Since November of 2022, all you’ve heard is “embrace AI, embrace AI!” But maybe it’s time to pump the brakes and ask how and why.
One of the greatest controversies surrounding AI is whether or not teachers can regulate academic dishonesty. However, it begs the question: if teachers can use AI, why can’t students?
That’s the idea , an adjunct instructor with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, author and speaker, brought to his audience at FETC 2025.
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For example, if using AI to create lesson plans and grade papers is the solution to shrinking teachers’ workloads, we ought to be content with students using AI as a tool for learning, too.
Instead, Couros encourages leaders to consider the following questions before integrating AI into education:
- What are some of the negatives and positives of AI?
- What are some ways that AI can be used in our everyday lives?
- How can we use AI in our current roles to make our lives easier and improve learning?
- How can we help students utilize AI for their learning in and outside of school?
Another common misconception of AI is that it makes us “dumber” because it can do anything we ask of it. That couldn’t be further from the truth, Couros argues.
Rather, how we choose to use the technologyor not use itwill always be the biggest influence on our intelligence and ability to connect.
Check out from Couros that dives deeper into the points he made during his presentation.
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