Category: Education
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AI in physiotherapy education – Canadian Physiotherapy Association
This workshop introduces clinical instructors to state-of-the-art generative AI applications in physiotherapy education, with a focus on practical implementation strategies for educational content development. Through interactive demonstrations and guided exercises, participants will explore how AI tools can enhance their teaching practice while maintaining high educational and clinical standards. The workshop addresses three key areas: content…
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Condemning AI in education while requiring Turnitin
This post briefly explores the contradiction in higher education’s approach to student data: condemning AI companies as “predatory” while mandating student submission to Turnitin’s commercial database. Unlike AI services offering opt-out options, plagiarism detection systems provide no choice. Are we applying consistent principles to educational technology, or simply protecting the status quo?
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Efficiency in teaching is important, but learning is importanter
When we focus solely on how AI can automate teaching tasks, we miss its transformative potential for learning. The question isn’t whether AI can grade papers faster, but whether it might help learners navigate complexity, connect diverse perspectives, and construct meaning in ways previously unimaginable in traditional educational environments.
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People are not content generators
There are different ways of framing our engagement with AI, and the focus on content generation misses an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of generative AI as a paradigm-changing technology.
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Thinking with AI: A framework for active engagement
Thinking with AI requires intentional engagement rather than passive consumption. This post presents a four-level framework—from using AI as a sounding board to developing systematic comparative analysis—to help health professions educators maintain active collaboration with AI tools while preserving human agency and critical thinking skills.
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[Link] ChatGPT available to 500 00 students at CSU
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-targets-higher-education-us-with-chatgpt-rollout-california-state-2025-02-04/ OpenAI said on Tuesday it will roll out an education-specific version of its chatbot to about 500,000 students and faculty at California State University as it looks to expand its user base in the academic sector and counter competition from rivals like Alphabet (Google). The rollout will cover 23 campuses of the largest public…
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AI is not neutral. Neither is education.
While critics debate AI and education neutrality, they’re missing the point: nothing humans create is value-neutral, including education.
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Generative AI in Health Professions Education – FAIMER Connect Continued Learning
The second session of the FAIMER Connect Continued Learning series explored the impact and potential of generative AI in the fields of health professions practice, education, and research.
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DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/26/dfe-to-stop-grading-english-schools-based-on-proportion-of-russell-group-students
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Last day for discounted access to Head space course
This 3-hour course focuses on practical ways to incorporate generative AI into your daily academic routines, from reading and writing to creating and learning. You’ll explore how to use AI as a coach, a brainstorming partner, and a project assistant. The goal here is not only to teach you how to use AI, but to…
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Weekly digest 44
A weekly collection of things I found interesting, thought-provoking, or inspiring. It’s almost always about higher education, mostly technology, and usually AI-related.
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Physiopedia AI Masterclass courses are trending
All 4 AI courses on Physiopedia are currently trending. You can still sign up for free until 15 Nov 2024.
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Reimagining higher education in the face of advanced genAI: An opinionated vision
This post explores the potential impacts of advanced generative AI on higher education. It presents a radical vision where AI transforms learning processes, redefines institutions, and reshapes the nature of knowledge itself. The analysis considers how universities might evolve to remain relevant in a world where AI becomes the primary source of information and education.
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The remembering self and the experiencing self
How might significant aspects of health professions education change, if we discover that patients’ memories of their pain can’t be trusted?
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More details on HPE-Bot
HPE-Bot is a fantastic project being driven by someone deeply committed to health professions and medical education. If you think that generative AI is over-hyped, or that it doesn’t really have a place in HPE, consider playing around with this tool. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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Context matters: Misleading Headlines and Generative AI
Misleading headlines about generative AI can distort public perception. While you could reasonably claim that the capabilities of AI are overestimated in some areas, it’s actually underestimated in others (like education). This post critiques an article’s clickbait title, emphasising the importance of reading beyond headlines, especially if you’re going to share further. It argues for…
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Physiopedia AI course for healthcare professionals is now live
The Physiopedia AI Masterclass for Healthcare Professionals Programme is a comprehensive course exploring AI’s impact on healthcare education, research, and clinical practice. This free online programme introduces frontier AI models, discusses AI’s potential in enhancing learning and research, and examines its role in diagnosis and clinical performance. Learn to integrate AI into your professional life…
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One week until the Physiopedia MOOC on AI in Physiotherapy
There’s one week left before the start of the Physiopedia MOOC on AI in Physiotherapy. You may want to register if you think this is something that might affect your practice in the future.