Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

1. 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.People already use AI for this at work
2. 02Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
3. 03Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.People already use AI for this at work
4. 04Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.AI could speed this up a lot
5. 05Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Mostly human for now
6. 06Supervise students' laboratory work.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
7. 07Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.People already use AI for this at work
8. 08Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.AI could speed this up a lot
9. 09Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.People already use AI for this at work
10. 10Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.AI could speed this up, with extra tools

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.

1. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

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