How Students Must Learn: 10 School Features in the AI Era

Purpose & objective

Teachers have questioned the use of AI tools for learning. This session is for the ones willing to embrace it but are yet to discover how to. The appropriate use of generative AI requires specific prompts or questions. The session paves the way for using generative AI with a learning purpose combined with a six-step learning framework participants can use to develop students’ inquiry skills. Participants will have practical experience using ChatGPT. They can further explore the six-step learning framework in the presenter’s book.

Outline

The outline is:

1. A brief topic presentation: 20 minutes.
a. 10 school features in the AI era.
b. Six steps to self-directed learning and inquiry.

2. Group practice using the audience’s own devices: 20 minutes.
a. Divide the audience into groups of four.
b. Practice using generative AI (ChatGPT) to learn the importance of inquiry.
c. Practice using generative AI (ChatGPT) to create learning plans.

3. Group conclusions: 20 minutes.
a. A representative of each group will share conclusions.

Supporting research

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