Author: Rafael Scapin

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder created Augmented Physics, a tool that brings static textbook diagrams to life on iPads, allowing students to visualize physics concepts interactively. This award-winning innovation may soon expand to other subjects, enhancing educational engagement …

The interactional skill of large language models enables them to carry out qualitative research interviews at speed and scale. Demonstrating the ability of these new techniques in a range of qualitative enquiries, Friedrich Geiecke and Xavier Jaravel, present a new …

OpenAI has introduced a web search feature in ChatGPT, enhancing user experience by integrating real-time search results into answers, similar to Bing and Perplexity. 

How ChatGPT Search affects the broader AI landscape

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Assessment is essential for validating skills, guiding pedagogy, and supporting student self-evaluation, but it’s challenging, subjective, and complex. AI offers promising advancements for more accurate, real-time assessments, though concerns about fairness, privacy, and the need for human oversight remain.

https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/no-more-tests-working-against-and-around-ai…

Generative AI’s rapid adoption in classrooms has sparked resistance due to concerns about academic integrity and skill development, with some schools banning it. However, experts suggest that instead of restricting AI, educators should integrate it thoughtfully, treating it like Google …

Can NotebookLM generate accurate and interesting podcasts?

ELC 085: Generating AI Podcasts for Learning

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The debate over open education and generative AI continues, with David Wiley’s recent perspective sparking thoughtful responses. While Wiley argues that generative AI may better achieve open education goals than OER, critics emphasize the risks of AI, its ethical concerns, …

Real-world demonstration in chatbot responses could encourage other firms to label material produced by AI.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03462-7…

With the new Google Prompting Essentials course, learners will discover how to effectively prompt in five easy steps and make AI work for them — no experience required.

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/grow-with-google/learn-how-to-write-ai-prompts-in-5-easy-steps-with-this-new-course-from-google/…

AI is transforming lesson planning, enabling educators to create efficient, personalized learning experiences with tools that address real-world teaching challenges. From content creation to fostering student engagement, AI enhances education by freeing teachers from routine tasks and allowing a focus …

An experiment tested six generative large language models against students in an online introductory biomedical and health informatics course. The models scored higher than as many as three quarters of the real-world students in the class.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240916153435.htm…