AI for Productivity, not Personality: Saving Student Voice

Outline

(5 minutes) Introduction: AI for Productivity, Not Personality
Content: We'll set the stage by introducing WeVideo's philosophy on AI: it should be a tool to augment teacher efficiency, not replace student creativity. We'll show a quick, compelling example of a finished video created using AI-powered tools.
Engagement: A quick poll asking, "How many hours a week do you spend creating instructional videos?"
(15 minutes) The WeVideo AI Productivity Workflow
Content: A live demonstration of WeVideo's AI feature set. We will show how to:
Generate a video script from a simple prompt.
Instantly create a professional voiceover using AI text-to-speech.
Quickly find relevant media from the stock library to match the script.
Engagement: We'll ask the audience for a lesson topic and build the start of a video for them in real-time using the AI tools.
(15 minutes) AI-Proofing Assessment with Creative Tools
Content: This segment focuses on how to use WeVideo's core creative suite to design assessments that are impossible to complete with AI alone. We will showcase student project examples that involve personal reflection, real-world interviews, screencasting a process, or using the green screen feature to create unique scenes.
Engagement: A "turn and talk" where attendees brainstorm one way they could use a creative video project to assess a key concept in their curriculum, making it an authentic, AI-proof task.
(10 minutes) Q&A and Our Commitment to Student Voice
Content: Recap of the key workflow and pedagogical strategies. We'll facilitate a Q&A session focused on practical implementation.
Engagement: Share a QR code linking to a resource page with project ideas, rubrics, and a link to try WeVideo.

Outcomes

Utilize AI features in video learning tools, such as script generators and text-to-speech, to dramatically reduce the time it takes to create instructional video content.

Design "AI-proof" video and podcasting projects using creative tools (e.g., green screen, screen recording, stock media libraries) that require students to demonstrate authentic understanding and originality.

Implement a workflow where AI handles the preliminary, time-consuming tasks of content creation, freeing them to focus on guiding students in higher-order creative and critical thinking skills.

Articulate a clear pedagogical approach for using AI as a teacher productivity tool while preserving student agency and authentic voice in assessment.

Supporting research

"How to Create AI-Proof Assignments" by John Spencer.
ISTE's "AI in Education" Initiative.
"The Digital Youth Project" at Harvard University, led by Dr. Mizuko Ito.
Common Sense Media's "AI in the Classroom" resources.