“Bringing AI into education faster, stronger”

This was emphasized by Deputy Minister of Education and Training (MOET) Pham Ngoc Thuong at the seminar "Vision and future orientation for education in the AI ​​era" held on the morning of March 20 in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

Discussion scene

The seminar was held within the framework of the National Science and Technology Research Competition for middle and high school students in the 2024-2025 school year with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Education and Training, leaders of the Departments of Education and Training, leaders of Ton Duc Thang University, experts from institutes, universities, corporations, businesses and teachers of general education institutions nationwide.

In his speech on the topic “The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on general education”, Prof. Dr. Le Anh Vinh - Director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences mentioned the benefits and challenges of AI.

Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Hieu delivered a welcome speech.

Accordingly, the benefits of AI are to increase access to education, promote personalized education, enhance the spirit of self-learning, innovate and improve teaching efficiency, and create lifelong learning habits. The challenges are increasing the digital divide, ethical issues in AI, data security, accuracy and objectivity of content, and dependence on technology.

Assuming that AI has a comprehensive impact on the three pillars of education: curriculum, teaching and learning process, and assessment, Professor Le Anh Vinh specifically analyzed: AI supports teachers and administrators in the teaching and learning process such as supporting the development of lesson plans, developing teaching materials, designing tests, grading, analyzing results, and supporting personalized feedback for learners.

Prof. Dr. Le Anh Vinh - Director of Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, speaker at the seminar

“Teachers need to be more proactive in using technology. New technology is constantly evolving, the story is not just about updating technology but also about what technology skills are needed to support teaching and learning, and equipping students with skills to adapt to the ever-changing world of technology,” Professor Dr. Le Anh Vinh recommended.

Regarding the survey results of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences on the use of AI with 11,000 high school students nationwide, Professor Le Anh Vinh stated: The faster the adaptation, the more effective and practical the teaching will be, thereby preparing students for a life full of fluctuations and changes.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Anh Cuong, Head of Computer Science Department, Ton Duc Thang University, took part in the discussion.

In his presentation on the topic “Application of AI in teaching and learning at secondary level: How to approach?”, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Anh Cuong, Head of the Department of Computer Science, Ton Duc Thang University, said that the general goal of AI education in secondary schools should be to help students exploit AI effectively, responsibly, ethically and safely; develop new skills to help students not only use AI but also master AI in their future work and life.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Le Anh Cuong, applying AI tools in teaching, learning and administration will improve the quality of students' learning, develop critical and creative thinking, enhance fairness in education, use AI in assessment to ensure fairness and improve quality, improve the quality of lectures and teaching methods, and manage education intelligently with AI.

Speakers discuss and answer questions at the seminar

To use AI effectively, safely and responsibly, Associate Professor Dr. Le Anh Cuong mentioned a number of solutions. These include issuing policies and regulations on the use of AI in education, training teachers on how to use AI effectively, helping students develop critical thinking and information verification skills, monitoring and limiting the use of AI in learning assessment, protecting student privacy and data, and building a suitable educational AI ecosystem.

Associate Professor Dr. Le Anh Cuong also proposed building a digital technology ecosystem - AI dedicated to education. Including building a large language model dedicated to education, building digital textbooks integrated with AI tools, building a digital system to assess students' abilities.

Delegates ask questions to the speakers

At the seminar, representatives of EMG Group and FPT education system shared information about practical applications of AI in educational activities of these education systems. In addition, speakers also discussed and answered questions directly at the workshop about issues of AI application in teaching and learning, limitations, ethics of using AI, etc.

Speaking at the discussion, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong highly appreciated the initiative of The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City coordinated the organization of the discussion, and evaluated the discussion as more successful than expected, with coherent information from 4 speakers, both providing an overview of AI in education and recommendations for each group of students, teachers, parents and society.

Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong speaks at the seminar

Believing that this is a favorable context for bringing AI into general education, the Deputy Minister mentioned Resolution 29 on fundamental and comprehensive innovation in education and training, Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation and affirmed that clearly, breakthroughs must be made through science, technology, digital transformation, creativity, focusing on people, training teachers, managers and students.

Emphasizing the keywords: Unlimited, opportunity, challenge, drastic action, appropriate, the Deputy Minister said that AI entering life, entering education, has more opportunities than challenges. “Decisive, it is true that we must be drastic and must go faster in applying AI. We need to take advantage of what the world has done, what is happening in practice to act. Act immediately and very drastically, proactively, creatively, suitable to the practical conditions of each place.” Mentioning these requirements, the Deputy Minister also mentioned the characteristic of education is widespread, so there needs to be steps and pilots.

Delegates attending the discussion

The Deputy Minister requested that the Departments of Education and Training pay attention to training, fostering, and encouraging teachers to use AI appropriately, and piloting it in educational institutions. With the view that "teachers who know how to use AI will replace teachers who do not know how to use AI", the Deputy Minister requested that there should be direction and orientation, with actions from the Ministry of Education and Training and initiative from the Departments of Education and Training and schools.

The Deputy Minister assigned the Department of General Education to immediately advise on bringing AI into education faster and more strongly.

Source: https://moet.gov.vn/tintuc/Pages/tin-tong-hop.aspx?ItemID=10390