Stein Brunvand, an educator, discusses equipping educators to navigate artificial intelligence (AI). Topics include the importance of learning tools to improve the learning experience, challenges faced in incorporating technology in teaching, concerns and potential of AI in K-12 education, approaches to lesson plans, and expressions of appreciation in closing remarks.
Effective technology integration in education requires reframing students' thinking and demonstrating how technology can enhance the learning experience.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to make learning more accessible and expand teachers' capabilities, but concerns about data privacy, accessibility, and affordability need to be addressed.
Deep dives
Using Scaffolding to Improve Teacher Learning: A Dissertation Study
In his doctoral research, Steinbrenvand focused on how scaffolds impact what pre-service teachers learn and notice from videos of classroom practice. Through video recordings and subsequent interviews with teachers, he aimed to help pre-service teachers learn from these videos by effectively communicating important decisions made by experienced teachers. The study explored different ways to draw attention to these decisions and enhance the learning experience.
Challenges in Equipping Teachers with Technology Integration Skills
Steinbrenvand, with close to 20 years of experience equipping teachers, highlights the challenges of helping teachers embrace technology integration. Many students come into classes thinking they already know how to use technology, but fail to understand the importance of using technology as a teaching tool. Breaking their mindset and helping them understand how technology can enhance the learning experience is a challenge that requires reframing their thinking and demonstrating effective technology integration methods.
Opportunities and Concerns of AI in K-12 Education
Steinbrenvand discusses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 education. While concerns about cheating and biases in AI are valid, there are significant opportunities to leverage AI tools as intelligent tutors, helping students understand concepts and supporting writing tasks. AI can make learning more accessible for a diverse range of students and expand teachers' capabilities, but the challenge lies in ensuring data privacy, accessibility, and affordability of AI technology in education.
AI Integration in Higher Education: Cheating, Independence, and Academic Integrity
Steinbrenvand reflects on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in higher education. He highlights concerns about cheating in online courses and the need to address academic integrity. While AI can facilitate cheating, working proactively with students to promote responsible and constructive use of AI tools can lead to improved outcomes. With adult learners in higher education, there is a greater imperative to help students understand how to use AI to enhance their learning experience.
Stein Brunvand talks about equipping educators to navigate artificial intelligence (AI) on episode 498 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
When a novice teacher might observe a more experienced teacher, they’re not always going to notice the kinds of decisions that the teacher is making that aren’t verbalized.
-Stein Brunvand
It’s not so much about learning a specific tool, but being open to learning what’s available to you and using what you have available to you to try to improve the learning experience.
-Stein Brunvand
Let’s learn how can we be flexible and adaptable so that we can roll with whatever is available to us.
-Stein Brunvand