![\"\"](\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/edtech-in-schools.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
ChatGPT and its\u00a0powerful capacity<\/a>\u00a0to generate original text has taken the education sector by surprise. Not only are universities hurrying to adapt to it, schools are also grappling with this new technology.<\/p>\n NSW and most other states\u00a0blocked the tool<\/a>\u00a0in public schools, to protect students from possible misinformation and curb cheating. But\u00a0South Australia<\/a>\u00a0has allowed use of ChatGPT, in part so students can better learn and understand the potential and risks of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n The range of responses to ChatGPT shows how education has yet to figure out the best way to use such tools.<\/p>\n ChatGPT is also just the latest example of technology coming into classrooms. Education technology (or \u201cedtech<\/a>)\u201d is a common \u2013 and rapidly growing \u2013 part of day-to-day learning. But we need to understand it better.<\/p>\n The global\u00a0edtech market<\/a>\u00a0is estimated to be worth about US$300 billion (A$432 billion). More than one billion students globally are expected to use edtech by 2025.\u00a0Google<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0are major players, but investment is also\u00a0increasingly fueled<\/a>\u00a0by China, India and the European Union.<\/p>\n Edtech includes teaching support platforms, with sample lesson plans, tasks, games and tests. It also includes AI-backed personalised learning tools to help with maths, literacy and other school subjects. As of 2019, Australian teachers were using an estimated\u00a0250 different types<\/a>\u00a0of edtech, although there is no reliable number of how many use AI.<\/p>\n We already know some of these edtech tools are having\u00a0positive results<\/a>, including in\u00a0disadvantaged areas<\/a>. Studies suggest adaptive tutoring, which adjusts to the precise needs and level of the individual student, is\u00a0especially promising<\/a>.<\/p>\n Edtech also allows for more personalised assessment. As students move through a lesson answering questions, they can automatically get feedback, find additional instruction and branch into easier or harder content as needs be. Most importantly, teachers get detailed insight to student progress that allows them to adjust their teaching to better match what students need. Schools across the U.S. are scrambling to get a handle on new chatbots. But while many are rushing to ban ChatGPT, some teachers are using the innovations to spur more critical thinking and encourage students to question the hype around AI.https:\/\/t.co\/rCyOrd4l5B<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Edtech in Australian schools<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n\n