Artificial Intelligence in Schools:

Resources for Using Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly entering our schools. Students are using generative AI, tools where computers create content, to write assignments and create images. Correspondingly, much of the debate so far has been on how AI has been used inappropriately, and how educators can prevent its use and catch plagiarism. AI has the potential to be a valuable learning tool however, as long as it’s integrated appropriately with classroom instruction. In order to best support the learning of our students it is necessary to identify important technologies as they develop, determine how technology can best support our students, and then evaluate how that technology has impacted instruction.

 

Inclusion of Technology in Schools

I have identified several useful resources for the inclusion of technology in the classroom. 

Models for Technology Integration in the Learning Commons

https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/models-for-technology-integration-in-the-learning-commons/

This article discusses why the inclusion of technology in education is so difficult. Even when educators have a strong technical background, including technology can still be hard. Kirkland introduces two models to assist in the integration of technology: the Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition (SAMR) models (2017). The TPACK model provides a basis for the educator’s knowledge required to include a new technology. The SAMR model provides a basis for how applicable the new technology is for learning.

TPACK model (Kirkland, 2017)

 

SAMR Model (Kirkland, 2017)

Artificial Intelligence

Digital literacy and the use of AI in education: supports for British Columbia schools

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/program-management/ai-in-education

This document discusses considerations when using AI in education. It notes that AI can have a significant effect on student learning, but the choice to use AI should ultimately be up to the teacher and there are serious considerations when it’s used (Ministry of Education and Childcare, 2024). This document also includes material to educate members of the learning community about the use of AI.

 

APA Citation: Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT etc.

https://libguides.kpu.ca/c.php?g=713337&p=5281556

This website discusses how to cite content created through Artificial Intelligence programs and tools. The use of examples also creates a backdrop for the use of AI tools in an academic context (KPU Library, 2024).

 

43 Examples of Artificial Intelligence in Education

https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/artificial-intelligence-education/

This article provides a brief overview of the status of AI in education from 2023. It notes that AI can be valuable, with specific uses in educational personalization, tutoring, grading, feedback to teachers, and feedback to students (Administrator, 2023). There are ethical considerations in the development and use of AI tools however. There is currently no mechanism to “monitor/check/police the outcomes of that specific piece of technology” (Administrator, 2023). 

State of the art and practice in AI in education

Of all the resources included in this summary, State of the art and practice in AI in education (Holmes & Tuomi, 2022) is the most comprehensive. This article begins by outlining AI. It begins with the history of AI and how it’s been used in education. It breaks AI down into its two major forms, data-driven and knowledge-based. It discusses the general history of AI, as well its history in education. It finished this outline by listing a taxonomy of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) based on their application.

State of the art and practice in AI in education takes a measured approach to the use of AIED. Holmes and Tuomi note that a lot has been promised with AI, however the vast majority of studies on AI efficacy are performed by the developers of the technology being studied and focus on very narrow cognitive domains without examining larger effects (Holmes & Tuomi, 2022, pg. 560). Studies on AIED rarely recognise social and cultural impacts of this technology’s use in education, including the possibility for colonialism and the commercialisation of education. 

  

Products

Khanmigo

https://www.khanmigo.ai/learners

Khanmigo is an AI tutor for students and a teaching assistant for educators. Khanmigo has tools for lesson planning, levelling, developing learning objectives, and creating multiple choice tests (Khan Academy, n.d.). Use for students in $4 per month, but is free for teachers.

 

Cognii

https://www.cognii.com/technology

 

Cognii is a virtual educational assistant. It can be used to autograde papers and provide immediate tutoring feedback to students. Unfortunately there is no demonstration model for educators to try. There is also no clear pricing.

Works Cited

Administrator (2023). 43 Examples of artificial intelligence in education. University of San Diego Online. https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/artificial-intelligence-education/

Holmes, W., & Tuomi, I. (2022). State of the art and practice in AI in education. European Journal of Education, 57, 542–570. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12533

Khan Academy (n.d.). Khanmigo: Free, AI-powered teacher assistant by Khan Academy. https://www.khanmigo.ai/teachers

Kirkland, A. (2017). Models for Technology Integration in the Learning Commons. Canadian School Libraries Journal. https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/models-for-technology-integration-in-the-learning-commons/

KPU Library. (2024). LibGuides: APA Citation: Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT etc. Kwantlen Polytechnic University. https://libguides.kpu.ca/c.php?g=713337&p=5281556

Ministry of Education and Child Care (2024). Digital literacy and the use of AI in education: supports for British Columbia schools – Province of British Columbia. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/program-management/ai-in-education