OpenAI Adds Brazilian Portuguese to Its Free AI Course for Teachers
The free AI for Educators course covers using AI for lesson prep and assessment. OpenAI also highlighted ChatGPT's study mode, which walks students through a topic with questions and hints.
OpenAI announced on October 15 local time that its AI for Educators course is now available in Brazilian Portuguese. Timed to coincide with Teachers’ Day in Brazil, the company also rolled out a campaign set in a university lecture hall that takes a humorous look at the relationship between teachers and students. The announcement paired the course, which helps teachers prepare lessons, with ChatGPT’s study mode, which guides students through a subject by asking them questions.
What teachers can learn
AI for Educators is available through OpenAI Academy, the company’s free learning site. It is aimed at teachers across all levels, from elementary and middle school through high school and university. With the addition of Brazilian Portuguese, teachers who speak the language can now learn how to use AI in their classrooms.
The course covers lesson planning, building learning activities and assessments, and preparing communication materials. It walks through everything from structuring a lesson to creating the activities and assessments that students will actually receive. The focus is on the materials and tasks teachers handle day to day.
Even when AI is in the mix, the course is built around the idea that teachers decide how to teach. OpenAI said the course is designed so that teachers use AI in ways grounded in their own teaching methods.
How students learn with ChatGPT
ChatGPT’s study mode is a feature that helps students work through a topic step by step. OpenAI explained that it offers questions, hints, and explanations, then checks how much the student has understood. Where the teacher-facing course deals with lesson preparation, study mode supports the process of students learning the material.
According to OpenAI, study mode was developed together with teachers, scientists, and experts in pedagogy. It can be accessed by selecting “Study” from the tools menu in ChatGPT. OpenAI described it as a tool teachers can use to support learning in which students arrive at answers themselves.
The announcement delivers separate kinds of support for lesson preparation and for the learning process itself. Teachers pick up AI techniques from the course, while students get step-by-step explanations and comprehension checks in study mode.