“EduChat, the #Education Department’s in-house generative #AITool, now used in every public #school in the state. In just over a year the #bot has gone from a shiny new thing, to a #product as crucial as a calculator and the internet.

Deputy Secretary #MartinGraham said #teachers and #principals each #report saving 90 minutes a week using #EduChat.

“Half of teachers have used it in 2197 schools, which is almost every school,” said department deputy secretary Martin Graham.

“The people who have used the #tool, there is a real light in their eyes ... it’s one of those things where if you use it, you find more uses for it.”

Launched as a trial in 50 schools, EduChat’s impact has been immediate, Graham said.

Teachers and principals report saving 90 minutes a week on tasks including #ActivityPlanning, #ResourceCreation, #ParentCommunications and #emails.

Students are also lapping it up: 89 per cent said EduChat helped them complete more work, and 85 per cent reported it improved the quality of their work.”

#WhiteCollar / #AI <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/ai-is-in-every-nsw-public-school-classroom-is-that-a-good-thing-20250603-p5m4ml.html> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/GpD85>