Navigating The Future Of Education: AI Language Models Role In Schools

Published on February 7, 2024

In the digital age, the educational sector is witnessing a transformative shift with the rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, impacting teaching and learning practices. Tauranga Boys’ College in the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand, has been part of this change since 2023, when they allowed their student management system to interface with third-party tools like ChatGPT, as part of a nationwide school trial. Only permitted to be used as an optional aid to generate school report comments from subject teachers, the AI tool has had mixed feedback since its integration into the school, especially surrounding privacy concerns and data collection....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Australian Students Dropping out in Record Numbers

February 7, 2024
One in every five Australian students is not completing the full 13 years of basic education and the attendance rate of students in years seven to 10 has declined dramatically, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals.Nationally, just 79 percent of students completed year 12, compared to 83.3 percent five years earlier.Nationally, the retention rate was lowest in the Northern Territor

Businesses Hiring More Guards to Protect Employees From Crime in Oakland

February 7, 2024
Security measures are being ramped up in response to rising crime in Oakland, California, with several businesses recently announcing extra steps to safeguard employees.Cleaning products giant Clorox—headquartered in Oakland since 1913—told The Epoch Times in a statement Feb. 2 that the company hired more uniformed security guards to “escort our teammates to and from BART, parking garages, local r