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NSWEduChat, a purpose-built generative AI app, is curriculum aligned and will allow students to build AI literacy in a safe environment, the state government says.
It comes after the government announced earlier this month plans for an office for AI to be established to lead “safe” uptake of AI within the NSW public service.
From the start of term 4 on October 14, the NSW Department of Education’s NSWEduChat will be rolled out to all public schools from years 5-12.
Acting Education Minister Courtney Houssos said the app showed the power of public education to “deliver world-leading innovation to classrooms across NSW”.
“Generative AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday life, and through NSWEduChat we are helping our students to safely and responsibly build the digital literacy that will set them up for success in the jobs of the future,” she said.
“By making our free and effective AI tool available to all year 5 to 12 students, we are levelling the playing field when it comes to AI education in the classroom and ensuring that our educators, staff and students are at the forefront of emerging technologies.”
The app does not reveal full answers to students. Instead, it “encourages critical thinking” by asking guided questions and inviting students to reason on the outcome.
The top five uses of the app during the trial was general writing feedback, brainstorming support for tasks, a virtual assistant, consolidated learning, and planning and structuring written responses.
A separate NSWEduChat platform for teachers was rolled out to all schools earlier this year, with the Department of Education also launching Lesson Library, an online platform providing streamlined access to curriculum resources written by NSW teachers and aligned with the syllabus.
