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José Antonio Bowen, C. Edward Watson
A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
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Teaching with AI examines the transformative impact of artificial intelligence in education, offering insights into effectively integrating AI tools to enhance teaching and learning experiences, while addressing ethical considerations and fostering student engagement.
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AI is already in your classroom
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by artificial intelligence in education, take a deep breath. The goal isn’t to fear AI or ban it from the classroom, but to help your students learn alongside it more effectively. This shift in perspective changes everything.
AI has been quietly supporting your teaching for years already. Every time you use a customer service chatbot to resolve a technical issue, you’re interacting with artificial intelligence. AI makes it possible for you to translate text with tools like DeepL or Google Translate. Your email spam filter uses AI to protect your inbox. Even the predictive text on your phone relies on artificial intelligence to guess your next words.
The recent appearance of tools like ChatGPT represents the latest evolution in this technology. The GPT in ChatGPT, for instance, stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer, which simply means a computer program that generates human-like text after training on massive amounts of written material. Think of it as sophisticated autocomplete that can write entire paragraphs, rather than mere sentences.
Your students encounter AI everywhere. They use it in search engines, social media algorithms, streaming recommendations, and navigation apps. More importantly, they will actually need AI fluency in their future careers. The question is not whether they will use these tools, but whether they will use them thoughtfully or effectively.
This is where your expertise becomes essential. AI can generate impressive text, but it can’t understand context like humans do. It makes confident mistakes, too, and sometimes hallucinates facts or invents people that don’t exist. It can’t access real-time information unless specifically designed to do so, either. Nor can it replace the critical thinking, creativity, and the meaningful connections that define excellent teaching.
In the new era of AI, your role shifts from information gatekeeper to learning guide. You can help students develop good judgment about when AI suggestions are valuable, and when they fall short. You can ultimately teach students to use AI as a thinking partner, rather than a replacement for their own ideas or analysis.
This transformation requires teachers to understand the technology firsthand, so explore various AI tools yourself. Start small: spend just fifteen minutes experimenting with a tool like ChatGPT, Claude, or Bard. Ask it to explain a concept from your subject area. Note what it does well, and where it struggles, compared to your expert knowledge. Notice how formulating your prompts differently impacts the results, and how often you need to cross check any facts in a response.
This direct experience will give you the confidence to guide students toward AI-augmented learning that enhances rather than replaces their thinking.
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What is Teaching with AI about?
Teaching with AI (2024) addresses the urgent need for AI literacy in education by showing teachers how to work with artificial intelligence, rather than against it. It transforms common fears about student cheating and teaching methods into actionable strategies that strengthen both learning outcomes and teacher effectiveness.
Who should read Teaching with AI?
- Educators at all levels who are grappling with AI’s impact on their classrooms
- Parents concerned about their children’s AI use and learning
- Anyone helping students or community members develop critical evaluation skills for AI-generated content
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