University AI experts help teachers in Vietnam

Researchers at Coventry University are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help teachers more than 6,000 miles away.

Educators in rural communities in northern Vietnam face challenges with limited technology and training, experts say.

Now a team led by Dr Petros Lameras has launched GameAid, a project which shows teachers how they can use generative AI to their benefit.

Dr Lameras said he believed the project, which uses a game to show teachers how to use AI, was crucial.

"We are not just enhancing skills but fundamentally changing how educators engage with technology in the classroom," he said.

Generative AI, also known as Gen AI, is capable of creating text, images, speech, music, video and code in response to prompts from a user.

Urban areas in Vietnam tend to have better access to technology and educational resources compared to rural regions.

Coventry researchers believe AI can be used to help provide educational materials, improve student learning outcomes and bridge the gap between educators from under-represented groups.

Dr Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen, from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, has also been involved in the project.

He said: "The GameAid project equips teachers with simple guidelines and tools to integrate generative AI into lesson development, fostering innovation in education.

"It focuses on reducing the educational gap between urban and rural areas in Vietnam, promoting equal access to new learning opportunities."

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