Craig Barton interviews guests from the wonderful world of education about their approaches to teaching, educational research and more. All show notes, resources and videos here: https://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/
Discover the nuanced debate around AI's role in education through an in-depth conversation with science teacher and author, Adam Boxer. We explore both the exciting potentials and significant pitfalls of AI tools in teaching, assessment, and resource development. View the episode shownotes here: podcast.mrbartonmaths.com/217-ai-in-education-with-adam-boxer
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Episode details
Discover the nuanced debate around AI’s role in education through an in-depth conversation with science teacher and author, Adam Boxer. We explore both the exciting potentials and significant pitfalls of AI tools in teaching, assessment, and resource development.
Talking points
- AI in Classroom Practice: How AI tools impact teaching techniques, student engagement, and assessment accuracy.
- Teacher Workload and Resource Development: Can AI streamline lesson planning and reduce teacher burden without compromising pedagogical integrity?
- Assessment and Feedback: Opportunities and pitfalls of AI-assisted marking and performance analysis.
- Long-term vs Short-term Implications: The potential short-term benefits versus the risks to long-term teacher development and student learning.
- Ethical Considerations and Trust: The importance of trust, transparency, and ethical use of AI in education.
Video:
Mentioned in the podcast:
- The Wolfram Alpha explainer: How Large Language Models Work (70,000 words)
- Follow blogs of AI sceptics such as Gary Marcus and Melanie Mitchell for balanced views on AI development and ethics
Links from Adam
- On Twitter Adam is: @adamboxer1
- Adam and Amy’s podcast is They Behave for Me
- Adam’s blog is: achemicalorthodoxy.wordpress.com
- Adam’s book is: Teaching Secondary Science: a complete guide
- Find out more about Carousel Learning here: carousel-learning.com, and for Carousel Teaching click here: carousel-learning.com/teaching
New stuff I have been working on:
- My Tips for Teachers Guides to… series
- My updated mrbartonmnaths website.
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- You can help support the podcast (and get an interactive transcript of this episode) via my Patreon page at patreon.com/mrbartonmaths
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- My books are “Tips for Teachers“, “Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain” and “How I wish I’d taught maths”
Write-up of the episode
- My 5-takeaways write-up is here.