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What two essential skills must educators focus on when using AI?

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Drawn from Lutz Finger's Forbes column, LinkedIn writing, and Cornell teaching. Sources are cited inline so you can read the originals.

Understanding both AI’s capabilities and its limitations in teaching.

We must focus on two essential skills: how to use AI effectively, and how to recognize its limits. AI models like ChatGPT excel at predictable, patterned tasks but struggle with novelty and edge cases. AI is a powerful tool, but it’s still just a tool. The future of education is not about letting ChatGPT teach students directly. It’s about educators designing learning paths and then using AI to scale their impact. The core responsibility remains with educators.

AI In Education — Up-level Your Teaching With AI By Cloning Yourself · Forbes


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