No-one working in higher education over the past six months will have been able to escape the frantic discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) and what it means for the future. It’s not my background, and I’m certainly no expert. One …
7 principles for AI in education
The edtech industry aims to advance the responsible use of AI to enhance learning, while also protecting privacy and promoting educational equity.
Game-based Revision: Making Learning Dynamic Through Play | Summary of an AQPC Webinar
On September 21, 2023, Magalie Fournier-Plouffe, a pedagogical counsellor at Collège André-Grasset and history teacher at Cégep Marie-Victorin, hosted a webinar organized by the Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC). She described how, in the fall of 2021, she put …
How to Use Microsoft Teams for Virtual Training
Among the many tools available, Microsoft Teams stands out as a powerhouse for virtual collaboration and learning. In this post, we’ll look at how to use Microsoft Teams for virtual training and how it can transform learning sessions from mundane …
How to ChatGPT-proof Analysis Assignments
In this post, I’m going to show you one easy solution that solves the problem of assuming students will use generative AI by incorporating it into assessments. Keep in mind this is just a sketch using naked ChatGPT. If we …
Will ChatGPT change our definitions of cheating?
We can’t yet know if we have a full taxonomy of ChatGPT-enhanced mischief, or whether certain uses should be classed as mischief at all, writes Tom Muir.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/will-chatgpt-change-our-definitions-cheating…
YouTube’s AI Chatbot Reads the Comments for You
YouTube is testing out two generative AI features for Premium users that will answer user questions about the video they’re watching and summarize a video’s comment section, Google announced Monday.
https://gizmodo.com/youtube-ai-chatbot-google-bard-reads-comments-1850998925…
24 of the best online MIT courses you can take for free
edX hosts online courses from the most famous educational institutions in the world.
Guidance for generative AI in education and research
The publication offers concrete recommendations for policy-makers and education institutions on how the uses of GenAI tools can be designed to protect human agency and genuinely benefit students, teachers and researchers.
5 Wonderful Free Day Planner Apps for Your To-Dos, Goals, and Daily Habits
Achieve consistent daily productivity with these free day planner apps to organize your tasks and goals.
https://www.makeuseof.com/free-day-planner-apps-to-organize-to-dos-goals-daily-habits…
Using Technological Tools to Develop Students’ Attitudes Rather Than Skills
In the Winter 2023 session, I taught the complementary course Séjour international [International Stay] at Cégep Limoilou. To prepare my students for a 3-week trip to Morocco at the end of the session, I set up 2 activities involving technological …
OpenAI is letting anyone create their own version of ChatGPT
The GPT platform is a no-code way to make custom AI agents for all sorts of tasks, and it’s available exclusively for ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23948957/openai-chatgpt-gpt-custom-developer-platform…
How Microsoft’s AI teaching assistant helps generate classroom materials
With the help of Shiksha copilot, a teacher in Bengaluru, India, reports reducing her lesson-planning time from hours to minutes.
Effective assessment methods for large enrolment classes
Tips on how to assess students in large classes effectively, including how to use specialist technology to increase efficiency.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/effective-assessment-methods-large-enrolment-classes…
Students Outrunning Faculty in AI Use
A new study finds over half of students use generative AI, while more than 75 percent of faculty members do not regularly use the technology.