Exploring the Transformative Power of AI in Education: A Conversation with Kiran Athota and Dr. Wendy Oliver Transformative Principal 554

<p>This episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp">SchoolAI</a>, <a href="https://scrible.com">Scrible</a>, and <a href="https://focalpoint.education">FocalPointK12</a>.</p><br><p>Jethro Jones is interviewing Kiran Athota, CEO of FocalPoint Education, and Dr. Wendy Oliver, Chief Learning Officer at FocalPoint,K12, Inc. The discussion centered around the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and its impact on student engagement and personalized learning.</p><p>Athota and Oliver delved into the distinction between AI assistants and human teachers, emphasizing the importance of teachers in catching plagiarism and guiding students. They acknowledged the fear surrounding new technology but highlighted the benefits of AI in understanding student knowledge better than ever before.</p><p>The conversation also touched on the role of AI in assessing student progress and skills. Athota and Oliver stressed the need for authentic and personalized measures of growth, moving away from traditional assessments. They emphasized the importance of partnerships in education, with teachers and students actively involved in the development of AI tools.</p><ul> <li>ChatGPT vs. Generative AI. </li> <li><a href="https://pe.gatech.edu/blog/meet-jill-watson-georgia-techs-first-ai-teaching-assistant">Georgia Tech’s Experiment</a></li> <li>Students not know the difference between AI assistant and professor. </li> <li>Any student can plagiarize </li> <li>The best tool is the teacher to catch plagiarism </li> <li>Teachers and students should know how to use it. </li> <li>We are afraid of new technology. </li> <li><a href="audiopen.ai/?aff=neRMq">AudioPen AI</a></li> <li>Discussing plagiarism and how to make choices around it. </li> <li>How FocalPoint is using AI. </li> <li>Giving teachers back time for their work. </li> <li>Using ChatGPT for scoring </li> <li>Multi-dimensional score </li> <li>Building a learner profile and informing the personalization