Category: AI

• Hands on with chat + search: connecting generative AI to the internet

  

  So far in this series I’ve taken a look at image generation with Adobe’s Firefly, audio generation with tools like MusicLM and Stable audio, and voice generation via ElevenLabs. In this post, I’m going back to where this wave of AI hype began with ChatGPT and text generation. However, plenty has changed since my early…

  Leon Furze

  October 2, 2023

  AI

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• Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Orals and discussions

  

  This post is part of a series on rethinking assessment in light of generative AI. The posts draw on research and resources from K-12 and tertiary to suggest ways that educators can design engaging, compelling assessments which shift the narrative away from GAI and “cheating”. In a previous post, I talked about the risks associated…

  Leon Furze

  September 27, 2023

  AI

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• Hands on with AI audio generation: GAI voice, music, and sound effects

  

  This is the second post in a series exploring the multimodal possibilities of generative AI. This series will take a detailed, hype-free look at text, image, audio, video, and code generation and explore the creative potential as well as the ethical concerns of GAI. Although Generative AI isn’t a new technology, it’s definitely been having…

  Leon Furze

  September 25, 2023

  AI

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• Generative AI, plagiarism, and “cheating”

  

  Back in January, I wrote a post called Beyond Cheating, reflecting on the ChatGPT bans that were rolling out across various Australian states and the “cheating” narrative that had accompanied the chatbot since its release. In that earlier post, I argued that banning and blocking generative AI would only contribute to the digital divide –…

  Leon Furze

  September 20, 2023

  AI, assessment, curriculum, Digital, Ethics

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• Hands on with Adobe Firefly: Finally an image generator that can be used in school

  

  Generative AI is a multimodal technology, with applications in text, image, video, audio, and code. Unfortunately, up until now, the actual usefulness of GAI in schools has been limited by technical and practical barriers. ChatGPT, for example, is easy to access but problematic in the classroom due to its obscure terms and conditions and dubious…

  Leon Furze

  September 18, 2023

  AI, curriculum, Digital, education

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• UNESCO Guidelines for Generative AI: Practical Applications for Schools

  

  Following Digital Learning Week in Paris, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published a comprehensive document containing guidelines for Generative AI (GAI) in education and research, and exploring the implications for policy. The guidelines are linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Goal 4: ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote…

  Leon Furze

  September 12, 2023

  AI, assessment, curriculum, Digital, Ethics

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• AI Principles to Practical Strategies: How Schools Can Apply the National AI Framework

  

  The draft schools AI framework for education is currently open for feedback, alongside a House Standing Committee parliamentary inquiry into Generative Artificial Intelligence in education.   The draft framework represents an important step for schools trying to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of Generative AI. I’ve been working with schools on developing their own…

  Leon Furze

  August 7, 2023

  AI, assessment, curriculum, Digital, education

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• Teaching Writing with Generative AI

  

  This post is based on a presentation I ran recently at the AATE conference. It takes the writing cycle approach from our book ‘Practical Writing Strategies‘ and applies Generative AI at various stages. One of the most pressing concerns at the recent Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) conference was the implications of…

  Leon Furze

  July 13, 2023

  AI, Digital, Practical Writing Strategies, writing

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• Teaching AI Ethics: Power

  

  This is the final post in a nine-part series exploring AI ethics, originally outlined in this post. Each post goes into detail on the ethical concern and provides practical ways to discuss these issues in a variety of subject areas. Here’s a full list of the rest of the series: This post on Power has…

  Leon Furze

  June 19, 2023

  AI, Ethics

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• Secondary School Assessment and Artificial Intelligence

  

  When ChatGPT landed on our doorsteps in November 2022, it largely slipped beneath the education radar. By the time term 1 2023 rolled around, however, it’s fair to say that the situation had changed. Most states in Australia banned the technology in Department schools, and those bans remained in place for several months. Despite the…

  Leon Furze

  June 13, 2023

  AI, assessment, Digital

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