AI is all the rage, and it has been for a few years. Some folks are raging advocates for AI, and they claim it will fix everything. Other folks rage against it, and they claim it will ruin everything. The truth probably lies somewhere between the two extremes, but Hilke Schellmann’s book The algorithm: How Read More
Category: Generative AI
AI Snake Oil
As educators, we constantly strive to equip our students with the tools they need to navigate an increasingly complex world. One of the most significant challenges facing us today is the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its pervasive influence across various aspects of life. It’s crucial that we, as teachers, not only understand AI Read More
AI Generated: Data Security
What security measures are necessary to protect data? Data security involves protecting data from unauthorized access, modification, and disclosure. Key security measures include:
AI Generated Post: The Challenge of Integrating Technology
Generative AI arrived in our schools a few years ago with ChatGPT and our collective concern about its future for our work. In the time since, we have been negotiating its place in education. We seem to be narrowing in on several applications that are useful in making people “smart.” One activity that has focused Read More
Is the AI Hype Over?
Those who have been around for a few years, know that most technology innovations go through a common pattern: I do believe we are ready to begin understanding and integrating generative AI. I come to this conclusion because of these observations: In Vermont, we have a saying: “Let’s see how this sugars off.” It typically Read More
An Experiment with AI
A colleague and I have been leading forums on AI at our community college. Once per month, we meet with faculty and once per month with students. The discussions have been rich and we also share tools and ask other to share tools. At our most recent forum, we were exploring Notebook LM. This is Read More
AI Can Help Learners
For generations, students returning home from school were met with the question “what did you learn in school today?” The answer, of course, has been “nothing” for just as long. What was lost on all those generations is just how useful that question could be to our learning. We know that reconstructing what we have Read More
Reconsidering School Now That Generative AI Isn’t Going Away
The availability of generative AI has answered a question that has been debated amongst the educators with whom I have worked for the last four decades. It has been asked in various ways, but it comes down to “What matters in learning?” The debate centers around two generally given answers: Educators believe learning can be Read More
Review of Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter
AI has been here for a much longer than “ChatGPT” which has been garnering so much attention since late 2022. There have been a number of books and articles and special journal issues dedicated to the understanding it, considering its potential effects, and advising individuals and group on how to successfully navigate this new world. Read More