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OL Daily, Stephen Downes
- Philip Moscovitch, Halifax Examiner, Oct 03, 2024 The dispute pitting digital platforms like Google and Facebook against news providers may appear to have little to do with online learning, but the same sort of issues surface in education, with some of the same inherent risks. And as this column points out, one major risk is […]
- Clark Quinn, Learnlets, Oct 03, 2024 So here's the argument. 'Workflow learning' is essentially learning that happens within the flow of work. It's not microlearning, which happens during otherwise idle gaps, it's direct performance support. Performance support is really useful, but is it learning? Learning requires reflection, and it's not clear that performance support provides […]
- Eric Sheninger, A Principal's Reflections, Oct 03, 2024 I'm going to back up Eric Sheninger's argument here with evidence from my own experience. I never know what's going to be new in my world; the domain in which I am supposed to be expert is constantly changing. To cope with all this uncertainty I depend […]
- The Website League, Oct 03, 2024 Alan Levine links to the Website League (and his attempt to link to his Pinboard feed shows why we need something like this). The League is "a bunch of smallish websites that talk to each other. You can go on the one you've chosen and post, and see posts […]
- Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic, Oct 03, 2024 Good argument from Cory Doctorow describing how companies are abusing copyright legislation to prevent you from doing things that are legal – such as fast-forwarding through ads on a video stream. Tools that allow you to do such things are examples of 'adversarial interoperability', and are used for "shifting […]
Michael Feldstein, E-Literate
- e-Literate is excited to unveil the AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA) Design/Build Workshop series, a pioneering initiative that brings together a diverse group of colleges and universities to collaboratively tackle the pressing challenges of learning design. This initiative extends beyond standard prompt engineering techniques, inviting participants to participate in co-designing a functioning AI application that […]
- In this post, I propose a programmatic, sector-wide approach to the challenge of building a solid foundation for AI tutors, balancing needs for speed, scalability, and safety. The post Toward a Sector-Wide AI Tutor R&D Program appeared first on 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 […]
EdSurge | Education Technology News and Resources
- How did a popular math teacher’s terminal struggle with ALS impact his students’ interest in math, and whether they perceive themselves as capable in …
- Latino students are one of the fast-growing demographics in K-12 education, but will that translate into them becoming leaders — or at least …
- “One of the greatest challenges I face as an educator is that the very qualities that drive me to succeed — my work ethic, my ambition, my desire to …
- AI INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER?: Over the past few months, a group of educators has been designing and testing a system that uses ChatGPT to serve as an …
- The rise of AI promises new solutions to long-standing challenges. It also introduces some challenges of its own. In addition to concerns over privacy, …
Phil on EdTech
- There's an emerging space between commercial chatbots using public data and complex AI model integrations
- Moving beyond the hype
- All about vendors
- The GAO reports detail numerous mistakes in the FAFSA Fiasco but misses out on recommendations
- Insights from a study about dropping remedial courses
