Tag: AI
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Flattening the Strata of Digital Texts with Generative Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT are being treated in education with a mix of awe and fear. On one end of the spectrum, you get wild techno-optimism that AI will somehow revolutionise the education system, democratise creativity, and pretty much do everything except perhaps your laundry. On the other end, there is abject horror at…
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AIAS: Why We’ve Driven Through the Traffic Lights
Author’s Note: There are four authors for the original and updated AI Assessment Scale (Lead author Assoc. Prof. Mike Perkins of BUV, me, Dr Jasper Roe of JCU Singapore, and Assoc. Prof. Jason MacVaugh of BUV) In the series of blog posts which will follow, I am expressing my thoughts on the AIAS: though the…
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Updating the AI Assessment Scale
Thanks for visiting! Before you read on, please make sure you visit our new website at https://aiassessmentscale.com/. It’s the new home for all of the AIAS related materials, publications, and resources. Thanks! It’s been over 12 months since the first blog post about the AI Assessment Scale, and a lot has changed, both with the…
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Network Effects: Social Media and the Past, Present, and Future of Addictive AI
The rise of AI is intertwined with social media’s massive data collection, addictive algorithms, and Silicon Valley’s influence. With big tech companies dominating AI development, the potential for addictive AI systems and the spread of AI-generated misinformation on social media poses ethical and societal challenges. Collaboration between stakeholders is vital to ensure responsible AI deployment.
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AI Images are Already More Realistic Than You Think
Earlier this week I posted my first ever web game: Real or Fake? It’s a game which, as you can guess from the title, asks you to spot the fake from 10 pairs of images. This article contains spoilers for the game, so if you haven’t played it yet go and do that first! Once…
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Design Refine Create: A Framework for GenAI Curriculum Design
For the past few weeks, I’ve been exploring ways that educators can take back control of generative artificial intelligence. As part of curriculum design, I started with reflections on how I use multimodal generative AI myself when designing my blogs on education and resources. Then, I took a brief side step into EdTech application design…
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Low-Hanging Fruit: Why AI Lesson Planning Won’t Solve Teacher Workload
Educators today are facing pressures to incorporate generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude into curriculum design and lesson planning. However, research shows that the main contributors to teacher workload are administrative tasks, data collection, compliance, and reporting. Instead of focusing on lesson planning, AI could better serve educators by addressing these burdens. The…
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More Practical AI Strategies: Designing
Educators continue to grapple with the ethical and practical implications of Generative AI, but it has proven valuable in enhancing teaching methods and student engagement. LLMs like ChatGPT can aid in visualising abstract concepts, refining editing skills, and providing constructive feedback, presenting numerous opportunities for its integration in education.
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Can the AI Assessment Scale stop students “cheating” with AI?
Before you read on: We have updated the AI Assessment Scale and are now focusing our attention on Version 2. However, we understand that many schools and universities around the world have done great things with the original AI Assessment Scale and we continue to support V1. Make sure to check out both versions to…
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The Semiotics of Synthetic Media: Production and Meaning in Digital Plastic
Lately I’ve been digging in to the metaphor of Generative AI content as “digital plastic”. I first wrote about it back in 2023 in this article, where I defined the media as a “mass produced, synthetic form of data that like its physical counterpart doesn’t degrade much over time” and likened it to the way…