AI in Education Podcast

This week we talked with Professor Danny Liu and Dr Joanne Hinitt, of The University of Sydney, about the Cogniti AI service that's been created in the university, and how it's being used to support teaching and learning. Danny is a molecular biologist by training, programmer by night, researcher and academic developer by day, and educator at heart. He works at the confluence of educational technology, student engagement, artificial intelligence, learning analytics, pedagogical research, organisational leadership, and professional development. He is currently a Professor in the Educational Innovation team in the DVC (Education) Portfolio at the University of Sydney. Here's Danny's academic profile. If you want to follow Danny's future work you can find him on LinkedIn and Twitter Joanne is a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, and her primary area of interest is working with children and their families who experience difficulties participating in occupations related to going to school. She has extensive clinical experience working within occupational therapy settings, providing services for children and their families. Her particular interest is working collaboratively with teachers in the school setting and she completed her PhD in this area. Here's Joanne's academic profile Further reading on the topics discussed in the podcast Cogniti's website is at https://cogniti.ai/ Articles about the topics discussed: How Sydney educators are building 'AI doubles' of themselves to help their students, Dec 2023 AI as an authentic and engaging teaching tool for occupational therapy students, Oct 2023 Meet 'Mrs S': a classroom teacher who helps budding occupational therapists hone their skills, Oct 2023 Recorded talks Using Cogniti to design for Diversity, Feb 2023

It's a News and Research Episode this week There has been a lot of AI news and AI research that's related to education since our last Rapid Rundown, so we've had to be honest and drop 'rapid' from the title! Despite talking fast, this episode still clocked in just over 40 minutes, and we really can't out what to do - should we talk less, cover less news and research, or just stop worrying about time, and focus instead on making sure we bring you the key things every episode? News More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with essays https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/01/more-than-half-uk-undergraduates-ai-essays-artificial-intelligence This was from a Higher Education Policy Institute of 1,000 students, where they found 53% are using AI to generate assignment material. 1 in 4 are using things like ChatGPT and Bard to suggest topics 1 in 8 are using it to create content And 1 in 20 admit to copying and pasting unedited AI-generated text straight into their assignments Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake 'chief financial officer' https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html An HK-based employee of a multinational firm wired out $25M after attending a video call where all employees were deepfaked, including the CFO. He first got an email which was suspicious but then was reassured on the video call with his "coworkers." NSW Department of Education Launch NSW EduChat https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/12/the-ai-chat-app-being-trialled-in-nsw-schools-which-makes-students-work-for-the-answers NSW are rolling out a trial to 16 public schools of a chatbot built on Open AI technology, but without giving students and staff unfettered access to ChatGPT. Unlike ChatGPT, the app has been designed to only respond to questions that relate to schooling and education, via content-filtering and topic restriction. It does not reveal full answers or write essays, instead aiming to encourage critical thinking via guided questions that prompt the student to respond – much like a teacher. The Productivity Commission has thoughts on AI and Education https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/making-the-most-of-the-ai-opportunity The PC released a set of research papers about "Making the most of the AI opportunity", looking at Productivity, Regulation and Data Access. They do talk about education in two key ways: "Recent improvements in generative AI are expected to present opportunities for innovation in publicly provided services such as healthcare, education, disability and aged care, which not only account for a significant part of the Australian economy but also traditionally exhibit very low productivity growth" "A challenge for tertiary education institutions will be to keep up to date with technological developments and industry needs. As noted previously by the Commission, short courses and unaccredited training are often preferred by businesses for developing digital and data skills as they can be more relevant and up to date, as well as more flexible" Yes, AI-Assisted Inventions can be inventions News from the US, that may set a precedent for the rest of the world. Patents can be granted for AI-assisted inventions - including prompts, as long as there's significant contribution from the human named on the patent https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-02623/guidance-inventorship-guidance-on-ai-assisted-inventions Not news, but Ray mentioned his Very British Chat bot. Sadly, you need the paid version of ChatGPT to access it as it's one of the public GPTs, but if you have that you'll find it here: Very British Chat Sora was announced https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-16/ai-video-generator-sora-from-openai-latest-tech-launch/103475830 Although it was the same day that Google announced Gemini 1.5, we led with Sora here - just like the rest of the world's media did! On the podcast, we didn't do it justice with words, so instead here's four threads on X that are worth your time to read\watch to understand what it can do: Taking a video, and changing the style/environment: https://x.com/minchoi/status/1758831659833602434?s=20 Some phenomenally realistic videos: https://x.com/AngryTomtweets/status/1759171749738840215?s=20 (remember, despite how 'real' these videos appear, none of these places exist outside of the mind of Sora!) Bling Zoo: https://x.com/billpeeb/status/1758223674832728242?s=20 This cooking grandmother does not exist: https://x.com/sama/status/1758219575882301608?s=20 (A little bit like her mixing spoon, that appears to exist only for mixing and then doesn't) Google's Gemini 1.5 is here…almost https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/google-gemini-advanced-tasting-notes Research Papers Google's Gemini 1.5 can translate languages it doesn't know https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/gemini/gemini_v1_5_report.pdf Google also published a 58 page report on what their researchers had found with it, and we found the section on translation fascinating. Sidenote: There's an interesting Oxford Academic research project report from last year that was translating cuneiform tablets from Akkadian into English, which didn't use Large Language Models, but set the thinking going on this aspect of using LLMs Understanding the Role of Large Language Models in Personalizing and Scaffolding Strategies to Combat Academic Procrastination arXiv:2312.13581 Challenges and Opportunities of Moderating Usage of Large Language Models in Education arXiv:2312.14969 ChatEd: A Chatbot Leveraging ChatGPT for an Enhanced Learning Experience in Higher Education arXiv:2401.00052 AI Content Self-Detection for Transformer-based Large Language Models arXiv:2312.17289 Evaluating the Performance of Large Language Models for Spanish Language in Undergraduate Admissions Exams arXiv:2312.16845 Taking the Next Step with Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Transformative Role of Multimodal Large Language Models in Science Education arXiv:2401.00832 Empirical Study of Large Language Models as Automated Essay Scoring Tools in English Composition - Taking TOEFL Independent Writing Task for Example arXiv:2401.03401 Using Large Language Models to Assess Tutors' Performance in Reacting to Students Making Math Errors arXiv:2401.03238 Future-proofing Education: A Prototype for Simulating Oral Examinations Using Large Language Models arXiv:2401.06160 How Teachers Can Use Large Language Models and Bloom's Taxonomy to Create Educational Quizzes arXiv:2401.05914 How does generative artificial intelligence impact student creativity? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2713374523000316 Large Language Models As MOOCs Graders arXiv:2402.03776 Can generative AI and ChatGPT outperform humans on cognitive-demanding problem-solving tasks in science? arXiv:2401.15081

The podcast explores the potential of AI in teacher education, including using AI for lesson planning, assessment, and feedback. Leanne Cameron discusses how AI can alleviate administrative burdens and inspire innovative teaching ideas. The hosts reflect on the insights shared and discuss the future of teacher education.

This podcast covers the drama at OpenAI and Microsoft, the efficiency of AI in legal documents, AI outperforming clinicians in medical diagnosis, GPT versions impacting education, generative AI in creating comprehension questions, the impact of tipping information on AI performance, AI's advice superiority over columnists, AI in psychology and mental health, changing job market demand for AI skills, and the ethical considerations of manipulating AI systems.

Vitomir Kovanovic, an Associate Professor of Education Futures at the University of South Australia, discusses the transformative potential of generative AI in education, and its impact on teaching methodologies, organizational structures, and job markets. Tomas Trescak, the Director of Academic Programs in Undergraduate ICT at Western Sydney University, delves into the challenges of online assessments and suggests using AI to enhance personalized and frequent assessments.

Experts discuss the fusion of AI and education, focusing on the role of data in transforming traditional systems. They explore the potential of generative AI in education and its impact on business models. The conversation touches on barriers to AI adoption, adapting education to leverage unstructured data through AI, and the implications of this shift in the education sector.

Our final episode for 2024 is an absolutely fabulous Christmas gift, full of a lots of presents in the form of different AI tips and services Joe Dale, who's a UK-based education ICT & Modern Foreign Languages consultant, spends 50 lovely minutes sharing a huge list of AI tools for teachers and ideas for how to get the most out of AI in learning. We strongly recommend you find and follow Joe on LinkedIn or Twitter And if you're a language teacher, join Joe's Language Teaching with AI Facebook group Joe's also got an upcoming webinar series on using ChatGPT for language teachers: Resource Creation with ChatGPT on Mondays - 10.00, 19.00 and 21.30 GMT (UTC) in January - 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th January 2024 Good news - 21:30 GMT is 8:30 AM and 10:00 GMT is 9PM in Sydney/Melbourne, so there's two times that work for Australia. And if you can't attend live, you get access to the recordings and all the prompts and guides that Joe shares on the webinars. There was a plethora of AI tools and resources mentioned in this episode: ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com DALL-E: https://openai.com/dall-e-2 Voice Dictation in MS Word Online https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/dictate-your-documents-in-word-3876e05f-3fcc-418f-b8ab-db7ce0d11d3c Transcripts in Word Online https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/transcribe-your-recordings-7fc2efec-245e-45f0-b053-2a97531ecf57 AudioPen: https://audiopen.ai 'Live titles' in Apple Clips https://www.apple.com/uk/clips Scribble Diffusion: https://www.scribblediffusion.com Wheel of Names: https://wheelofnames.com Blockade Labs: https://blockadelabs.com Momento360: https://momento360.com Book Creator: https://app.bookcreator.com Bing Chat: https://www.bing.com/chat Voice Control for ChatGPT https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voice-control-for-chatgpt/eollffkcakegifhacjnlnegohfdlidhn Joe Dale's Language Teaching with AI Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1364632430787941 TalkPal for Education https://talkpal.ai/talkpal-for-education Pi: https://pi.ai/talk ChatGPT and Azure https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/chatgpt-is-now-available-in-azure-openai-service Google Earth: https://www.google.com/earth Questionwell https://www.questionwell.org MagicSchool https://www.magicschool.ai Eduaide https://www.eduaide.ai "I can't draw' in Padlet: https://padlet.com

In this podcast, Andrew Smith from ESA and AI guru Leon Furze discuss the new Australian AI Frameworks. They explore topics such as privacy, ethics, and transparency, while emphasizing the importance of respecting teachers' professional judgment. The podcast also delves into the purpose and evolution of the framework, the development process of the Vine network's practical framework, and the potential of multimodal technologies and generative AI. They encourage teachers to explore and experiment with AI technologies like chatbots and image generation platforms.

Matt Esterman is Director of Innovation & Partnerships, and history teacher, at Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta. An educational leader who's making things happen with AI in education in Australia, Matt created and ran the AI in Edcuation conference in Sydney in November 2023, where this interview with Dan and Ray was recorded. Part of Matt's role is to help his school on the journey to adopting and using generative AI. As an example, he spent time understanding the UNESCO AI Framework for education, and relating that to his own school. One of the interesting perspectives from Matt is the response to students using ChatGPT to write assignments and assessments - and the advice for teachers within his school on how to handle this well with them (which didn't involve changing their assessment policy!) "And so we didn't have to change our assessment policy. We didn't have to change our ICT acceptable use policy. We just apply the rules that should work no matter what. And just for the record, like I said, 99 percent of the students did the right thing anyway." This interview is full of common sense advice, and it's reassuring the hear the perspective of a leader, and school, that might be ahead on the journey. Follow Matt on Twitter and LinkedIn