B2 – Upper Intermediate
China is at the forefront of using artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms and it has implemented various AI-based technologies to enhance education.
It aims to provide personalized and immersive learning experiences, improve teaching effectiveness, and enhance student engagement and achievement.
However, the use of AI in education also raises concerns about data privacy, bias, and ethical issues. These are some of the challenges that need to be addressed for AI to be used effectively in classrooms.
Watch the video to learn more about how AI tech is being used in the classrooms. Be able to answer the questions that follow.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does the expression “a glimpse of something” mean? “Some schools offer glimpses of what the future of high tech education might look like.” Use the idiom in a sentence.
- What does the word “consent” mean? “School says it wasn’t hard for them getting parental consent to enroll kids into what is one of the world’s largest experiments in AI education.” Give an example sentence using this word.
- What does the expression “doze off” mean? “This fifth grader whom we caught dozing off in class, told us his parents punish him for low attention scores.” Use the phrase in your own sentence and give two synonyms of ‘doze off’.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think of using AI in classrooms?
- Should AI tech be enforced in classrooms more? Explain your stand.
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using AI tech in education?
- Would you like your child to be immersed in this kind of education or would you prefer them having the traditional method? Explain your answer.
6 replies on “Artificial Intelligence in Classrooms”
Discussion Questions:
What do you think of using AI in classrooms?
I think is ok in order to improve the training but not to control people or students. To use a variety of means to training is the best way to improve education.
Should AI tech be enforced in classrooms more? Explain your stand.
Yes it can help with the student’s training a lot, for instance, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, etc are powerful tools in learning process.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using AI tech in education?
I think there are a lot of upsides (p.e.: improve de learning process, etc..) and the downsides are more related with the use you can do with the data (p.e.: to control student in a dictartorship regimen)
Would you like your child to be immersed in this kind of education or would you prefer them having the traditional method? Explain your answer.
I don’t like the kind of AI Education shown in the video, it is only the use of A.I. for control purposes… I think is immoral.
Good work on writing your responses to this lesson’s discussion questions.
Here is a little better way to write this sentence:
Happy writing!
1. I think we don’t see yet glimpes of the end of the Ukraine war.
2. I don´t like be filmed without my consent.
3. During the last movie I watched, I dozed off. It was very boring.
Great job practicing using the words you learn from your lesson in your own sentences. Keep at it!
Here are some sentences and see how you can improve them:
Stay consistent with your writing practice to also see a steady progress in your skills.
1. I think the use of AI in classrooms can be very positive, but I am afraid of how all the information generated from children will be handled.
2. I think AI technology should only be used to a limited extent in classrooms.
3. I think the advantage is that you can get a lot of data to analyse and improve education.
4. I would like them to be immersed in a limited way. I am afraid of so much exposure to AI.
Appreciate your time and efforts in practicing your writing. Good job.
Here is how you can write this response a little better:
Another way to express this is:
Keep going with this exercise.