Μπορεί το AI να αντικαταστήσει τον δάσκαλο; | Maria Vrachiolia | TEDxDUTH

Maria Vrachiolia, a student teacher, asks the question that every educator is quietly wrestling with: what happens to young minds when AI does the thinking for them? Drawing on neuroscience research showing that AI-assisted writing produces significantly lower brain activity, she argues that the real value of AI in the classroom isn't replacing critical thought, it's buying teachers back the time to be more human with their students. Maria Vrachiolia is a primary education teacher with postgraduate studies in Psychopedagogy and in Information and Communication Technologies in Education. Her work focuses on pedagogical approaches that foster critical thinking, self-regulation, and student agency in the learning process. She is particularly interested in how artificial intelligence can support education in meaningful and responsible ways, always keeping the human being at the center of learning. Through her perspective, technology becomes not a substitute for education, but a tool for deeper understanding, empowerment, and more conscious teaching practices. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx