ChatGPT creator pulls AI detection tool due to ‘low rate of accuracy’

Less than six months after ChatGPT-creator OpenAI unveiled an AI detection tool with the potential to help teachers and other professionals detect AI generated work, the company has pulled the feature.

<https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/25/tech/openai-ai-detection-tool/index.html>

ChatGPT isn’t the death of homework – just an opportunity for schools to do things differently

ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) platform launched by research company Open AI, can write an essay in response to a short prompt. It can perform mathematical equations – and show its working.

<https://theconversation.com/chatgpt-isnt-the-death-of-homework-just-an-opportunity-for-schools-to-do-things-differently-205053>

AI and the next digital divide in education

The theme of the most recent Education World Forum (EWF), the world’s largest annual gathering of education ministers, was “new beginnings.” The program featured perspectives from education leaders from all over the world on a variety of topics, many of them evergreen: access to education; educational quality; equity; jobs; skills; the role of teachers; gender; and sustainability. Post-pandemic, more attention was paid to issues of building resilience in education systems than it had been in past years. Reflecting larger societal trends, discussions of the role of education vis-a-vis climate change were heard more often, and at a higher volume. However, one new topic did serve as a sort of thematic connective tissue across all three days of discussions, infusing doses of concern, confusion, worry, and excitement into considerations of whatever was on the formal agenda for ministerial deliberation: the potential role and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in education.

<https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-and-the-next-digital-divide-in-education/>

What Teachers Should Know About AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

For our students’ sake, as well as our own, we need to learn how to adapt to artificial intelligence—whether we like it or not.

<https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-what-teachers-should-know-about-ai-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/2023/07>

UNESCO report on technology in education highlights lack of appropriate governance

A new global UNESCO report on technology in education highlights the lack of appropriate governance and regulation. Countries are urged to set their own terms for the way technology is designed and used in education so that it never replaces in-person, teacher-led instruction, and supports the shared objective of quality education for all.

<https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/education/2538119-unesco-reporton-technology-in-education-highlights-lack-of-appropriate-governance>

Education in the age of AI and smart technology

We are in a new era–the Era of Smart Technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of ChatGPT-4 is very smart and ChatGPT-5, -6, and -7, etc. will be even smarter. Smart technology will change the “game of work” and it will change how we educate people.

<https://www.eschoolnews.com/digital-learning/2023/07/31/education-in-the-age-of-ai-and-smart-technology/>

Research Finds AI More Popular Among Teachers Than Students

When it comes to the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, educators seem more optimistic than students about its potential to reverse learning loss and improve outcomes, according to recent research from the study-materials company Quizlet.

<https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/research-finds-ai-more-popular-among-teachers-than-students>

From Classroom to Career: How STEM Teachers are Paving the Way for Industry-Ready Graduates

It is a common subsidy both between the teachers and the executives of the industry and the market that STEM education has emerged as a critical element of the modern educational landscape, preparing students for the requirements of the 21st-century workforce. At the “heart” of this transformative approach are STEM teachers who play a vital role in students’ equipment with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematical fields. But what exactly is a SΤΕΜ school and why are the STEM teachers so important?

<https://ceoworld.biz/2023/07/31/from-classroom-to-career-how-stem-teachers-are-paving-the-way-for-industry-ready-graduates/>

The Importance of STEM in Childhood Education

STEM is the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics that fuses some of the most important subjects of the 21st century with practical, real-world learning opportunities.

<https://stemeducationguide.com/the-importance-of-stem-in-childhood-education/>

CS Connections has SEVEN new modules, plus professional learning

Code.org is excited to announce the latest additions to our CS Connections curriculum! Intended for grades 3–5, CS Connections is a comprehensive curriculum that seamlessly integrates computer science (CS) into various subjects, such as math, English language arts, science, and social studies. This year’s launch is designed specifically for elementary teachers who don’t teach CS or who are new to CS; these modules empower educators to integrate CS with other subjects, reinforcing, strengthening, and extending student learning.

<https://codeorg.medium.com/new-cs-connections-has-seven-new-modules-plus-professional-learning-66f60a7096e8>