AI begins to change students' learning methods
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha - a math teacher at a high school in Hung Yen - said that currently the trend of students using AI tools to suggest how to do homework, write essays or explain difficult content is becoming popular.
Professor Toby Walsh - University of New South Wales (Australia), Academician of the American Computer Association, said that AI is changing both content and teaching methods. According to him, AI can act as a personal tutor, helping students learn at their own pace and access knowledge more flexibly.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ho Duc Thang - Director of the National Institute of Digital Technology and Digital Transformation (Ministry of Science and Technology) emphasized that the popularization of AI in education needs to be implemented cautiously, especially at the primary school level. According to him, the goal of bringing AI into schools is not to train technology engineers early but to help students get acquainted with technology safely and oriented. Primary school students should not be allowed to freely use AI tools such as ChatGPT because they do not have enough ability to evaluate and select information.
Teachers and management frameworks are decisive factors
According to Mr. Vu Thanh Thang - Chairman of AIZ Company, the most important factor when bringing AI into education is not technology but people. He believes that teachers need to be equipped with knowledge and skills to use AI before this technology is introduced into the classroom. Teachers are the ones who design lessons, control the learning process and guide students to use technology properly.
From the perspective of deployment, Mr. Ho Duc Thang believes that the introduction of AI into education needs a suitable roadmap. According to him, it should start with pilot programs in some schools to assess the effectiveness before expansion. Mr. Thang also warned of the risk of increasing the gap in technology access if the deployment is not implemented synchronously.
Students in urban areas have conditions to access technology earlier, while students in remote areas may face many limitations if infrastructure is not fully invested" - Mr. Ho Duc Thang noted.
From a risk management perspective, the Director of the National Institute of Digital Technology and Digital Transformation proposed a three-layer control model. The first layer is to classify and eliminate technological risks. The second layer is to design a system with safety standards from the beginning. The third layer is a continuous monitoring mechanism and incident handling when incidents arise.
Professor Toby Walsh also said that AI needs to be strictly managed like social networks. According to him, many countries have not fully learned the lessons from the impact of social networks on the mental health of young people.
New technologies like AI can bring great benefits but also pose many risks if there is no control mechanism" - Professor Toby Walsh emphasized.
In fact, many parents in Vietnam expressed their support for bringing AI into education but wanted clear guidance.
Ms. Ha Linh (Hanoi) believes that children need to be guided by adults when accessing technology. According to her, teachers and schools should be trained in advance so that teaching related to AI is always associated with responsibility and safety.
Mr. Vu Thanh Thang said that the goal of education in the digital age is not only to teach students to use technology but also to help them understand how to use technology responsibly. "AI can support learning very well, but the important thing is that students must learn how to think and evaluate information. Technology is only meaningful when it serves human development," said Mr. Vu Thanh Thang.
