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Policymakers need to recognize that investing in teachers is one of the most powerful ways we can invest in our students. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Teachers are key to students’ AI literacy, and need support

Despite growing resources, the development of AI technology continues to outpace essential education for teachers and implementation support.
Students have quickly incorporated the likes of ChatGPT into their work, but little research is available on how they’re using generative AI. Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images

At one elite college, over 80% of students now use AI – but it’s not all about outsourcing their work

Survey shows students rapidly picked up chatbots, but perhaps surprisingly, they more often used it to augment their learning, rather than hand work off.
Students pick up on AI-infused apps quickly, but generative AI appears to require more reflection on how to use technology. Hill Street Studios via Getty Images

Generative AI is coming to the workplace, so I designed a business technology class with AI baked in

Generative AI is in the workplace already, so students should learn how to use it. But an early experiment shows generative AI is different than learning previous business apps.
Plagiarism has been a major concern long before students could turn to artificial intelligence. A teacher and student view a plagiarism detection website in 2007 in Crown Point, Ind. (AP Photo/The Post-Tribune, Andy Lavalley)

AI‑detection software isn’t the solution to classroom cheating — assessment has to shift

If educators want to make valid inferences about what students know and can do, assessments like drafts, works-in-progress and repeated observations of student learning are needed.

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