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Artificial Intelligence in schools
Why we should worry about smart glasses in schools
Smart glasses are the latest shiny object in the edtech world. Sleek, AI-powered, and promoted as the next …
Can we preserve human agency in a world of AI?
That’s a question we can all ask ourselves as we interrogate the UN International Day of Education. This …
Teachers truly know students and how they learn. Does AI?
Time-strapped teachers are turning to advanced AI models like ChatGPT and Perplexity to streamline lesson planning. Simply by …
What you should know about our 2023 top ten
Hello and happy new year. We are back for 2024 and looking forward to your contributions. Here’s what you need to know about writing posts for EduResearch Matters. We publish an annual list of our top ten most read blogs – and this year, there was one post which recorded huge interest from the outset. …
Does the new AI Framework serve schools or edtech?
On 30 November, 2023, the Australian federal government released its Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools. This is an important step forward. It provides much-needed advice for schools following the November 2022 release of ChatGPT, a technological product capable of creating human-like text and other content. This Framework has undergone several rounds of consultation …
Can humans and machines co-exist in education? And read on to discover why STEM matters
Here is another of our intermittent blogs during the #AARE2022 conference. If you want to cover a session at …
The AI future for lesson plans is already here
Another of our intermittent blogs during the #AARE2022 conference. If you want to cover a session at the conference …
Siemens: the biggest challenges facing education now and ways to meet them
The AARE 2022 conference opens this year with a keynote from George Siemens. Here are some of his …
Hello! This week you will see a number of . . . (And we have a slight glitch in our email so I’ve posted the excerpt from George Siemens keynote below)
Hi Subscribers to EduResearch Matters, the blog of the Australian Association for Research in Education. This week, there …
Five thoughtful ways to approach artificial intelligence in schools
The use of artificial intelligence in schools is the best example we have right now of what we call a sociotechnical controversy. As a result f of political interest in using policy and assessment to steer the work that is being done in schools, partly due to technological advances and partly due to the need …