Recently, a head ring introduced into the Xiaoshun Town Center Primary School in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, sparked controversy. According to reports, this head ring, called ? Fusi head ring? can monitor a student's concentration during class when it is worn on the head. There are questions claiming that the technology is suspected of violating the privacy of students. October 31, the company involved in the response, the product for concentration training system, rather than for monitoring the system, do not need to wear long-term. On the same afternoon, Jindong District Education Bureau staff said that due to the role of psychological suggestion, students use the head ring when the attention is indeed improved, at present, due to public opinion, the device has been temporarily suspended.
Viewpoints
Nanfang Daily: schools and parents join forces to monitor each student has? The first time I saw this, it was a very good idea. This? Naked? Growing up children, or a young age has learned to hide their true joys and sorrows, or was completely wiped out personality, for learning what does not matter. The former is terrible, the latter is pathetic.
Punch news: teachers are doctors of the human soul, a basic principle of medical ethics is ? Do no harm? In the rapid progress of science and technology today, like the brain-computer interface head ring, there will be a lot of true and false things. I think educators might want to observe the old and wise Occam's Razor rule ? If not necessary, do not add entities.
New Beijing News: in the long run, students to improve their concentration is to rely on the machine, rather than relying on the guidance of the teacher, which will weaken the teacher's ability to teach education. In addition, the data, if not used properly, will violate the privacy of students. For such innovative means, the relevant education departments should be vigilant and accelerate for ?AI + education? design due to the operation of the bottom line.
In-depth analysis
(a) Background of the incident
? Imagine a little soft light blooming on your brow When some fifth-grade students at Xiaoshun Town Center Primary School put on the head ring, they will hear this beep. Similar scenes have also appeared in Shanghai Shiwai Primary School, Beijing 56th Middle School, Capital Normal University and Yale University in the United States. In the domestic e-commerce platform, this head ring is priced at 3000 yuan. According to the content of the product publicity, this head ring is a focus on the strength of the instrument. The founder of Brain Strong Technology said that the head ring allows students and teachers to establish real feedback between students and teachers, so that students are more actively engaged in the classroom, so that teachers are more actively preparing for the class, thus improving the efficiency of classroom teaching. Artificial intelligence products like the Fusi head ring have gradually come into schools in recent years, with smart classrooms, ? Face brush? Authentication, homework assessment system automatic correction has become a tool for teachers in the classroom, but also attracted many parents, netizens questioned whether artificial intelligence can replace some of the functions of the people's teachers, teachers how to make good use of artificial intelligence has also become a hotspot for online discussion.
(2) Artificial Intelligence can not replace the people's teachers
1. Artificial Intelligence is just a tool to help us learn
People are not a precise machine, will be affected by mood swings, fatigue, learning pressure and other internal factors, for most children, the elimination of these negative factors and relief is the need for adults to participate, they need to be understood, not shallow understanding. They need to be understood, not superficially understood; they need *** affection, not simply listening; they need to be put in the position of the advice, as well as the concern revealed in the words. Education is more than just the infusion of knowledge, so what AI is doing is not education at its root, it's just a tool to help us learn.
2. Artificial intelligence can't do moral education
Artificial intelligence can help teachers do their jobs better, and more often than not, it's those jobs that require a lot of time and energy, and repetitive mechanics. But there are some jobs that may not be done by AI technology. The implementation of moral education is a complex thinking awareness activities, can be said to be an activity that requires creativity, the situation is changing rapidly, the response can not be predicted in advance, can not carry out creative activities of artificial intelligence in the face of this work can only look forward to. Moreover, one of the most important aspects of moral education is the stimulation of empathy. Artificial intelligence can never be as rich in psychological activities as human beings, which still needs to be accomplished by teachers.
(3) How should teachers enhance themselves in the age of artificial intelligence?
1. Act as? Connectors? and?
Educational teaching activities are complex work for individual students, and accompanied by a large number of interpersonal and emotional interactions, which is an area that AI is currently unable to address. Teachers, assisted by AI, should focus on acting as? Connector? and? creators? roles.
2. Become a stimulator of student growth and a forecaster of future development
Teachers realize the effective communication and connection of information between human beings and machines and other elements in complex educational and teaching activities, and make clear judgments on the healthy growth and personality development of students, and become a stimulator of student growth and a forecaster of future development.
3. To be differentiated and individualized
In the era of artificial intelligence, teachers should give great play to creative intelligence to make ? Education as an artistic endeavor? It is possible. Differentiation and individualization can effectively improve the teacher-student relationship and make the educational life of students more human and happier.
Reference article
Head ring to monitor class distraction: ? Golden Band? or? The "Tightrope"?
The first thing these kids do to welcome a new day of learning is not to open their textbooks, but to light up their headbands. When the bell rings, three electrodes on the forehead and behind the ears capture everyone's brain waves, which are analyzed and displayed in real time on teachers' and parents' computers and phones. Developers say that with the established data model, adults can always grasp the mental state of the students, who is walking away, immediately exposed. When the news came out, there were a lot of questions. Some education experts say that the degree of concentration in the classroom is only an indicator of the effectiveness of learning, as a basis for guiding the teaching, not to mention the end of the matter.
The new technology is really changing life. To the poor students meal card accurate deposit subsidies, with intelligent technology to help the disabled rehab, ? The smart community? easily realize the many functions of the daily management of the property company? Artificial intelligence, big data, and brain science are developing by leaps and bounds, and more and more people are benefiting from them. However, such controversial technological attempts as using school uniforms equipped with GPS chips to avoid being late for class, and using expression recognition systems to determine students' learning status, are worthy of a critical eye. It is gratifying to see that the topics of how to put personal freedom in front of technology, how to protect users' privacy, whether it is necessary to collect biometric information, and whether it is reassuring to store sensitive data are being widely discussed, shaping a new social and ethical norm in the information age. Questions about the boundaries of technology, the scope of rights, and the protection of individuals continue to arise, but *** knowledge is also being formed.
Technology is inseparable from the navigation of ethics, ethics also need to keep pace with the development of this is a benign interaction, *** with the promotion of human society forward. Recently the Hangzhou court accepted? face recognition? The first case. Professor Zhang of a university had earlier purchased an annual card for the local wildlife world, and in accordance with the requirements, he registered his fingerprint information when purchasing the card to prevent card theft. Recently, the park notified him that the fingerprint recognition had been upgraded to face recognition and that he had to register his facial information in order to continue using the card. Whether the park constitutes infringement, the court has not yet pronounced, but the technology can not be abused, has become a social **** knowledge.
Back to monitoring the use of head rings for classroom distraction, unlike the mature and reliable face recognition technology, ? Brainwave recognition? Gathering of opinions, walk into the classroom whether there has been verification and authorization? Unlike university professors who specialize in law, do underage students know what it means when they turn on their headbands? If they are criticized by the data, do they have the ability to explain it and defend themselves? Bottom line, when adults don't have a full grasp of technology, it's even more important to be cautious about using it in classrooms and with children.
There is a view that teachers are one of the professions least worried about losing their jobs in the age of artificial intelligence. Because no matter how the technology develops, this ancient profession will still be the person who burns the lamp with the heart for the heart. After all, in the face of children with different talents and temperaments, it is difficult to define and educate them with a few indicators and a set of models. Only a patient, attentive teacher can teach and guide children according to their aptitudes. This is the charm of education, but also the key to differentiate ourselves from machines and raise the light of humanity. In this sense, want to find a sweeping difficulty for education through technology? Golden band? , perhaps only to get the development of talent constraints? Tight band? Learning is good, students need to focus; education is good, the classroom needs to be more attractive.
(Source: People's Daily with alterations)