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What does it mean to be human in a digital world? At ISTELive 23, that question was central to the annual edtech conference’s focus on what’s happening in education—and what’s next.
“Four years ago, I made a prediction: I predicted that in five years, education would be completely transformed by two factors: a dramatic increase in connectivity, and a dramatic increase in the capabilities of AI,” said ISTE CEO Richard Culatta. “At that time, less than half the schools in the country were one-to-one, and nobody really knew what AI was. It’s interesting to think about where we are just four years later, and how this combination of increased connectivity and AI capabilities is totally changing our world. AI can do some pretty amazing things.”
While AI has exploded in recent months, it’s important to define its place in teaching and learning and identify the skills teachers and students will need as they move into this next generation of education. To that end, ISTE has released a number of resources and guides focused around AI in education.
Three questions have emerged as critical to this process:
- How can schools use AI to support student learning?
- How can AI support educators in teaching and in freeing up time?
- How can we prepare students with the skills they need to thrive in a digital and AI-infused world?
“That last one is one of the most important and also getting the least attention,” Culatta said.
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
