靠不住的诺言:技术之于学习的神话

人工智能融入教育的主流话语建基在对教师角色的解构之上,并通过技术支持学习的神话许诺实现教育革命。然而,这一靠不住的诺言本质上试图用“以机器为中心”代替“以教师为中心”,陷入避坑落井的尴尬境地,从而构建了更为精准的“全景式监狱”。此神话既背叛了教育规律,又是教育焦虑与“唯科学主义”态度重合的产物,并在嗅到巨大利益的资本推动下广为盛行。教育改革虽然迫切需要技术支持,但切勿使技术凌驾于主体之上,使超度人类灵魂的教育活动遭到贬黜。智能技术之于学习的未来更应妥善处理教育技术的基本矛盾及主要矛盾,摆脱“目的-手段”之链的死循环,将自身定位于作为手段的“引带技术”,而非作为目的的“促逼技术”。如此,智能技术方能显现出教育的意义和价值。

An Uncertain Promise: Myth about Technology-supported Learning

The mainstream discourse of AI application in education is based on the deconstruction of a teacher's role.The myth of technology-supported learning promises to realize the educational revolution.However,this uncertain promise is essentially an attempt to replace"teacher-centered"learning with"machine-centered"learning,falling into an embarrassing situation of fending off one danger only to fall prey to another,and creating a more precise"panoramic prison."This myth not only betrays the education principles but also is a product of the coincidence of educational anxiety and scientism,popularized by capital that smells great benefits.Although educational reform does need technical support,it should not let technology control the learner,degrading the educational activities that transcendent the human soul.In the future,the basic contradiction and principal contradiction of educational technology should be properly handled,getting rid of the endless cycle of"end-means"chain,and being the"Hervorbringen technology"as a means,rather than the"herausfordern technology"as an end.In this way,intelligent technology can add more significant meaning and value to education.