Abstract:
In this presentation I examine the role/s of (Generative) Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mathematics education. By connecting knowledge of learning and teaching mathematics with the possibilities of AI, (it is argued that) we can enhance mathematics learning and teaching. In this, AI may serve as a tool, providing insights into the processes of mathematics learning (e.g., learning analytics) and/or as an actor, actively supporting learning and teaching mathematics. I investigate the latter by placing AI in the didactic tetrahedron (Rezat & Strässer 2012), illustrating in suitable examples how AI in mathematics education enables, for example, complementation and augmentation of both learners’ learning processes and teachers’ pedagogical and instruction practices. In my research I aim to analyse the intricate collaboration between AI, mathematics, teacher and learner, connecting scientific knowledge of learning and teaching mathematics with AI functionalities to design innovative educational practices that support learners in enhancing their understandings of mathematics.
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Birgit Pepin
(emeritus) professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands