AI in Education, RMAIIG Sept 2024
RMAIIG hosted an in-person meeting on Mon, Sep 9th, at 6:00 PM MDT in Boulder on “AI in Education.
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00:47 Axel Reitzig - St. Vrain Valley School District
18:44 Bobby Hodgkinson - Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, CU Boulder
40:42 Lee Frankel-Goldwater - Environmental Studies, CU Boulder
1:00:44 Audience Q&A
The world of education is going through a massive transition as Generative AI tools come into more common use and schools struggle with how to respond. Should students be allowed to use AI? Encouraged to use AI? Required to use AI? What are the upsides and drawbacks? What are sensible guidelines and policies to implement? In this meeting we covered the whole gamut of opportunities, issues and challenges in this fascinating space.
Susan Adams facilitated the meeting. Susan is a professional development trainer who specializes in guiding faculty and higher education institutions on integrating AI across curriculum and departments.
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Our first speaker, Axel Reitzig, examined the rapid impact of AI on public K-12 education, exploring both the challenges and opportunities it presents. His talk discussed how schools can leverage AI to enhance operational efficiency and instructional methods, and how educators can effectively teach students about AI while providing them opportunities to create with it.
Axel Reitzig is the Executive Director of Innovation at the St. Vrain Valley School District's Innovation Center, where he focuses on developing dynamic, high-quality programs and fostering strategic partnerships to integrate cutting-edge technologies across the district and beyond. He collaborates with staff, coordinates innovative programming, and participates in leadership at district, state, and national levels.
Our second speaker, Bobby Hodgkinson, Associate Teaching Professor in CU’s Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, focused on AI agents developed by his group and colleagues at CU Boulder. His talk covered sentiment analysis tools, lab report grading assistants, and AI teaching assistants, while also addressing ethical and compliance considerations. Bobby discussed the opportunities and challenges in AI education, proposed the formation of a new AI in Education subgroup, and concluded with his course policies and advice for students on preparing for a future where AI will be integral to their careers.
Our final speaker, Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Assistant Teaching Professor in Environmental Studies at CU Boulder, discussed the broader context of GenAI in higher education and offered insights into what the future may hold.
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Thanks to Mark Johnson for his awesome graphic design help! Video edit by Jacana Productions : https://www.jacanaproductions.com
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AI in Education, RMAIIG Sept 2024
RMAIIG hosted an in-person meeting on Mon, Sep 9th, at 6:00 PM MDT in Boulder on “AI in Education. Chapter Markers ================= 00:47 Axel Reitzig - St. Vrain Valley School District 18:44 Bobby Hodgkinson - Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, CU Boulder 40:42 Lee Frankel-Goldwater - Environmental Studies, CU Boulder 1:00:44 Audience Q&A The world of education is going through a massive transition as Generative AI tools come into more common use and schools struggle with how to respond. Should students be allowed to use AI? Encouraged to use AI? Required to use AI? What are the upsides and drawbacks? What are sensible guidelines and policies to implement? In this meeting we covered the whole gamut of opportunities, issues and challenges in this fascinating space. Susan Adams facilitated the meeting. Susan is a professional development trainer who specializes in guiding faculty and higher education institutions on integrating AI across curriculum and departments. ======================== Our first speaker, Axel Reitzig, examined the rapid impact of AI on public K-12 education, exploring both the challenges and opportunities it presents. His talk discussed how schools can leverage AI to enhance operational efficiency and instructional methods, and how educators can effectively teach students about AI while providing them opportunities to create with it. Axel Reitzig is the Executive Director of Innovation at the St. Vrain Valley School District's Innovation Center, where he focuses on developing dynamic, high-quality programs and fostering strategic partnerships to integrate cutting-edge technologies across the district and beyond. He collaborates with staff, coordinates innovative programming, and participates in leadership at district, state, and national levels. Our second speaker, Bobby Hodgkinson, Associate Teaching Professor in CU’s Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, focused on AI agents developed by his group and colleagues at CU Boulder. His talk covered sentiment analysis tools, lab report grading assistants, and AI teaching assistants, while also addressing ethical and compliance considerations. Bobby discussed the opportunities and challenges in AI education, proposed the formation of a new AI in Education subgroup, and concluded with his course policies and advice for students on preparing for a future where AI will be integral to their careers. Our final speaker, Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Assistant Teaching Professor in Environmental Studies at CU Boulder, discussed the broader context of GenAI in higher education and offered insights into what the future may hold. Thanks to our pizza sponsor! APIGen is a platform that handles the entire API lifecycle in mere minutes. From design and creation to testing, deployment, and consumption, APIGen allows anyone to build fully functional backend services with as much or as little control over actual code as wanted –– the APIs work out of the box. We launched fairly recently, and you can learn more at apigen.com. Thanks to Mark Johnson for his awesome graphic design help! Video edit by Jacana Productions : https://www.jacanaproductions.com
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