Dr. Bruce McLaren: AI in education

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READY OR NOT… A-I IS ENTERING THE CLASSROOM.
BUT IS IT HELPING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS… OR HURTING THEM?
EXPERTS SAY THE ANSWER ISN’T SO SIMPLE.

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BRUCE MACLAREN IS A PROFESSOR AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY… STUDYING A-I IN EDUCATION FOR MORE THAN 20-YEARS.
HE SAYS WE KNOW STUDENTS CAN USE A-I TO WRITE PAPERS OR SOLVE PROBLEMS… SOMETIMES WITHOUT REALLY LEARNING.
BUT HE SAYS IT ALSO PROVIDES 24-7 ACCESS TO TUTORING AND LEARNING RESOURCES… GIVING MORE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO SUCCEED.
FOR TEACHERS… MCLAREN SAYS A-I CAN HELP GRADE… MAKE SCHEDULES… EVEN DRAFT LESSON PLANS… SO THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME WITH STUDENTS.
OVERALL… HE SAYS A-I WORKS BEST AS A COMPANION TOOL.

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Super: Dr. Bruce McLaren – Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
“I think AI is here to stay. I know in some quarters, and even many people I know personally, are resistant to change. And they see it as kind of an evil that’s coming into our society. But just like the many technologies that have been created over time, the emergence of the car and the emergence of the TV, those kinds of things, at first, people were scared about those technologies and thought they would be bad for society. But it’s here to stay, and I think, you know, what we really need to do is we need to think about how we can best use it. And, you know, that’s really part of my mission, I think, to come up with ways that we can use AI in, you know, very useful ways, helpful ways, that are beneficial to mankind.”