Should we change the way we assign writing this fall given what we know about current AI text generation capabilities? The task force is cautioning educators about the use of unreliable and biased AI text detection software.
Did You Know You Can Speak to ChatGPT?
Why waste time typing your ChatGPT prompts when you can use your voice instead? We’ll show you how to do it.
In the age of ChatGPT, what’s it like to be accused of cheating?
While the public release of the artificial intelligence-driven large-language chatbot, ChatGPT, has created a great deal of excitement around the promise of the technology and expanded use of AI, it has also seeded a good bit of anxiety around what …
How to Use PowerPoint’s Designer Feature to Take the Pain Out of Presentations
Using PowerPoint Designer is easy; simply input text and images into slides, click on the “Designer” button, choose a suggested design, and make any necessary tweaks. Designer can even generate appropriate images, charts, and diagrams based on the slide content, …
10 EdTech Tools That’s Enhancing The Digital Classroom
Rapid technological development has enabled widespread digitization of organizational structures, helping to create a more sustainable and efficient enterprise supply chain. During the last two decades, ongoing investment and adoption of new technology have allowed organizations to upskill their workforce, …
Project Gutenberg puts 5,000 audiobooks online for free using synthetic speech
Open book repository Project Gutenberg has turned thousands of its titles into audiobooks practically overnight using synthetic speech, available now for download or streaming on multiple services. The selection is a bit idiosyncratic (as indeed the archive’s is generally) but …
Using Padlet to Foster Collaborative and Autonomous Learning
With the idea of promoting student autonomy in mind, I was looking for a way to develop a more student-centered approach to teaching. This is when I discovered Padlet, a versatile online platform.
https://eductive.ca/en/resource/using-padlet-to-foster-collaborative-and-autonomous-learning/…
Publishers, Don’t Use AI Detection Tools!
While the motivation behind integrating AI detectors in the academic review is well-intentioned, the challenges they introduce necessitate a different approach. The scholarly publishing industry must be vigilant, weighing the potential pitfalls against the promise and exploring ways to harmoniously …
How to Use the IFTTT App to Automate Your Tasks
Are you tired of doing repetitive tasks? Learn how to automate your daily routines with the IFTTT app and save time!
Google’s Bard chatbot can now find answers in your Gmail, Docs, Drive
Google’s AI chatbot can now answer questions based on the information it finds in your Gmail inbox and Drive storage.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23878999/google-bard-ai-chatbot-gmail-docs-drive-extensions…
How Students Use Unofficial Online Backchannels for Classes
Many professors worry that online systems like Discord and GroupMe are used for cheating, but they can also help build community.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-09-07-how-students-use-unofficial-online-backchannels-for-classes…
46 ChatGPT alternatives and AI tools for teachers
This quick overview guide aims to provide an insight into a few of these new AI tools, and how artificial intelligence can be used in the classroom by both students and teachers. Enabling teachers and educators to save time and …
What could the school of 2050 look like?
From learning in the metaverse to streamlining administrative tasks, here’s our vision of education in 2050.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/the-school-of-2050-technology-education…
UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers and School Students – A work in progress
Building on a host of guiding frameworks on AI and Education aimed at policy makers, UNESCO offers this draft AI Competency Framework for Teachers (AI CFT). The AI CFT serves as a practical, living guide for teachers in navigating the …
Your iPhone will soon be able to track your mental health with iOS 17, but what are the implications for your well-being?
A new mood tracker (dubbed “State of Mind”) will ask users to rate how they feel both in random moments (from unpleasant to pleasant) and daily. Mental health questionnaires will provide users with a preliminary screening for depression (using the …