To: Michael Green
From: Asha Riley
Date: January 19, 2024
Re: Teaching and Learning Report
OSPI Issues Guidance on Human-Centered AI
Over the past decade, we’ve been intentional about helping our students be careful consumers in this digital world through digital literacy efforts. This week, OSPI released guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) in schools. In short, the approach is similar: digital citizenship requires students to be critical thinkers and savvy consumers of information. The framework set forth by Superintendent Reykdal also centers on human inquiry and using AI as a tool to enhance learning while being aware of its liabilities and limitations.
Just as the internet has revolutionized learning in many ways, AI is expected to have a similar impact. Recognizing this new technology is becoming more prominent, the guidance aims to equip students to be at the forefront of innovation, enabling them to understand and shape the technology that is increasingly becoming a part of their lives, and schools across Washington are already pioneering efforts to integrate AI into the learning environment.
The framework models the importance of developing critical thinking skills by embracing a human-centered approach. The model requires AI to start with human inquiry and end with human insights. A human-centered AI learning environment is one that prioritizes the needs, abilities, and experiences of students, educators, and administrators.
I’ve attached the full framework for your review and included this brief synopsis below.
An educational leader can support a human-centered learning environment by considering the following: