The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment when AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced. This year, we have broadened our scope to more extensively cover essential trends such as …
6 Ways to Identify Who an Unknown Caller Is
Unknown calls are pretty common these days, but tracking down the person that’s calling can be tricky. So, here are some ways to identify them.
Teachers are using AI to grade essays. But some experts are raising ethical concerns
Teachers are turning to AI tools and platforms — such as ChatGPT, Writable, Grammarly and EssayGrader — to assist with grading papers, writing feedback, developing lesson plans and creating assignments. They’re also using the burgeoning tools to create quizzes, polls, …
Can Using a Grammar Checker Set Off AI-Detection Software?
A college student says she was falsely accused of cheating, and her story has gone viral. Where is the line between acceptable help and cheating with AI?
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-04-04-can-using-a-grammar-checker-set-off-ai-detection-software…
The 10 Best AI Courses in 2024
Today’s options for best AI courses offer a wide variety of hands-on experience with generative AI, machine learning and AI algorithms.
Teaching Our Students How to Use ChatGPT
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an indispensable tool. In my opinion, it’s the responsibility of the college network to train students to use it, especially in the technical sector. If our graduates enter the job market without knowing how …
AI-Assisted Grading: A Leap Forward or a Step Back?
Investigating the True Cost of Efficiency in Educational Evaluation.
https://pascalvallet.substack.com/p/ai-assisted-grading-a-leap-forward…
Exploring the future of learning and the relationship between human intelligence and AI. An interview with Professor Rose Luckin
Professor Rose Luckin, a pioneer in the integration of artificial intelligence with education, holds the position of Professor of Learner Centred Design at the UCL Knowledge Lab, University College London.
https://journals.sfu.ca/jalt/index.php/jalt/article/view/1659…
Exploring influential factors in peer upvoting within social annotation
Upvotes serve important purposes in online social annotation environments. However, limited studies have explored the influential factors affecting peer upvoting in online collaborative learning. In this study, we analysed the factors influencing students’ upvotes received from their peers as 91 …
A newsletter about our uneasy relationship to phones becomes The Guardian’s fastest-growing email ever
“Reclaim Your Brain” acknowledges “the effect that the news cycle is having on us psychologically.”
The Gmail App Will Be Getting A “Summarize” Button Soon
Don’t have the time to read through what your boss is saying in a lengthy email? Gmail will help you summarize that.
How to learn anything using 6 simple steps
Starting a journey to learn a new subject or skill can sometimes be quite daunting or even overwhelming, but you will be pleased to know almost any learning can be broken down into smaller stages. Enabling you to develop an …
Google Maps is getting a major AI upgrade — what you need to know
Google’s adding generative AI to another one of its products, and this time it’s Google Maps’ turn to integrate itself with the up and coming technology. Specifically in a way that’s designed to help you find new places in your …
Build a Lifelong Habit of Learning With the 5-Hour Rule
The smartest and most successful people are consistent and deliberate learners. The 5-hour rule can help you achieve that too.
https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/build-a-lifelong-habit-of-learning-with-5-hour-rule.html…
Do Students Generate Better Self-Feedback by Comparing their Work Against Assessment Criteria or Exemplars?
This study explores the impact of different comparators (assessment criteria vs. exemplars) on students’ self-feedback and learning outcomes in a peer review setting. Results indicate that exemplar comparisons lead to more high-level process feedback and improved grade performance, whereas assessment …