AI for Teacher Assistance from edX

Conversational AI tools like ChatGPT have taken the world by storm, and education is one of the biggest areas for potential impact.

In this course, educators will learn about the enormous potential these technologies have to impact education—even if students never use them directly. This course will focus on how AI can help teachers perform routine tasks more efficiently or offer up new activities that would have been impossible without artificial intelligence.

This course breaks conversational AI assistance for teachers into three phases of teaching: course creation, course delivery, and course enhancement.

Course creation focuses on how AI can help with tasks before students ever enter or log into our classrooms, such as writing and adapting lesson plans, developing schedules, seeding class activities, and authoring course assessments.

Course delivery then shifts to how AI can help us interact with our students more efficiently, such as treating the AI as a surrogate student to anticipate possible questions to having AI help author repeated feedback so that the 25th essay we evaluate receives feedback just as strong as the 1st.

Course enhancement then turns to how AI can help make our courses better than ever before, through expanded efforts for localization and accessibility, enhanced strategies for assessment, and rapid response content development.

At the end, you will come away aware that the greatest potential for AI to impact education comes in its ability to help teachers—as well as an understanding of how to use it to help you.

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Learning objectives

Basics of conversational ai tools like chatgpt, including their strengths and weaknesses.
Ai for course creation, such as authoring lesson plans and creating variations on course assessments.

Ai for course delivery, such as authoring individual feedback and supporting routine communications.
Ai for course enhancement, such as developing rapid response content based on real-world events and enhancing assessment to your individual context.

Basics of conversational ai tools like chatgpt, including their strengths and weaknesses.
Ai for course creation, such as authoring lesson plans and creating variations on course assessments.
Ai for course delivery, such as authoring individual feedback and supporting routine communications.
Ai for course enhancement, such as developing rapid response content based on real-world events and enhancing assessment to your individual context.

Syllabus

Week 1: Fundamentals of Conversational AI Learn the fundamental components of conversational AI tools like ChatGPT, including how they work, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how to prompt them for the best results.

Week 2: AI for Course Creation Learn strategies for having AI assist with creating courses, such as planning lessons, adjusting to scheduling constraints, seeding class activities, and creating course assessments.

Week 3: AI for Course Delivery Learn strategies for having AI assist with delivering your course, such as writing routine communications, authoring repeated feedback, and providing an audience for experimenting with instructional strategies.

Week 4: AI for Course Enhancement Learn strategies for using AI to further enhance your course, such as enhancing localization, ensuring accessibility, expanding assessment, and rapidly generating new content.

Good to know

Know what's good

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Examines conversational AI, which is highly relevant in modern education

Develops skills for using conversational AI for course creation, delivery, and enhancement, which are core skills for educators in the near future

Taught by David Joyner, who is recognized for their work in education

Covers unique perspectives and ideas that may add color to other educational practices

Advises learners to take other courses in the series which may pose a barrier to entry for some learners

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in AI for Teacher Assistance with these activities:

Review fundamental AI principles

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Reinforces the foundational knowledge necessary to fully grasp advanced concepts explored in this course.

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Revisit textbooks or lecture notes on fundamental AI concepts.
Review online resources such as articles or videos on Conversational AI.
Complete practice problems or quizzes to test your understanding.

Brush up on Writing Lesson Plans

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Start by reviewing effective lesson planning techniques to strengthen your foundation for course creation.

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Review lesson plan templates
Consider different lesson plan formats
Break down complex topics into smaller units

Create a Sample Schedule

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Develop a sample schedule to gain hands-on experience in managing course delivery.

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Outline key topics and activities
Allocate time slots for different components
Consider pacing and student workload

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Explore best practices for using Conversational AI in education

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Provides practical guidance on effectively integrating Conversational AI into educational settings.

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Search and watch video tutorials on best practices of Conversational AI in education.
Read research papers or articles on the topic.
Attend webinars or online workshops that demonstrate real-life applications.

Write short ChatGPT prompts

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Focus on writing concise and effective prompts to maximize ChatGPT's capabilities.

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Identify the specific information or task you want ChatGPT to perform.
Determine the appropriate input format, e.g., natural language, code snippet.
Use clear and concise language to express your request.
Provide context and examples if necessary to guide ChatGPT's response.

Attend an AI in Education workshop

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Gain hands-on experience and knowledge from experts in the field of AI and education.

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Identify and register for workshops that align with your interests and learning goals.
Actively participate in sessions, ask questions, and engage with other attendees.
Experiment with AI tools and techniques demonstrated during the workshop.
Network with experts and fellow educators to expand your professional connections.

Write Personalized Feedback Templates

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Craft personalized feedback templates to improve efficiency in providing tailored student feedback.

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Identify common student errors
Develop targeted feedback phrases
Organize templates for easy access

Develop a lesson plan incorporating AI

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Enhance your teaching practice by designing a lesson plan that leverages AI's capabilities.

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Identify learning objectives and how AI can support achieving them.
Select appropriate AI tools or applications for your lesson.
Develop engaging activities that integrate AI's capabilities.
Plan for student interaction and assessment within the AI-enhanced lesson.

Solve Conversational AI coding challenges

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Develops problem-solving skills and deepens technical understanding of Conversational AI systems.

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Enroll in online coding challenges or participate in community coding events.
Practice implementing Conversational AI algorithms such as natural language processing and dialogue management.
Work on projects that involve building and deploying Conversational AI solutions.

Contribute to open-source AI projects

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Engage in real-world AI development and contribute to the advancement of the field.

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Identify open-source AI projects that align with your skills and interests.
Join the project community and contribute to discussions and issue tracking.
Submit bug reports, feature requests, or code contributions to the project.
Collaborate with other developers and learn from their experiences.

Design an AI-powered assessment tool

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Develop an innovative assessment tool that utilizes AI's capabilities to enhance student learning.

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Define the learning objectives and skills you want to assess.
Research and select appropriate AI techniques for the assessment.
Design the assessment interface and user experience.
Implement the AI algorithms and evaluation criteria.
Test and refine the assessment tool to ensure its effectiveness.

Career center

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