On reading this post, I had a laugh, albeit with a bit of that feeling you get that forces a roll on the ground laugh fit when someone runs down the beach flinging their clothes off due to a cloud of bees in pursuit and stinging: Quite funny. As if a professor could stop someone from using one of …
Having been in Ed Tech for quite a while (1990s), and having witnessed a few Ed Tech failures firsthand, I asked AI to compile a list after seeing Ben Williamson’s on LinkedIn. After all, many solutions may be “fake gold” or “false gold” that many are selling as a real …
Proton reports the following about a CPSEnergy.com data breach which I haven’t heard of yet (to the best of my recollection) from CPSenergy: Dark Web Monitoring promptly notifies you when your personal information has been exposed on the dark web. This occurs when another service you use …
This is shocking, even if not unexpected or a surprise…our technologies are always listening, selling us out even when they say to us, “We may be listening but your data is safe with us.” Apple has agreed to pay $95M to resolve a decade-long lawsuit, accusing its virtual …
Fascinating… Evolutionary changes over many generations could well change or even diminish some of the human traits we cherish most, including friendship, intimacy, communication, trust and intelligence, because these are the traits AI engages most profoundly. via LiveScience
On BlueSky, Paul Richwine wrote: It’s a good exercise to write down what you believe. It’s not easy if you are honest. You don’t have to share it with anyone. And it doesn’t mean you can’t change your mind later. I was curious to see if the PRISM Framework would have …
Chatting with someone on Facebook, I felt compelled to write the following in response. I’ve updated it a little to show some additional reflection on the topic. A Tired Argument What a tired argument: Without AI Literacy, Students Will Be ‘Unprepared for the Future,’ Educators Say (source). …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT search tool may be open to manipulation using hidden content, and can return malicious code from websites it searches, a Guardian investigation has found. via Nick Evershed
This was a shocker to read today: “Everyone knows a teacher, firefighter, law enforcement officer, nurse or public worker who’s paid into Social Security year after year, only to have their payments curbed by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset when they retire. Now, …
“When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.” – The Mis-Education of the Negro, Carter G. Woodson via Elisabeth Glassco
A breaking news announcement from Texas ASCD organization: December 18, 2024 Dear Texas ASCD Community, After 77 years of dedicated support and service to educators across our great state, Texas ASCD will officially close its doors on December 31, 2024. We do so with much gratitude to all of our …
In the AI for Teachers Facebook group, Richard Noble shared the following: Is it unethical for teachers to use artificial intelligence to grade papers if they have forbidden their students from using it for their assignments? That was the question a teacher asked Kwame Anthony Appiah in a recent …
This quote from Nathaniel Myers: “I want them to undergo the writing process for themselves in ways that aren’t immediately turning to a tool that’s helping them write, because there’s value in the friction that’s a part of that work and learning that happens in writing without those tools,” Myers …
Fascinating… A high intake of both fruit and vegetables was associated with lower depressive symptoms over time compared to a low intake. A moderate intake of veggies, but not fruit, was also associated with lower depressive symptoms versus low intakes. “The findings present another …
One of my favorite quotes is, “What the hand does, the mind remembers." It’s a reminder that handwriting is such a powerful tool. I’m fascinated by it, because, for many years, I relied on typing to take notes. It feels like that Edward Hays story of a guy with a magic …
Fashion isn’t my thing. I wear similar outfits from day to day, often with boring uniformity. Has Ed Tech ever been any more than changing fashion? In my ongoing exploration of whether Ed Tech has fallen out of favor (and if it has, what should we be spending our electrons on?), James Abela …
An impulse purchase, I picked up a copy of Tanner Campbell’s and Kai Whiting’s book, What is Stoicism? A brief and accessible overview. I’ve read some of Ryan Holiday’s stuff, as well as various translations of Epictetus' work (not Discourses, though). Tanner was kind enough …
Ouch. Is there a backlash against Ed Tech going on, a realization that the evidence for Ed Tech is light, while it has been shown to be less than effective? If that’s so, why such a big push for Ed Tech at big events? Love to hear your thoughts. ‘We’re drinking the Kool-Aid’: Teacher fights …
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been reflecting on the issue of AI. My problem is that my reflections occur at odd moments, like while I’m watching television or reading a book. Or working on a project. It takes forever for these drops of insight to accumulate into a pool. I don’t …
Will this be celebrated by those who favor parents' running schools or not? You know, those parents running to take over school boards so they can push their beliefs and narrow (hey, it’s the narrow gate, no?) beliefs on their community’s children? Or will this be hailed as a victory by …
Bradford Vivian writes on BlueSky: Bible-based alternatives already exist throughout the nation—in private schools for that purpose. The issue here isn’t creating an alternative, or free speech, but using public funds to promote a favored religion in schools starting in kindergarten. I …
“The essay is a method for thinking… AI can generate an essay in response to a prompt, but this does not mean that students should stop learning how to write essays for themselves. We do not assign essays so that there will be more student essays in the world. The point of the …
Associate Professor Jonathan Boymal highlights a new study. Here is one excerpt that jumps out me: The Expertise Paradox: “The paradox of expertise is that while generative Al assists in executing tasks requiring lower-level thinking skills, this advantage paradoxically hinders a learner’s …
I shared this poem with my daughter. I got a laugh and a moment of reflection… Text in Image Here’s the text from the image: Title: “IF ADAM PICKED THE APPLE” Author: DANIELLE COFFYN (from North Meridian Review) There would be a parade, a celebration, a holiday to commemorate the …
What Is the First Thing Remarkably Successful People Do? Figure Out Which Game They’re Actually Playing Then you can determine how to win the game you not only want to play, but need to play. …