What models of management and professional development of teaching and nonteaching roles support efficient and safe use of data and technology including AI?
Background
Digital technologies, and AI in particular, will provide great opportunities – and potentially challenges – for teaching and school management. We want to make sure that we have a strong evidence base as these technologies grow in use.
Next steps
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Enhancing teacher agency with technology: Creating an ecological model through a place-based study of teaching and learning
Our research investigates teacher agency in the use of technology for teaching and learning. Teacher agency means the capacity of teachers and the actions they take. Educational technology (EdTech) encompasses resources ...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on teacher agency with technology, which is essential for efficient and safe use of data and technology including AI.
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Publishing People – Investigating AI’s ability to preserve - and facilitate interaction with - the knowledge, experience and specialism of industry experts
2022 research by the UK's National Education Union has found that nearly half of all teachers \[a staggering 44%\] plan to leave the profession by 2027 and that 'over half of teachers say their workload is either 'unmana...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores AI as a tool for preserving and interacting with the knowledge and experience of industry experts, which aligns with the question on management and professional development supporting efficient and safe use of data and technology including AI.
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An innovative online teaching platform that uses AI to create digital teachers and tailored lessons in order to augment teaching capacity in schools
Trulience is a UK-based technology SME with a core project team of Marek Zwiefka-Sibley (tech entrepreneur/ex-senior director of Blackboard Inc.) and Benjamin Weekes (CTO/ex-technical director of Blackboard Inc.). There...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on using AI to create digital teachers and tailored lessons to augment teaching capacity, which partially addresses the question on management and professional development supporting efficient and safe use of data and technology including AI.