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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Differentiation through Technology Discussion


 


The effective teacher balances the demands of standardized curriculum and the individual student’s needs by tailoring the delivery of the information to how the student best learns.  Hughes & Roblyer (2023) suggest empowering students to be responsible for their own learning by allowing them a choice of how they learn material.  Every student has a learning style and teachers should use a variety of delivery methods to meet standards and student needs.

The advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened up opportunities to meet students where they’re at in their learning.  According to Xhang et al. (2024) AI has allowed companies to create Ai powered tutors that can personalize tutoring based on how students respond to questions.  This adaptive technology allows teachers to tailor lesson plans for all levels and styles of learning in the classroom.

In my classroom, I teach a lesson on the school’s academic integrity policy and ways AI can and can’t be used by the students.  I also include how academic dishonesty can negatively impact their future.  My role as a freshman orientation instructor is to give them the skills to navigate college successful and this includes how to use AI properly to help their learning experience.

References:

Hughes, J. E., & Roblyer, M. D. (2023). Integrating Educational Technology into teaching: Transforming learning across disciplines. Pearson.

Zhang, X., Jiang, H., Qiao, Z., & Li, P. (2024). Students’ Response to ChatGPT: An Adaptive Technology-To-Performance Model. The Journal of Computer Information Systems., 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2024.2386546

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