Teaching in the Age of AI: More Than ChalkTalk.

Teaching in the Age of AI: More Than ChalkTalk.

By: David Hatami, Ed.D. (abd).

I recently reposted an infographic of what people think teaching is and another of what it really means. See below. After looking it over a few times, it got me thinking about all the amazing hidden opportunities that just sat there staring at me in the face. So, I wanted to explore this idea a bit.

As you sip your coffee and ponder my words, I invite you, our readers, to help me dig in this sandbox to show me what you see as well.

Forget what you think you know about teaching; education today has become an intricate dance of technology and human insight.

It’s little wonder, as a literature professor, I am constantly reminded of the profound words of, Yeats, who so eloquently reminds us: “How do you separate the dance from the dancer?”

I would ask you, dear reader, consider for just a moment, teaching as the “dance” and AI technology as our new “dancer”?

It’s now about guiding our digital native (students) through a labyrinth of information. The greatest irony in this story is teachers are the non-digital natives, who are teaching digital natives. We can either tell them to NOT use the technology which is indigenous to their cultural generation, or we encourage them to use this awesome force of cyber-technology responsibly. I know which path makes better sense to me.

At this point we've all heard it a million times. “Teaching is just standing up in front of kids and talking,” right?

Incorrect.

Imagine teaching a classroom at maximum intellectual capacity? Imagine a classroom where students are genuinely engaged because it understands their learning styles and adapts each lesson to the learner's style.

In weaving AI into the fabric of our teaching practices, we're not relinquishing our roles; we're reinforcing them. We're expanding our reach and enriching our capabilities to foster a learning environment that's as dynamic and diverse as the students we're privileged to teach.

The chalkboard may be iconic, but the future is interactive. Let's continue this dialogue and share our experiences. How has AI touched your classroom? What dreams do you have for its role in your teaching? Drop a comment, and let’s keep the conversation as lively and forward moving as our classrooms ought to be.

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David Hatami