Generative AI use cases in education

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The UK Department for Education has published a report on GenAI use cases in education, building on the insights from hackathons, proof of concept developments and user research.
The project explored potential applications for Generative AI (GenAI) in the education sector as part of a wider effort to:
‘transform a teacher’s day to day work’ – reducing workload and improving educational outcomes by automating routine tasks.
The central aims of this project were to:
Of note, the report includes details on the project's hackathons - which may be of interest for those developing hackathons outside the education context) - including use cases identified, their structure and cohorts, and assessment framework. It also includes a lessons learned section about hackathon delivery, including about the role of user consultation, use case selection, engineering work required pre-hackathon, team composition, and size of events.
In summary, findings from the user research and engagement were varied - there is optimism about the opportunities across multiple parts of teachers' and students' lives, but concerns about the risks and barriers across multiple areas. Areas for future focus include:
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