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Introduction to the Episode 00:00:00:22 – 00:00:43:01 John This is the Ten Minute Teacher podcast, with your host, Vicki Davis.
Sponsor Message and Episode Kick-off 00:00:43:03 – 00:01:13:14 Vicki Davis Today’s sponsor is Microsoft Education. Stay tuned at the show’s end to learn more about their artificial intelligence course for educators. As we continue to talk about A.I., we have brought my friend Mark Sparvell back on the show from Microsoft to talk about something we did not cover in the last episode. So, Mark, we’re going to discuss Bing Chat Enterprise for faculty, and this is actually a really big deal, isn’t it?
00:01:13:15 – 00:01:15:17 Mark Sparvell It is, yeah. It’s a really exciting release.
The Significance of Bing Chat Enterprise for Faculty 00:01:15:17 – 00:01:27:00 Vicki Davis We have access to so many different AI tools. What makes this one different and truly such a big deal for faculty? Because it really is something that every single person in school can use.
Privacy and Security in Education Tools 00:01:27:03 – 00:02:11:01 Mark Sparvell The big deal in education is that we’re working with our most vulnerable populations, our students, and student data. We’re managing privacy all the time. The tools that we use, especially in education, need to be safe and secure. What goes in is safe. What comes out is safe. A key thing about Bing Chat Enterprise is that it’s secure end-to-end. If you have an enterprise-level license with Microsoft, then all of your faculty have access to Bing Chat Enterprise. It’ll just pop up. You will see a little green button at the top that says ‘Protected’.
Data Privacy and the Advantages of Bing Chat Enterprise 00:02:11:03 – 00:03:19:08 Mark Sparvell At the bottom, you’ll see another message which says your personal data is basically yours. So Microsoft is not accessing that data. It’s not using that data to train the language model. And it doesn’t allow third-party plugins that might use that data. So, unlike some other generative AI tools where people might be crossing their fingers, this is a commercial-grade secure tool where you get all the benefits of chat functions, all of those generative tools, but knowing that your information is your information.
Practical Applications of Bing Chat Enterprise in Education 00:03:19:10 – 00:05:42:20 Vicki Davis I’ll just give you some examples. When ChatGPT came out, I saw some special ed folks saying, “Oh, it’s helping me write my IEPs.” And I’m like, “No, it’s helping me write these emails to parents.” And I’m like, “No. Bad idea.” So help us understand, in a traditional large language model that’s open to the public, when you type in that chat, what could happen to that data?
Interacting with Data and Documents Using Bing Chat Enterprise 00:05:42:20 – 00:08:16:00 Mark Sparvell With Bing Chat Enterprise, you can interact with massive documents. For example, a busy school principal can have Bing Chat Enterprise go through a 78-page policy document from the State Department and ask it to summarize it, create a SWOT analysis, or provide an executive summary for the Parent Governing Council. It can also generate questions to check understanding of the key policy recommendations, all while knowing that this confidential document is staying within the organization.
Bing Chat Enterprise as a Learning Assistant 00:08:16:01 – 00:10:13:14 Vicki Davis What’s really cool to me is whatever I’m in, I can open it up and it can interact with what I have on the page. So PDFs, like I have this massive PDF for AP Computer Science principles, pull it up and ask it questions. Have you done anything like that with PDFs? Can you tell me a story?
Real-World Examples and the Future of Education with AI 00:10:13:17 – 00:12:26:04 Mark Sparvell Yes, one of the really exciting features for busy administrators and teachers is that this gives you a reasoning engine that sits on top of those massive documents. I was actually helping a teacher today with a picture book in a PDF form. She opened up the PDF, clicked on chat, and was able to ask questions about the content on the screen.
Closing Thoughts and Encouragement to Use Bing Chat Enterprise 00:12:26:04 – 00:14:32:22 Vicki Davis This is the incredible thing, Mark, is that I was present in the summer and I know you’ve been presenting a lot and talking about how eventually we will be able to converse with our textbooks and all the things that we have on our computer, but that’s already here now. It’s exponential change and it’s happening and it’s secure.
Final Sponsor Message and Sign-off 00:14:33:00 – 00:21:53:08 Vicki Davis So thanks, Mark, for sharing. And Mark has an amazing YouTube channel where he shares lots of secrets. So thanks, Mark, for coming on the show, and I’m really excited. Microsoft has an amazing artificial intelligence course for educators that will help you and your education team have the knowledge you need to understand the best practices for artificial intelligence in schools.
00:21:53:08 – 00:21:53:08 John You’ve been listening to the Ten Minute Teacher podcast. If you want more content from Vicki Davis, you can find her on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube at Cool Cat Teacher. Thank you for listening.
