Welcome to Early Education in the Age of AI! I’m Jodie from The Empowered Educator, and in today’s episode, we’re exploring one of my favourite AI tools—Perplexity. Whether you love research or dread it, this tool can save you hours of time and help you find reliable, concise answers without getting lost in the endless maze of distraction that is the internet.

🎧🎙️ How Will This Episode Help You In Your Early Education Role?

In this episode, we’ll dive into how Perplexity can become your go-to research assistant, helping you quickly and accurately gather information to better inform your overall planning and documentation and connect to frameworks like the Australian EYLF.

I’ll share how Perplexity compares to other AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, then give you practical examples of how you can use it to clarify and improve your understanding of educational theories and frameworks, making your job as an educator more efficient and less overwhelming.

✨ Highlights From This Episode:

🟢 Discover how Perplexity can simplify and speed up your research process by providing direct, concise answers.

🟢 You’ll learn the important differences between Perplexity and other AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude.

🟢 Explore how to use Perplexity to delve into complex educational theories, making them easier to apply in your daily work.

🟢 Find out how to use Perplexity’s follow-up question feature to help you extend your understanding of any topic.

🟢 Uncover practical ways to connect educational theories with your planning and documentation using Perplexity.

🟢 Get tips on how to use Perplexity to align your practices with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).

🎧 Why you’ll want to listen:

💡 Quickly gather reliable information without falling into the "Google rabbit hole."

💡 You’ll find out how to improve your understanding of complex educational theories with easy-to-understand explanations.

💡 You’ll understand how to confidently connect theories like Piaget and Vygotsky to your daily planning and practices.

💡 Perplexity can help you link your documentation with the EYLF.

💡To find out how Perplexity can act as your personal research assistant and save you a whole lot of planning time!

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