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imagine an artificial intelligence

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enhanced adaptive interactive computer

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software program that can identify when

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and how a student is having challenges

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with reading or maths now imagine that

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same computer program alerting that

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student's teacher and providing learning

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suggestions specifically designed for

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that student's

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difficulties or imagine an AI based app

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installed on any commercially available

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tablet that can precisely detect graphia

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writing difficulties in children then

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immediately start to address the child's

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writing challenges through engaging

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lessons exercises and games providing

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vital early stage support regardless of

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where that child lives or long waiting

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lists to see a diagnostic specialist

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these tools Don't Have To Be Imagined

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because they are already in use along

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with many other forms of AI enabled

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education technology or what we call

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edtech edtech today is offering unparal

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levels of personalization and enrichment

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to the way the children are taught an

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enormous potential to cut through the

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time- wasting administrative tasks that

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take teachers away from direct student

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engagement its influence on future

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Generations is inevitable edtech will

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become part of our educational furniture

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and perhaps quite soon certainly the

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edtech market is growing rapidly however

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my research conducted through a Paul

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Ramsey Foundation fellowship at the UTS

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Center for social justice and inclusion

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has found that not all edtech is created

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equal we must make sure that AI back

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dead Tech is high quality and fit for

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purpose designed based on learning

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science and built with all the safety

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protections that AI tools require

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privacy security transparency and

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absence of bias the proper use of edtech

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is the responsible use of edtech and

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that means safeguards for our children

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in schools the greatest Safeguard we

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have when using artificial intelligence

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is human intelligence putting systems in

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place to empower our teachers to be the

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governors of

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edtech the power of edtech is Amplified

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when it supports not replaces teachers

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research shows that edtech is most

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effective when designed with teachers

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and when its use is proportionate

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clearly targeted and well integrated

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into a teachers's learning

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plan it's crucial that we prepare our

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Educators to identify beneficial forms

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of edtech and to shape which kinds of

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edtech are adopted in

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schools it's also crucial that all

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students can access the power of edtech

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and not only those who already have

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educational advantages we cannot afford

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to let a digital divide compound our

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learning

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divide that's why through our UTS

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research

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we have established the Australian

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Network for Quality digital education we

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can help tackle Australia's learning

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divide through a clear strategic agenda

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for developing high quality ethical

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education technology that is accessible

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affordable and well supported for

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Effective implementation and impact this

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network will include Australian leaders

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across education industry Community

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philanthropy government and research

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sectors everyone who will be affected by

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the emergence of edtech must have the

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opportunity and voice in its development

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and

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use because with the right design

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training and oversight edtech not only

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has the power to enhance learning it

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also can be the Catalyst to disrupt

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education disadvantage Equity is a

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critical dimension of edtech and Central

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to our ambition for Quality digital

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education having equal access to

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Advanced learning tools that are

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inclusive by Design is the next Frontier

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in overcoming Australia's digital and

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learning divide between advantaged and

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disadvantaged

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students with the support of the Paul

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Ramsey foundation and the University of

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Technology Sydney we are building a

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network of Partners who are investing in

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the Equitable future of all Australian

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students join us in building an edtech

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future that is well-designed well used

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and well

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governed