Category: education
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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…
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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…
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The AI Iceberg: Understanding ChatGPT
Analogies are useful for understanding complex ideas, and there are plenty of complexities for educators trying to wrap their heads around ChatGPT. In this post, I’ll try to explain some of the features of the chatbot and the model it’s built on top of. I’m deliberately avoiding any kind of analogy that represents the AI…
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Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Assessment and “Cheating”
This is the fourth post in a series on Teaching Writing in the Age of AI. The first post provided an overview of some of the changes we’re facing as the number of AI writing tools increases. Post two covered conversations about academic integrity, and the third post offered some practical advice on teaching students…
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1001 Solutions to the Teacher Shortage
The release last week of the Teacher Workforce Shortages Issues Paper came with few surprises. The media has been rife with stories of plans to address the crisis of teacher attrition for months, and many of the solutions suggested in the paper have already been covered in detail. As the stories have unfolded, I’ve been…