Event

Chat GPT: Considerations for education in Latin America and the Caribbean

The webinar aims to cater to a diverse audience, including policy-makers, technical staff from ministries of education, teachers and educational leaders, experts from international organizations, representatives of civil society organizations and the private sector, individuals involved in academic research, educational project managers, and anyone with an interest in the use of technology in education.

This image was created by DALL-E 2, an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of generating images and art in response to a textual description. It was asked to create an abstract image of students from Latin America and the Caribbean using ChatGPT.

11 May 2023

Event

Chat GPT: Considerations for education in Latin America and the Caribbean

11 May 2023 - 12:00 pm - 11 May 2023 - 1:30 pm

Location

OREALC/UNESCO Santiago, Chile

Rooms :

OREALC/UNESCO Santiago

Type :

Cat VIII - Symposia

Arrangement type :

Virtual

Specific objectives:

To discuss the implications and trade-offs related to the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies in education, such as ChatGPT, to achieve inclusive and equitable quality lifelong learning for all.
To examine the ways in which ChatGPT and AI technologies can support innovative pedagogical practices, facilitate personalized and adaptive learning experiences, and encourage critical thinking and creativity, as outlined in UNESCO's ICT Competency Framework for Teachers.
To share best practices and successful examples of using ChatGPT and AI technologies in different educational contexts, with a focus on low-resource settings and marginalized communities, in alignment with UNESCO's commitment to leave no one behind.
To foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and engagement among educators, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders from the education sector, to facilitate a meaningful and inclusive dialogue on the use of ChatGPT and AI in education, in accordance with UNESCO's principles of cooperation and partnership.

This panel discussion will answer some key questions as follows:

What is ChatGPT and how does it work?
What are some potential benefits of using AI in education?
What are some drawbacks or concerns associated with using AI in education, such as academic rigour, cheating, privacy or biases in the data?
What are some ethical considerations when using AI in education?
What kind of training and support do teachers and educators need to thrive in the AI era?

This webinar is aimed at policymakers, technical staff of ministries of education, teachers and educational leaders, experts from international organizations, representatives of the private sector and civil society organizations, academic researchers, educational project managers, and anyone interested in the use of technologies in education.

Keynote speaker

Dr. Helen Crompton (Ph.D.), Executive Director of the Research Institute of Digital Innovation in Learning (RIDIL). ODUGlobal. Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, Old Dominion University. Director of the Virtual Reality Lab, USA.

Invited panelists

Dr. Martín Cáceres, Director of the Innovation Center of the Ministry of Education of Chile.
Ms. María Florencia Ripani, Director of the Ceibal Foundation in Uruguay.
Mrs. María José Velásquez, Digital Education Specialist at the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Moderator

Dr. Valtencir Mendes, Head of Education at the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago).

The webinar will also have video contributions from: Magdalena Brier (ProFuturo Foundation), Mercedes Mateo-Berganza (IDB), Wayne Holmes (UNESCO), Edson Prestes (UFRGS), Fernando Salvatierra (IIEP-UNESCO), Leonardo Garnier (United Nations), Cristóbal Cobo (The World Bank), Steve Vosloo (UNICEF), Rose Luckin (UCL Knowledge Lab), Tamara Diaz (OEI), Francesc Pedró (UNESCO-IESALC), Catalina Araya (País Digital Foundation), Mutlu Cukurova (University College London), Diego Leal (EAFIT University, Colombia), Jun-hong Park (KERIS), Stuart Elliot (OECD), Mike Sharples (The Open University), Juan Carvajal (Red Maestros de Maestros, Chile), Lucas Gallitto (GSMA).