Thursday Jul 18, 2024
What is AI and What is its Place in a Christian School? Part Two
"Technology is not going away. It's up to us as educators to fill the space and guide students in navigating this tech-influenced world safely and ethically."-Penny McKnight
On the previous podcast episode, Jenny Copeland and Penny McKnight discussed basics of what generative AI is and how it works, as well as the impacts of AI in the Christian school classroom.
On this episode, they discuss the practical questions many educators may have, such as:
- Do we ignore or ban AI in our school?
- What are the pros and cons of AI usage?
- What are some uses and misuses of AI?
- What are practical tips for teachers wanting to use generative AI?
Listening to this insightful conversation, educators are reminded that their role is important in guiding students through the AI experience with a thoughtful, balanced, and biblical approach that honors God. Our students will be taught, and they will be influenced. If we don’t speak into their lives, someone else will. There will not be a void. Every day in the classroom is YOUR day to impact and inspire through God's power and His grace working in you.
Go do what God has called you to do!
"We need to teach them that if they are getting content from AI, they also need to make sure they're checking that against the Word of God."- Penny McKnight
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About Penny McKnight
Penny McKnight is a devoted educator, missionary, wife, mother, and grandmother. Raised by Christian parents who sacrificed for her education, Penny discovered her love for children while volunteering in Sunday school and Good News Clubs as a teenager. Determined never to be a school teacher, Penny graduated with a degree in church ministries and ministered for 17 years as a missionary in Jamaica with her husband and four children. Since returning to the States, Penny has been teaching high school English for the past 19 years at Harford Christian School in Maryland. When she’s not teaching or grading papers, Penny enjoys time with her grandson, taking walks with her husband, and reading a good book.
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