The Education Ministry has begun the testing of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in schools.
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says this is to support teachers with marking of test papers and administrative tasks.
According to the Education Minister, this will give teachers more time to interact with students.
She states that another tool is the Jamaica learning assistant.
The Education Minister says Jamaica is building its national AI readiness in other areas. This includes a prompt engineering course.
She states that AI is not a future possibility but a present reality, noting that Jamaica is responding boldly.
The National Artificial Intelligence Taskforce has been established, and Jamaica is among the first countries to develop a policy for AI in education.
Dr. Morris Dixon says this signals to the world that Jamaica is not afraid of new technology.
She was speaking at the opening session of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s Education Conference under the theme “Innovations in Education Technology: The Imperative of Change”.
The conference ends tomorrow.