LONDON, May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- INSIGHTS, the global publication from
Nord Anglia Education, has published two new articles taking
an in-depth look at AI in education and the role of metacognition
in teaching and learning.
Exploring the role of AI in learning
https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/insights/2024/articles/the-generative-generationIn
its 'Generative Generation' feature, INSIGHTS explores the
role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, and whether the
technology is making it easier for children to learn. Speaking to
Nord Anglia's educators as well as leading experts from the world
of academia, it also includes real-life examples of how Nord
Anglia's schools are using AI in the classroom.
For example, Nord Anglia's British International School in
Kuala Lumpur has adapted the
technology to create an AI-powered teaching assistant that can
personalise learning, guide students through content exploration,
and deepen their understanding through interactive activities.
Learners define the topic they want to explore and the course
specification they are working to, and the AI explores the content
with them in a conversational way, enabling them to ask questions
as they go.
Dr Bruce Geddes, Deputy Head of
Secondary at the school, told INSIGHTS that AI represents "the
biggest opportunity we've had in our lifetimes, for many, many
spheres, but particularly in education".
Avenues: The World School in New
York, which became part of Nord Anglia in 2023, encourages
its students to use AI in their work. As an example, in an app
development project students use ChatGPT to generate the bulk of
the coding, then review, correct and refine it. This saves them
"hours of manual work by leveraging the appropriate tool in an
academically appropriate way," says Lia Muschellack, Director of
Technology at the school.
The school also has its own generative AI chatbot, Savvy, built
in 2019 and now powered by open AI technology. It can answer
queries, provide information, and engage in "diverse discussions
ranging from academic topics to casual conversations".
"We understand that our students will be actively leveraging
these tools throughout their academic and professional pathways, so
we want to make sure they not only understand the potentials and
limitations, but that they have tinkered and truly experienced
them," Muschellack explains.
Metacognition: a learning superpower
In its feature 'Metacognition. Helping Kids Unlock the Power of
'Thinking about Thinking', INSIGHTS looks at how students can
develop the important skill of metacognition.
"Metacognition is the ability to be aware of our cognitive or
thought processes and to monitor, reflect on, and change those
processes," Dr Rose
Luckin, Professor of Learner Centred Design
at the University College London Knowledge Lab, told
INSIGHTS.
Nord Anglia Education is working with Dr Luckin to develop its
approach to metacognition and to help teachers introduce
metacognitive strategies into classrooms. It has developed a
metacognitive framework of six "Learner Ambitions" to help students
develop the 6 Cs: to become critical, creative, committed, and
curious learners, working compassionately and collaboratively in
the classroom and beyond.
As the article explains, Nord Anglia's deep dive into
metacognition has many goals: developing student agency, boosting
academic performance, and developing 'future' skills that employers
want. The framework is being initially applied across 27 Nord
Anglia schools around the world and its impact will be measured in
independent research in partnership with Boston College, reporting in 2025.
Nord Anglia's examination of metacognition also involves
exploring personalised goals and thinking routines. For instance,
students at Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong use the
"Step In, Step Out, Step Back" routine to develop empathy and
understanding in their studies. "It's about asking the right
questions; those really big questions that lead to even more
questions," says Raquel Thomson, the
school's Deputy Head of Primary. "Thinking strategies like this
stay with students and serve a purpose whatever they do in their
lives, whether they choose to be a scientist or a teacher or go
into business."
For media enquiries please contact:
Francesca Milani
Communications Manager, Digital Education Portfolio
+44 20 7131 0000
francesca.milani@nordanglia.com
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