Last May, Yusuf Pişan RC 88, a computer engineering professor at the University of Washington, Bothell, delivered a keynote speech at Acıbadem University, facilitated by Ata Akın RC 88, the university’s Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. The address focused on using playful interactions with AI to keep educators up to date and, to better support students. Pişan emphasized that teachers cannot evaluate AI-assisted work or coach students effectively without using these tools themselves. “Assign a game with structured reflection, give prompting exercises, and build something small yourself,” Pişan recommended. “The most credible voice belongs to someone who has tried the technology, failed, and learned from it.”
Akın underlined that because AI can accomplish routine educational tasks in minutes, educators can now concentrate on deeper skills. “AI helps us focus more on critical thinking and moral values,” Akın noted. “Students are now asking to be examined orally, even if they prepare written work with AI. In a way, we may be going back to pre-technology methods in education.”
