AI - Reducing Workload and Saving Time?
Cross posted from The Digital Learning Den . A few weeks ago, Estyn, who are the school inspectorate in Wales, in response to a request from the Welsh Government, published a thematic report on AI titled, " A New Era: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Supporting Teaching and Learning ". The report explored how artificial intelligence (AI), and generative AI (GenAI) in particular, is currently being implemented and its emerging impact in schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) across Wales. Three recommendations came out of this report which roughly boiled down to: a need to develop national guidance on the use of AI in education, high quality professional learning on using AI, and lastly an update to the DCF to include AI literacy. Soon after, the Welsh Government responded to this report, welcoming it and outlining what it is currently doing and what it will do, to address the recommendations. It has been interesting to read Estyn's report, that captures an early snap...
