Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

Primada de América Fundada el 28 de Octubre 1538

Name: _______________________________________________________

I. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree by writing your response.

1. Students learn at different rates based on their diverse abilities,
learning preferences, and academic backgrounds.
2. Using the latest technologies, cost-effective virtual solutions empower
students of all ages to master and retain difficult concepts in their own way.
3. VLA (virtual learning assistant) has two objectives: to help students feel
more successful and educators more productive.
4. VLA uses advanced artificial intelligence proven to be a strategy for
promoting active learning and deeper engagement.
5. Computer-generated instruction is automatically and progressively
customized to ensure that each student achieves mastery regardless of the learner’s
response.
6. The virtual learning assistant is not effective in grading a large number
of short essays in Colleges and universities using VLA report student satisfaction rates
upwards of 95%.

II. Answer the following Questions:

1. How would you define Artificial Intelligence?
2. What particular areas are going to be tremendously influenced by the introduction of
Al?
3. How can we best use AI to improve the educational system?
4. Look at the photos. Describe the educational system in each picture. Which one do you
prefer?

III. Watch the video attached and write your opinion about Noam Chomsky on
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_04Eus6sjV4

IV. Grammar Grammar - Reported speech. Change the direct speech into
reported speech. Look at the examples below to learn how we can tell someone
what another person said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eplQBhE0-Hg

1. “Don’t forget to buy bread!” said Ahmad to Sami. (remind, using infinitive)
2. “You shouldn’t go into the water,” said the coast guard. (advise against)
3. “I’ll go to Italy on holiday,” said Peter. (decide, using infinitive)
4. “I think you should go to the police station,” Anna said to Sadeq. (advise, using
infinitive)
5. “Watch out for the steps,” he said. (warn, using ‘about’)
6. “You should apply for the job,” said Hannah to Salvia. (encourage)
7. “Okay, Romeo can go to the housewarming,” said Romeo’s mother. (agree, using
clause)
8. “The class will start later on Tuesdays,” the teacher said to us. (explain + clause)
9. “It’s a great idea to go to the moors,” said Abdullah. (recommend + verb-ing)
10. “Don’t cross the road there,” she said to the children. (warn, using infinitive)

V. Read the text. Match the following themes (1-4) with the paragraphs (A-D).
1. Teachers now have big chances to share.
2. Technologies may replace the traditional classroom altogether.
3. Cutting-edge innovative technologies are in use.
4. You can’t use technologies all the time because of their cost.

Learning outside the classroom

A.______________________________ From cloud computing to virtual reality,

technology is transforming the traditional learning path. New technologies such as the
cloud, tablets, and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to transform education, putting
students in charge of their learning. Already some teachers have adopted the “flipped
classroom”, in which students direct their learning at home, while class time is used for
answering questions. Could these technologies replace the traditional classroom
altogether? Students learning outside classrooms.

B.__________________________ Free cloud offerings such as Google’s G Suite for

Education have made it easy to share information. Teachers can store resources –
newspaper articles, instructional videos, podcasts – on the cloud, enabling students to
access that information from home, in a café or even on the bus. Additionally, students can
file assignments that teachers can instantly access and mark. Mobile technology,
particularly in the form of tablets, is also helping to displace the idea that learning has to
take place in the classroom. A 2014 report on learning technologies in further education
from the Association of Colleges and the Association for Learning Technology found that
tablets were “an excellent technology for enriched pedagogy”, citing their benefits in
“interactive lectures, field trips, and wet labs”. Equipped with cameras and audio recorders,
tablets are also ideal vehicles for the increasingly popular e-portfolio: a method of
recording and showcasing a student’s work, whether it’s a video of the student carrying out
a practical task, such as cutting hair, or observations from their placement employer.

C.___________________________ Widespread adoption of mobile technology is

hampered by cost, however. As John Traxler, Professor of Digital Learning at the
University of Wolverhampton, points out: “Once you get past compulsory education, you’ve
got to address the question of equity: tablets are expensive, so either you ask students to
bring their own, with the result that only the rich students do, or the institution buys them,
and it can’t afford to.” However, the broader trend is away from traditional classroom-
based teaching. In essence, online distance learning has mushroomed in recent years,
enabling students to gain both work-based qualifications and full degrees without attending
a physical institution. While that’s harder to achieve in areas where students need to
acquire practical skills, technology can still add value. Prospects College of Advanced
Technology in Essex, for example, has installed a virtual reality suite that will enable its
construction students to practice new skills, such as carrying out an electrical installation in
a virtual setting before moving on to trying them in a real-world setting. Although the
classroom-based model has lasted for hundreds of years, web-based, mobile, and virtual
technologies are taking learning in a new direction. We could finally be about to see the
end of classroom-based teaching and the dawn of an era of independent learning.
Virtual reality, ‘the suit of life’.

D._______________________Here are some examples of technology in use. Cloud

computing includes free educational suites from Google and Microsoft that enable schools
to store other files on the web so that students and teachers can collaborate inside the
classroom and out. A tablet’s versatility means students can learn anywhere at any time,
whether it’s taking photos on a field trip, videoing themselves practicing a talk, or using a
language app to hone their speaking skills. These are called tablet computers. Game
simulations enable students to learn practical skills by doing them, but without risk: this is
particularly useful in higher education for students of medicine, dentistry, or optometry.
Wearable headsets work with virtual reality to immerse students in an experience. In
contrast, wearable cameras can capture learning, and headbands that measure brain
signals to let teachers know if students are distracted. Wearable laboratories allow
students to run experiments online and repeat them if they get them wrong – useful for
students who are home-taught or who want to revise what they’ve learned in college. In
VR, students can immerse themselves in a learning experience, whether it’s putting
themselves in the place of an Apollo astronaut as he lands on the moon or walking around
a virtual building site identifying safety issues. Augmented reality software enables
students to point their mobile camera at an object and see a video or animation
superimposed on the screen, bringing alive everything from history to car maintenance. 3D
printers enable students to create prototypes for their design ideas, objects for use in
science experiments, or solid geometric shapes to help them understand mathematical
concepts. Tools such as Skype and FaceTime expand students’ horizons by enabling
them to talk to students and teachers in other countries or have face-to-face consultations
with an expert. This technology is called video conferencing. Another area is the
telepresence robot teacher, which has been piloted in the US. It is a 1.2-meter stand with a
screen and a camera: the remote teacher can see, hear, and talk to their students.