Embracing (and Adapting) to AI in Education | SXSW EDU 2024

While artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, it is constantly evolving — particularly within the education landscape. While many of these advancements may be met with concern, thought leaders took the stage at SXSW EDU 2024 this past March to address misconceptions, and potential threats, and to better illustrate how AI can be embraced to enhance the educational experience — especially with so many new tools to work with, the possibilities are endless.

Dive into the latest ideas on AI-driven teaching simulators, instructional coaching, what it means to be “AI literate,” and the intersection between AI and education equity. Hear from Guy Kawasaki from Canva, Kristen DiCerbo from Khan Academy, Shravan Goli from Coursera, and more who share their relationship with AI and what they anticipate is what’s next for AI in the future.

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“The generative AI is the current rage. My quip is that understanding is the really, really hard part because understanding is a labor, not an act.”

Beth Rudden
CEO & Chairwoman, Bast AI

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• Advising for PS Access: Powered by AI + Human Intelligence
• AI & the Future of Learning
• AI & the Workforce of the Future
• AI Literacy for Educators: What It Is & How to Promote It
• AI-Enabled Teacher Coaching: Opportunities & Challenges
• AI: Avoiding the Next Digital Divide
• AI's Impact on Students of Color: Rethinking Digital Wellness
• An Investor Talk on AI: All-In or All-Hype
• Building the Next Gen of Black AI Leaders
• ChatECE: How AI Could Aid the Early Educator Workforce
• Creativity Is the Durable Skill That AI Can’t Replace
• Data Interoperability & AI: Veggies Before Dessert
• Equity Concerns in AI & Education
• Generative AI in Education: Learn from the Pioneers
• How AI Can Help Teachers Simulate Success
• Making the Most of Middle School Math
• Math Instruction & AI: the Future of Content & Assessment
• Meaningful & Safe AI: Policy & Research Perspectives
• Next Generation Classroom: Using AI to Unlock Creativity
• TeachAI: Empowering Educators to Teach with AI & About AI
• The Creative Frontier: AI & the Making of Immersive Reality
• The Cusp, a Work Shift Podcast: Leveraging AI to Benefit Learners & Workers
• The Future of Assessment is Invisible
• The Future of Education Isn't A.I. It's Human
• The Future of Work with Human & AI Coworkers
• Tomorrow’s Principal Podcast: Will AI Be Your Next Principal?
• Using Music to Engage SWD in CS Learning

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