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Podcast: how generative AI is going to transform education (for better or worse)

A conversation with my DTCE colleagues Amanda Banks Gatenby and Drew Whitworth about what generative AI means for the future of education:

There are many things I enjoyed about this conversation but two points made by Mandy and Drew stood out in particular:

  • The opportunities for dialogue with students opened up by a mutual encounter with new technology. Rather than seeing it in terms of acquiring expertise which we then impart to students, it is an opportunity to explore together in a mutually enriching way.
  • The possibility that AI can automate some routine work which frees up staff to focus on more creative forms of engagement, particularly with students.

It struck me how the two points could support each other. How can we use this free time to explore these dialogical opportunities? How do we fight against the inevitable tendency of organisations to treat automation in terms of efficiency savings, enabling less staff to do more of their existing activities?

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