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World Snorkel Day: Exploring the Educational Uses of AI
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*This is an English webinar. For Korean subtitles, please install the Immersive Translation Chrome extension.
Advances in educational technology are constantly opening up new possibilities. At the center of this is AI (Artificial Intelligence). The recent “World Snorkel Day” event explored the many uses of Snorkel, an AI-based educational platform. The event provided educators with insightful ideas on how to effectively integrate AI into the classroom.
Snorkel: Visualization of student thinking and immediate feedback
Snorkel is an innovative tool that captures students’ thinking processes and provides immediate feedback. At the heart of the platform is a multi-modal input system that allows students to express their thinking in a variety of forms, including text, images, and voice. This goes beyond traditional assessment methods and promotes students’ deep understanding and creative expression.
In the first session of the event, Kate and Nicole discussed the combination of Edgy Protocols and Snorkel. Edgy Protocols is a lesson framework for learning that can be combined with Snorkel to make students' thinking more visible. They introduced protocols such as Cyber Sandwich and Lateral Reading, emphasizing that these can enhance students' critical thinking and text analysis skills.
Snorkel Utilization in Various Subjects
ELA(English Language Arts)
Amanda Fox introduced the SAIL approach to using Snorkel in ELA classes. This method involves selecting, adjusting, innovating, and leveraging existing lessons. This allows for a variety of language arts activities to be integrated into Snorkel, such as analyzing poetry, understanding metaphors, and understanding authorial intent.
Math
Emily Castano presented a way to utilize Snorkel in her mathematics classroom. The key is to overcome the limitations of the traditional classroom method and provide opportunities to hear the thoughts of all students. She emphasized that it can be combined with the station rotation model in a blended learning environment to provide individualized feedback. She also suggested that Snorkel can be combined with the "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics" approach to develop students' mathematical thinking more deeply.
Science
Farmer Fobs introduced the use of Snorkel in science classes. He emphasized that Snorkel is effective in increasing student participation and motivation, promoting deep understanding, and developing critical thinking skills. He said that Snorkel is particularly useful in activities such as explaining the state of matter or creating and explaining scientific diagrams. He also explained that the Snorkel Coach function enables interactive learning with AI, providing a richer learning experience.
World Languages
Bla presented a variety of ways to use Snorkel in world language learning. It can support language learning at various levels, from beginner to advanced, and especially emphasizes the cultural context and pronunciation and fluency practice. He explained that students can systematically improve their language skills by using different approaches at different levels.
Social Studies
Chrisy Cloud introduced ways to use Snorkel in social studies. He explained how to modify and reuse existing activities in the Snorkel library, and how to create new activities. He emphasized that Snorkel can be used effectively in activities such as analyzing historical events, learning geography, and understanding types of government. He also provided useful tips on setting up AI feedback.
Innovative Use Cases
The 'Innovation Slam' session featured a variety of educators sharing their creative uses of Snorkel. Kim shared her idea of combining Edgy Protocols with Snorkel, Andrew Davies shared his idea of using Snorkel in elementary schools, Eric Curts shared his idea of using Snorkel to assess reading fluency, Lisa Black described her experience with Snorkel from a student perspective, and Stephen suggested using Snorkel as a self-reflection and behavior monitoring tool.
Snorkel Introduction and Lighthouse Leaders Program
The final part of the event covered how individual teachers can create and use Snorkel accounts, and introduced the 'Lighthouse Leaders' pilot program to introduce Snorkel at the school or district level. The program provides teacher training and support resources, and ongoing collaboration with the Snorkel team to support effective use of the platform.
In particular, the Snorkel team has demonstrated a strong commitment to security and privacy. They emphasized that the platform is COPPA and FERPA compliant and is iKeepSafe certified, which gives educational institutions the confidence to deploy Snorkel.
Education in the AI Era: Challenges and Opportunities
What was revealed during the World Snorkel Day event was the enormous potential that AI can bring to the educational field. However, at the same time, the challenges that the introduction of this technology can bring were also discussed.
Personalized learning experience
One of Snorkel’s greatest strengths is its ability to provide a personalized learning experience. With AI analyzing each student’s responses and providing immediate feedback, students can learn at their own pace. This can be especially helpful in large classrooms where teachers have difficulty giving individual attention to each student.
The changing role of teachers
The introduction of AI requires a new definition of the role of the teacher. Tools like Snorkel can reduce the workload of teachers and allow them to focus on more valuable activities, such as freeing them from repetitive assessment tasks and spending more time on deeper interactions with students or explaining complex concepts.
Supporting diverse learning styles
Snorkel’s multi-modal input system can support students with different learning styles. Visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learners can all express and understand the learning content in a way that is most comfortable for them. This can be a great help in creating an inclusive learning environment.
Data driven decision making
Snorkel’s detailed analytics and insights empower teachers and school administrators to make data-driven decisions. They can easily see student performance trends, common error patterns, and understanding of specific concepts, which can be used to improve curriculum and support students.
Ethical Considerations
One of the key issues that arises when introducing AI into education is the ethical use of it. The privacy of student data, issues of AI bias, and over-reliance on technology are major considerations. The Snorkel team is aware of these issues and says they are continuously working to address them.
Conclusion: Education Growing with AI
The World Snorkel Day event provided an interesting insight into how AI could impact the future of education. Tools like Snorkel are not simply replacing traditional teaching methods, but rather acting as an adjunct that opens up new possibilities for both teachers and students.
In the future, the educational field will need a balanced approach that effectively utilizes these AI tools while not forgetting the importance of human teachers. This is because although technology is rapidly developing, the essence of education still lies in human-to-human interaction, critical thinking, creativity, and the development of empathy.
World Snorkel Day showed us what education can look like with AI. I look forward to seeing more educators explore these tools and integrate them into their own educational philosophies. In the process, we will be able to create better education and a better future.
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