Exploring the impact of GenAI in education through understanding benefits and concerns of AI-generated content.
A New Course Teaches You How to Tap the Powers of ChatGPT and Put It to Work for You
Created by Dr. Jules White, Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT will teach students how to write effective “prompts” (or well-crafted questions) so that they can leverage ChatGPT and other large language models.
Innovating Pedagogy 2023
We are delighted to present our latest Innovating Pedagogy report, co-authored by academics at the Institute of Educational Technology together with researchers from the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at the University of Cape Town.
A comparative analysis of the skilled use of automated feedback tools through the lens of teacher feedback literacy
The paper addresses two research questions: Which teacher feedback competencies are necessary for the skilled use of open AF tools? and What does the skilled use of open AF tools add to our conceptions of teacher feedback competencies?
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41239-023-00410-9
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41239-023-00410-9…
How to Use AI to Do Stuff: An Opinionated Guide
This guide is opinionated, based on my experience, and focused on how to pick the right tool to do things. I have written separately about the kinds of tasks you may want AI to do, which might be useful to …
6 Online Directories of AI Tools to Discover or Search for the Best AI App
These free directories list all the AI tools available online, so you can browse or search for them quickly and easily.
https://www.makeuseof.com/online-directories-of-ai-tools-search-app/…
To Advance AI Use in Education, Focus on Understanding Educators
A better understanding of educators’ perspectives of emerging education technology, specifically tools that incorporate AI, is essential to unlock the full potential benefits of these innovations.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40593-023-00351-4…
How to Use AI to Create Formative Assessments
Formative is an online assessment platform. Formative’s new AI-powered assessment generator is currently a beta product that anyone with an active Formative account (free or paid) can use.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2023/06/how-to-use-ai-to-create-formative.html…
New Microsoft Word Features to Note
Mike Tholfsen recently published a video in which he outlined and demonstrated seven new features of Microsoft Word. Five of the seven work in the web version of Word while the other two work in the desktop version of Word.…
Students positive towards AI, but uncertain about what counts as cheating
Students are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating. However, where the boundary for cheating lies is highly unclear.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230512144730.htm…
Students positive towards AI, but uncertain about what counts as cheating
Students are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating. However, where the boundary for cheating lies is highly unclear.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230512144730.htm…
Communities of Practice Within and Across Organizations: A Guidebook
This book (241 page PDF) is the latest release from the authority on communities of practice. This book helps guide individuals, teams, and organizations through the process. It is for organizational leaders creating a conducive environment, community leaders launching and …
Can AI Help Teachers With Grading?
A comparison of teachers and AI giving scores and feedback on middle school writing.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-06-14-can-ai-help-teachers-with-grading…
Using Grammarly to Provide Effective Feedback on Essays
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been quite a controversial topic lately. Regarding its use in education, I believe embracing AI can benefit both you and your students. This is why, during the Winter 2023 semester, I experimented with …
The top 5 things higher education students want from online learning
Online learning has become increasingly popular in recent years, and students have a lot to say about what they want from their online courses.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/higher-education-students-online-learning-survey…