the human approach: “what are the skills are students need to operate in a world that has AI?”
• Mariia Guzikova
  • Open AI in Kyrgyzstan is restricted, although some are able to access via various VPN options which widens the digital divide
  • Discussions need to include not only plagiarism but how AI can be used for optimization
  • The human element of AI needs to maintained
  • Human education will be considered a luxury while AI education will be readily available
• Krissy Venosdale
  • AI can be a personal assistant
  • A balance between being excited for learners and preparing them
  • Its important to have conversations with students that just because AI can make something “better” doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t do it
  • The resources shared by Krissy (below) are amazing
  • “Build your own AI (actual intelligence) before you rely on AI”
• Debbie Fucoloro
  • Use of AI for cognitive offload

Resources for Session 2

Resources shared by Krissy Venosdale

Codebreaker – An AI space for use in education – check it out!

ChatGPT and artificial intelligence in higher education: quick start guide – a comprehensive guide from UNESCO.

EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Adopting and Adapting to Generative AI in Higher Ed Tech