Tag: teaching
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What does a ‘lecturer’ do?
This infographic shows the diverse roles of a typical lecturer, spanning responsibilities across teaching, research, and service. The balance between these areas varies, highlighting the multifaceted nature of the role.
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Link: Assisted Vs Autonomous AI for Educators
https://drphilippahardman.substack.com/p/assistive-vs-autonomous-ai-for-educators “If we are to embrace and leverage the power of AI, it requires us to be open and willing to change significantly both what we do and how we do it. We need to be open to a change in our identity from teachers of humans to teachers of AI.“ The article discusses the…
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Guide on the side, or sidelined?
in AIWe talk about the need for teachers to move from being the ‘sage on the stage’ to the ‘guide on the side’, and how this is a positive approach that positions the student at the centre of their learning rather than the teacher. But another way of viewing this is that students’ use of AI…
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Open-access textbook: AI for teachers
https://www.ai4t.eu/textbook The link takes you to a page to download the open-access textbook on AI for teachers. The book is available in a range of formats (PDF, epub, etc) and in multiple languages. An Erasmus+ K3 project designed by France, Slovenia, Italy, Ireland and Luxembourg to contribute to training on AI in education for and…
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An AI-first approach to higher education in the UK
http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2024/01/ai-university.html Donald Clark proposes a vision for an AI-first university, tackling the pressing need for high-quality, low-cost online education in the UK. Here’s a distilled list of 25 transformative ideas, drawing inspiration from other successful educational models: I couldn’t agree more. For me, AI has the potential to massively scale personal learning, and for that…
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In Beta podcast: Assessment and learning
http://inbetaphysio.com/2023/06/29/31-assessment-and-learning/ In this conversation, Ben and I had discuss the assessment process, linking it to broader themes of learning, curriculum design, and student experience. We talk about the centralisation of assessment and explore the tensions between institutional control and the autonomy of teachers. We discuss student satisfaction and the influence of risk aversion in educational…
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Link: OpenAI’s Guide to Teaching with AI
https://openai.com/blog/teaching-with-ai “We’re sharing a few stories of how educators are using ChatGPT to accelerate student learning and some prompts to help educators get started with the tool. In addition to the examples below, our new FAQ contains additional resources from leading education organizations on how to teach with and about AI, examples of new AI-powered…
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Weekly digest (24-30 Jul 2023)
A collection of resources and courses to learn about AI. Elements of AI Elements of AI is a series of free online courses created by MinnaLearn and the University of Helsinki. We want to encourage as broad a group of people as possible to learn what AI is, what can (and can’t) be done with…
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Link: I wanted to be a teacher but they made me a cop
Via Dave Nicholls’ Paradoxa Substack. Mastroianni, A. (2022, December 13). I wanted to be a teacher but they made me a cop. https://www.experimental-history.com/p/i-wanted-to-be-a-teacher-but-they “I have a second job, which is evaluation, or gatekeeping, or, most specifically, point-guarding. I’m supposed to award “points” based on what students do in my class. Students try to acquire as…
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In Beta podcast on generative AI and assessment
It’s been a long time since Ben and I sat down to record something for the In Beta podcast, but I think this episode on Generative AI is a good one. As usual, Ben asks some great questions that really push me to think about what I’m thinking. This was a wide-ranging conversation that explored…
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Link: Should your publications be web books?
https://electricbookworks.com/thinking/publishing-websites-for-impact/ This is such a great post from Arthur Atwell at Electric Book Works. I have so many thoughts on how I want to use these ideas, but the main one is that all of our teaching materials should be web-first. I’ve captured the list, but you really should read the full post by Arthur.
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What if AI is a better teacher than me?
We all agree that having a solid foundation of knowledge is important. And we seem to make the assumption that AI doesn’t have a role to play in this process (i.e. the student must develop the knowledge foundation). But from another perspective, what if it turns out that AI is better at helping students build…
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(Teacher+AI) + (Student+AI) = better outcomes
I think that teachers who use AI well, combined with students who use AI well, will outperform those who don’t use AI at all. And I don’t mean “outperform” on the assessment tasks that universities typically use e.g. MCQs, essays, and Q&A-type formats. I’m not sure how much longer university assessment tasks (in their current…
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Don’t plan on a career in prompt engineering
I’ve said before that prompt engineering is a dead end, and here’s further support, for similar reasons. A more “enduring and adaptable skill is problem formulation — the ability to identify, analyze, and delineate problems.” I agree, although even this may only be true in the relative a short-term. I’ve mentioned before the work being…
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Podcast: Google Apps for teaching
Useful suggestions for using Google Apps in a variety of ways to enhance teaching.