Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Education
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| Course: | Module VI. APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN SCHOOL (8 hours) |
| Book: | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Education |
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| Date: | Thursday, 30 January 2025, 7:11 PM |
In this tutorial
In this tutorial, we explore:
- What does the term AI mean?
- What Generative AI means
- What a Large Language Model is and how it differs from a Google search;
- Some examples of generative AI tools you can use as a teacher in education.
Definition of Artificial Intelligence or AI
AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is a powerful technology that allows computers to learn and think like humans.
"Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems. These processes include learning (the acquisition of information and rules for using the information), reasoning (using rules to reach approximate or definite conclusions), and self-correction. AI encompasses a variety of techniques and approaches, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and expert systems, among others.
Machine learning, a subset of AI, focuses on the development of algorithms that allow computers to learn from and make predictions or decisions based on data. Deep learning, a further subset of machine learning, utilizes artificial neural networks with many layers (hence the term "deep") to analyze and process data.
AI systems are designed to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language, recognizing patterns, making decisions, and solving problems. AI technologies are increasingly integrated into various aspects of daily life, including virtual assistants, recommendation systems, autonomous vehicles, healthcare diagnostics, and financial trading, among others.."
You'll have met AI over the years when, for example, you book a hotel online and various hotels or tourist attractions are recommended to you. Or when you have finished watching a Youtube video and another video is suggested. Or when you are buying books online and other books are proposed!
Perhaps you have a problem with a product and need to contact support. Often, your first point of contact will be a chatbot who will ask some basic questions. The chatbot will either solve your problem or put you in touch with a human.
In the sphere of online teaching, AI can analyze vast amounts of data about learners and can use that data to create personalized learning pathways tailored to each individual's unique needs.
It can also provide instant feedback and answers to questions. AI can even recommend additional resources and materials to help learners deepen their understanding of a subject.
With careful use of AI, teachers can enhance the learning experience, make it more interactive and engaging, and provide individualized support to learners. It is like having a smart, responsive classroom assistant. However, your smart AI assistant needs nurturing from you in order to flourish! In this course, we'll explore how to get the most out of your AI assistant.
Generative AI
Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence technology that can produce various types of content, including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data and that focuses on creating things like stories, art, and music. It's like having a creative computer or robot that can generate new and original content. The recent buzz around generative AI has been driven by the simplicity of new user interfaces for creating high-quality text, graphics and videos in a matter of seconds [source].Possibly the most famous example of generative AI is ChatGPT. ChatGPT can understand human language and use its knowledge to have conversations. It can generate responses that sound like a real person wrote them. Another popular generative AI tool is Gemini.
Generative artificial intelligence works by learning to model various patterns from vast databases and using this information to create something new. With effective prompting, you can use generative AI for creative content creation, such as courses. If you're hesitant about creating such content, you can still use AI to generate content, but you can always tailor the generated content according to style or simply use it for generating ideas for your own content and teaching.
Large Language model
A Large Language Model (LLM) is a powerful computer program designed to understand and generate human language. It's like having a super-smart virtual assistant that can communicate with us using text.
LLMs are designed to understand and generate text in natural language, enabling them to perform tasks such as language translation, text summarization, question answering, and content generation. They use advanced techniques such as deep learning, particularly recurrent neural networks (RNNs) or transformer architectures, to process and generate text.
One prominent example of a LLM is OpenAI's GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) series, which includes models like GPT-3.
These models have been trained on massive amounts of text from books, articles, and websites. They learn patterns and grammar rules, so they can respond to questions and even write stories or essays.However, it's important to note that a Large Language Model is different from Google. While Google is a search engine that finds information on the web, a LLM generates its own responses based on what it has learned. While some LLMs are also online, not all are. ChatGPT 3.5 for example, does not search the internet in real-time like Google does - in fact, its knowledge is based on data from 2021. However the subscription-based ChatGPT 4 can browse the internet to a limited degree.
So, while a LLM can be incredibly helpful and creative, it's not the same as searching for information on the internet through a search engine like Google.
AI tools
AI tools are appearing on the scene almost every day! In this basic introductory course we don't want to overload you. Here are just a few examples of generative AI tools you can try, along with their benefits and limitations.More AI tools and application examples
Do you want more examples? Want to find music generation, speech generation, video generation and so on? The site Future Tools collates the increasing number of AI tools. Why not try some out yourself and post your findings or give feedback on tools in Discussions on "AI tools and application examples" forum.Quick check
- Test your understanding with this quick check.
- The grades are not stored, so you can try as often as you like