A brief comment in this interesting piece on GAI in teacher training, alongside my collaborator Liz Birchinall who leads the primary PGCE:

The university team involved will research the tool’s use in the years ahead to see how it impacts on teacher training, explains Mark Carrigan, senior lecturer in education and programme director for digital technologies, communication and education.

“[We need to understand] what it is good for, what it’s not good for, what it can do, what it can’t do, and to understand how, in a particular professional capacity, we encourage people to use it while keeping professional standards and values alive,” he says.

https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/will-teacher-training-teach-how-to-use-ai

https://markcarrigan.net/2024/10/07/interview-about-teacher-training-and-generative-ai-in-times-education-supplement/

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