By: Patti West-Smith
02/05/2024 – The Learning Counsel
After working in education for more than 20 years as a teacher and administrator in both secondary and higher education, I have seen a great deal of change, but this past year has truly felt like a watershed moment in education. Much of that change is happening right in front of us, but some of the biggest impacts may not be fully realized until the students who are now in high school, go to college and then enter the workforce – in other words, six or more years from now.
When the alterations wrought by ChatGPT are compounded with the global pandemic, documented learning loss, increased student absenteeism and high levels of teacher burnout, education has shifted on an unprecedented scale. Here are some of my thoughts about what we have seen and may experience in the future….Read Patti’s thoughts on what we’ve have learned after the launch of ChatGPT.