Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Educational Technology (EdTech)
Literacy Link South Central is pleased to support the use of innovative educational technology (EdTech) in the adult literacy system and beyond. One type of educational technology that is growing and changing at lightning speed is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ontario's adult literacy system, and other education systems across the province are learning about AI and considering the impact of this technology both in and out of the classroom. Seeing AI as a tool rather than a threat will help us evaluate the use of AI in education and ensure it is used in a responsible and ethical manner.
New AI Bytes Podcast
Building Journeyperson Skills in the AI Era
AI Bytes Episode 1
AI has already made its way into the trades. An apprentice checking a curb-line calculation, someone prepping for their Red Seal exam with a chatbot quizzing them after class, a newcomer using AI to translate a safety manual into their first language.
The question isn’t really whether AI belongs on the job site anymore. It’s already there. The real question is: who’s making sure it’s right?
In this episode, co-hosts Jeremy Marks and Carolina Cohoon sit down with Corey Chambers of LiUNA Local 1059 in London, Ontario, to talk about what AI actually looks like inside a trades training centre. Corey shares what happens when AI gets something confidently wrong, how apprentices are learning to verify instead of just trust, and why the instructors there see this less as a threat to the trade and more as one more tool worth teaching people to use well.
- How apprentices are using AI for exam prep, calculations, and translation
- What happens when an AI-generated answer is wrong, and who catches it
- Why “verify with a subject-matter expert” might be the single most important AI skill in the trades
Grab your coffee and join us!
AI Bytes Newsletter
We are pleased to introduce you to AI Bytes, a series of new e-Bulletins created by Literacy Link South Central and Contact North. Each issue will focus on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in learning environments to benefit both educators and adult learners.
Latest Issue:
Large language models, tokenization and temperature, AI hallucinations and bias, AI’s limits as a learning and writing substitute, verification practices, responsible tool choice, and intentional AI workflows.
Previous Issues:
AI Chatbot
The EdTech team at LLSC have designed an AI Chatbot to assist adult literacy instructors in Ontario who follow the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF). This Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) Assistant can help you create learning activities that comply with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, the OALCF, and are crafted in plain language.
Watch this helpful video to learn how to use Literacy Link South Central's new Get SET Assistant: https://youtu.be/7ysJOWFDWpQ?si=ir3SkUrtm1LkVxin
Access the Get SET Assistant here: Get SET Assistant
Do you have questions or comments about this AI Chatbot? We'd love your feedback! Email us at: edtech@llsc.on.ca
Research and Reports
Introducing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with AI (2024)
Combatting Deep Fakes in Generative AI (2024)
En français: Combattre les hypertrucages dans l'IA générative (2024)
Generative AI in Education (2024)
En français: IA générative et éducation (2024)
Video: What's Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
