AI, Kids, Learning and Authorship

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I challenge us to think about AI, kids learning and authorship.  I set out the challenges that teachers are finding with kids and their use of AI. I also challenge us to rethink how AI might matter to kids' learning.From the episode-  I know a couple very smart people who use AI as a thought-partner.  Instead of simply asking an AI agent for a full and complete dissertation on something that they want to know about, they start with a simple question.  Based on what the AI agent offers, they follow with another question, a question that comes about from what the learner is curious about and from what the AI agent set out.  Back and forth this goes, questions and answers leading to deeper and more meaningful questions and answers.  The learner is building understanding for themselves in concert with what the AI offers.  In this dialog, the person is the author.  As the author, the learner determines the direction of the thinking by taking up or not taking up, or by redirecting, or by ignoring, by choosing.  The learner authors the road to understanding to suit their learning needs and interests.