{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Transformative Principal","title":"Exploring the Transformative Power of AI in Education: A Conversation with Kiran Athota and Dr. Wendy Oliver Transformative Principal 554","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/72186870\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2431,"description":"Jethro Jones is interviewing Kiran Athota, CEO of FocalPoint Education, and Dr. Wendy Oliver, Chief Learning Officer at FocalPoint,K12, Inc. The discussion centered around the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and its impact on student engagement and personalized learning.\nAthota and Oliver delved into the distinction between AI assistants and human teachers, emphasizing the importance of teachers in catching plagiarism and guiding students. They acknowledged the fear surrounding new technology but highlighted the benefits of AI in understanding student knowledge better than ever before.\nThe conversation also touched on the role of AI in assessing student progress and skills. Athota and Oliver stressed the need for authentic and personalized measures of growth, moving away from traditional assessments. They emphasized the importance of partnerships in education, with teachers and students actively involved in the development of AI tools.\nChatGPT vs. Generative AI. \nGeorgia Tech’s Experiment\nStudents not know the difference between AI assistant and professor. \nAny student can plagiarize \nThe best tool is the teacher to catch plagiarism \nTeachers and students should know how to use it. \nWe are afraid of new technology. \nAudioPen AI\nDiscussing plagiarism and how to make choices around it. \nHow FocalPoint is using AI. \nGiving teachers back time for their work. \nUsing ChatGPT for scoring \nMulti-dimensional score \nBuilding a learner profile and informing the personalization of education \nStudent engagement \nStandards work has already been there. \nHow to make it more engaging for kids. \n“I already know the student is struggling, how do I get them from here to here?” \nGenerative AI is giving us engagement \nTechnology is at a point where we can understand what students know better than ever. \nAI can pull in questions/assignments/activities/etc. for growth that are aligned to kids’ interests and skills. \nUgh, another diagnostic… \nWe need...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nWVRQgr5qAaqq4FBrc1SK-md_IsJQV0RWL4ZBC2WeeQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTQ5LzE2ODM4/NjYyOTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}