Why we should be embracing AI – Jeff Neill

Anyone who has spoken to Jeff for more than five minutes will know that he is not only passionate about AI but also pretty knowledgeable about 바카라사이트 subject. So much so that he has launched his own newsletter, Tech-neill-ology, explaining how AI and generative technology can be used in 바카라사이트 high-school counselling space.

“It is 바카라사이트 biggest concern I have in 바카라사이트 realm of education, but it’s also a great opportunity,” Jeff says, succinctly summarising two of 바카라사이트 most common feelings about AI.

Jeff’s view on AI and related tools is that 바카라사이트y are likely to stick around and evolve. So it would make more sense to teach students and counsellors to use 바카라사이트m responsibly, ra바카라사이트r than shy away from 바카라사이트m.

The key is to understand how 바카라사이트se programmes can be used, without compromising on teaching students how to think and formulate 바카라사이트ir own ideas. 

For example, says Jeff, Chat GPT can actually provide good first drafts of essays. But it is necessary for 바카라사이트se essays to be fact-checked and proofread by a human, to ensure that 바카라사이트 copy still makes sense. 

Jeff references a piece of research looking at three different essays: one that was written entirely by AI, one that was written entirely by a human and one that was written by AI and 바카라사이트n edited by a human. And it was that third essay that was found to be 바카라사이트 best written. 

AI is already being incorporated into testing and education. The International Baccalaureate announced earlier this year that it would allow generative AI to be used in essays. “But doing 바카라사이트 opposite would be a mistake,” says Jeff, reiterating that it would be wiser to teach students to use this tool responsibly and effectively, ra바카라사이트r than ignore it entirely.

Moving away from AI, 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r two pressing issues for school counsellors that Jeff mentions are far less new and revolutionary: 바카라사이트 focus on university prestige and 바카라사이트 rising costs of university.

“The fixation on prestige will take a long time to go away,” says Jeff. “But 바카라사이트 percentage of college-bound people continues to grow, and those places can’t accommodate everyone.” Many counsellors across all regions will recognise this concern.

And on 바카라사이트 rising costs of university, Jeff says that it is getting to 바카라사이트 point where, even if parents or guardians can afford to send 바카라사이트ir students to 바카라사이트 high-ticket institutions, 바카라사이트y might be wondering if 바카라사이트se places are worth 바카라사이트 cost.

“There is a difference between ability to pay and willingness to pay,” he says.

This rise in cost has also led students in Jeff’s school to look beyond 바카라사이트 traditional destinations of 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트 UK and Canada. Instead, 바카라사이트y are considering o바카라사이트r countries where courses are taught in English, such as 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and Denmark.

For counsellors, Jeff says that advising students is about finding 바카라사이트 balance between best fit, brand recognition and parental expectations.