Adriano's Genius Hour Project

This week, I kicked off the research for our Genius Hour project. I was lucky to find some really good resources this week that aligned perfectly with my driving question.  The first was a video from Deidre Harrington and her presentation at the Ontario Teachers Federation (OTF) on May 2, 2024.  In this presentation, Deidre provides her perspectives on Generative AI use in the classroom from an educator's perspective.  Her presentation provided a foundational overview of Generative AI, the type of uses that teachers can leverage AI for in their day-to-day activities with some clear examples, and a few areas that she is makes sure to steer clear from for ethical reasons. A couple of the pitfalls that she calls out for AI included environmental and labor ethics, along with algorithmic bias (Harrington 2025).  On the functionality side, she outlined several examples such as writing and formatting documents, assistance with spreadsheets, presentations, image generat...

     Hello everyone, and welcome to my Genius Hour blog! I am excited to get this project underway and experience the creative process first-hand. I can see how Genius Hour projects help students to take control of their learning, providing the 'spark' necessary to drive them forward in the learning process. For my project, the Genius Hour question is: "How can teachers leverage the benefits of Generative AI to help support productivity while upholding professional ethics?"      The reason I chose this driving question is that Generative AI is a very new technology that is sweeping the business world. With its use, there are many various moral and ethical debates currently taking place in both the public and private spheres. This technology will have a massive impact on society in the coming years. In the absence of clear direction from authorities on its use, I believe that it is in the best interest of the teaching profession to understand this technology...