Education policy framework documents on AI and teaching

There are currently two key education policy framework documents on the subject of AI and teaching: the [recommendations for action by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK, 2024)] (https://www.kmk.org/fileadmin/veroeffentlichungen_beschluesse/2024/2024_10_10-Handlungsempfehlung-KI.pdf) and the extensive EU AI Act (2024). The KMK guidelines are summarised below.

KMK guidelines on AI and teaching

The KMK's recommendations for action (2024) cover five areas: (1) the influence and impact of AI on learning and teaching, (2) changes to examination culture brought about by AI, (3) professionalisation of teachers, (4) regulation, and (5) issues of access to generative AI applications in the context of equal opportunities.

  • European Union. (2024). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). Official Journal of the European Union, L 2024(1689).
  • Kultusministerkonferenz. (2024). Guidelines for educational administration on dealing with artificial intelligence in school educational processes: Topic-specific recommendations (Resolution of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of 10 October 2024). Retrieved from https://www.kmk.org/fileadmin/veroeffentlichungen_beschluesse/2024/2024_10_10-Handlungsempfehlung-KI.pdf
  • Walter, A. (n.d.). Taskcard on legal issues in the use of artificial intelligence.

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