The future of textbooks — Matt Genovese // Planorama Design

Matt Genovese, CEO of Planorama Design, delves into AI and the future of textbooks. While educators have mixed views on incorporating AI in classrooms and textbooks, students have already adopted the technology. Consequently, educators, schools, and publishers must adapt to the changing landscape to meet the evolving needs of students and education. Today, Matt discusses the future of textbooks.
About the speaker

Matt Genovese

Planorama Design

 - Planorama Design

Matt Genovese is CEO at Planorama Design

Show Notes

  • 01:32
    How to prevent students from cheating with AI
    AI can be leveraged to complete tasks teachers use to evaluate whether a student understands the material. Implementing a 'flipped teaching' model involves students reviewing lectures as homework and assessing their understanding in class, effectively combating cheating.
  • 06:02
    AI adoption in education
    Students are early adopters of AI, and teachers will need to adapt to keep up. The key is helping teachers to see the value of AI as a learning and supporting tool as it can help with lesson plan preparation and customize material based on individual student learning styles.
  • 08:12
    Textbook publishers and AI integration
    Publishers are concerned about their content being used to train AI models from a business standpoint. However, integrating textbook content into tailored AI models for specific courses offers a more reliable learning experience for students compared to generalized AI models.
  • 12:38
    AI integration in school textbooks
    Edtech companies and publishers will need to collaborate with schools for a balanced approach to AI adoption. AI will be useful in analyzing student work to identify gaps in foundational knowledge that may be challenging for educators to do on an individual student basis.

Quotes

  • "In the age of AI, one way to combat cheating is to have students be present in the classroom and demonstrate their abilities and what they have learned in a live setting." - Matt Genovese

  • "Teachers ought to teach students about AI. Embrace the technology and help the students to understand how to use it better and correctly, instead of leaving them to figure it out themselves." - Matt Genovese

  • "Generative AI can help teachers prepare lesson plans and cater to diverse student learning styles, helping more students achieve the desired learning outcomes in a particular class." - Matt Genovese

About the speaker

Matt Genovese

Planorama Design

 - Planorama Design

Matt Genovese is CEO at Planorama Design

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