Digitization - Teachers' association: Better opportunities for teaching with AI
The German Teachers' Association believes that better conditions are needed to be able to adequately address the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. "It would be important for schools to be provided with anonymous, i.e. data protection-compliant, access for the use of large language models and complex translation programs as well as image generation programs in order to explore the opportunities and limits of everyday AI with learners in a targeted manner," explained President Stefan Düll to the German Press Agency. Large language models are complex language models that have developed a general understanding of language with the help of AI and can generate language. One example is ChatGPT.
Teachers also need further training on the topic. "On the one hand, this takes place informally at colleague level," says Düll. On the other hand, member associations of the Teachers' Association and the federal states organize further training. In Germany, however, around 800,000 teachers teach full-time, part-time and by the hour. A further 125,000 work in vocational schools. "With this number, it is clear that there is still room for improvement when it comes to further training on all topics."
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- Stefan Düll, the president of the German Teachers' Association, emphasizes the need for better conditions to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) in classroom teaching effectively.
- Düll underscores the importance of providing schools with data-protection compliant access to sophisticated language models, translation programs, and image generation tools to explore AI's potential with learners.
- One such large language model that has gained popularity is ChatGPT, which can generate language and has a general understanding of language with AI.
- To adequately address AI in the classroom, teachers require additional training beyond informal colleague-level discussions.
- Member associations of the German Teachers' Association and various federal states organize further training for teachers to bridge the gap in their understanding of AI.
- However, with over 800,000 full-time, part-time, and hourly teachers in Germany and an additional 125,000 in vocational schools, there is still a considerable need for further education on all topics, including AI.
- The use of AI in education, such as language modeling and translation, aligns with the broader digital transformation (Digitization) efforts in Baden-Württemberg and beyond, impacting Germany's educational system.
- Advancements in AI and digitization have also opened up new possibilities in literature, allowing for creative applications and innovative storytelling in the turn of the year, which German teachers and students can explore together.
Source: www.stern.de
