Audrey Watters, Hack Education Weekly News
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OL Daily, Stephen Downes
- Miguel Guhlin, TechNotes Blog, May 03, 2024 I haven't tried either of these tools – I have a GPT4 account and use that. But I've been hearing that both of these are a step up. Here's the review: "Both tools have a lot to offer. If you need citations as part of your responses, Perplexity […]
- eSchool Media Contributors, eCampus News, May 03, 2024 This is a short and not especially useful article, but it does contain one sentence that stimulates thought: "Readily-available training can help institutions take advantage of AI tools." Now it is true that there have been formal programs in AI for years (most norably the Norvig and […]
- Alison Sandstrom, CTV News, May 03, 2024 I'll just quote Dave Cormier on this, with approval: "This new regulation takes the most flexible and powerful information retrieval tool of all time and bans it from the places where our kids learn to learn – Ontario schools. Cell phones are super distracting. You might be reading […]
- Alan Levine, CogDogBlog, May 03, 2024 The comment culture has all but disappeared, notes Alan Levine. There's no one reason. "Not that attention is my purpose or goal, but really, there is so much more stuff out there, that we are swimming in it. But heck, a small but of validation goes a long way, […]
- Kyle Mackie, Erin Aspenlieder, eCampusOntario, May 03, 2024 Yet another helpful resource from the eCampusOntario Open Library, this pressbook is subtitled 'Strategies and Exercises for Meaningful Use in Higher Ed." The first 'chapter' is just a few paragraphs; the second contains a useful listing of AI engines and links to some AI databases. You'll also […]
Michael Feldstein, E-Literate
- I was delighted to speak with Cristi Ford, D2L’s VP of Academic Affairs, about durable skills and AI in higher education. You can find the episode in all the usual places: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-teaching-skills-can-complement-the-use-of-ai/id1663544722?i=1000649960964 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iYsMHqAKXzts9i4skDHPE YouTube (audio only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6bbJHSa-A Show Notes: https://www.d2l.com/podcasts/teach-and-learn/how-teaching-skills-can-complement-the-use-of-ai-in-education-with-michael-feldstein/ Cristi is a delightful, thoughtful educator and a pleasure to talk with […]
- Durable skills are not only a real thing but a civilizational shift. AI is not the cause. It's an accelerant and a wake-up call. Particularly when working with AI, I argue that teaching skills are durable skills. The post Teaching Skills are Durable Skills with AI appeared first on e-Literate.
- No matter how good a technology is, it still has to have the right capabilities to solve your problem. If you need a hammer to hang a picture and I hand you sledgehammer, you'll find a rock to use instead. AI is no different. The post AI in EdTech: How it Breaks in Subtle Ways […]
- Generative AI "hallucinations" aren't going away. That's OK. If we understand their limitations rather than just labeling them with hysterical language, we can gain tremendous benefits from them while protecting ourselves from the consequences of their limitations. The post How You Will Never Be Able to Trust Generative AI (and Why That’s OK) appeared first […]
- Fear not. The post How to ChatGPT-proof Analysis Assignments appeared first on e-Literate.
EdSurge | Education Technology News and Resources
- Texas is turning over some of the scoring process of its high-stakes standardized tests to robots. News outlets have detailed the rollout by the Texas …
- A CHATBOT HELPER COMES TO SCHOOL: One of the largest school districts in the country recently announced a chatbot “personal assistant” for students and …
- The advancements in technology are reshaping how we teach and learn, bringing new opportunities and challenges. To address such challenges, a concerted …
- When pueblos in New Mexico looked into running fiber into Jemez Day School, a K-6 school run by the Bureau of Indian Education, they were launching a …
- Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary …
Phil on EdTech
- The FAFSA completion drop compared to last year improved from 39% to 24% in a four week period
- What did we learn from 2U, Coursera, and other public company releases?
- Too much discussion looks at individual issues rather than the impact of multiple effects
- The importance of small tweaks and intentional design
- Notes on a growth strategy
