Tag: chatbots

• AI Q&A: Steve Brophy and Using GenAI for Spec Fic in the Classroom

  

  This post is the second in a series of Q&A interviews with educators working with generative AI. These posts will explore K-12 and tertiary perspectives of teachers, academics, and professionals who are grappling with the implications of these new technologies. Steve Brophy is Director of Digital Transformation at Ivanhoe Grammar School in Melbourne. He and…

  Leon Furze

  December 6, 2023

  AI

  AI, AI ethics, artificial intelligence, chatbots, education, ethics, GenAI

• AI Q&A: Anna Mills on balancing the critical and creative aspects of generative AI

  

  This post is the first in a series of Q&A interviews with educators working with generative AI. These posts will explore K-12 and tertiary perspectives of teachers, academics, and professionals who are grappling with the implications of these new technologies. Anna Mills is a community college writing teacher, open textbook author, and an advocate for…

  Leon Furze

  November 13, 2023

  AI

  AI, AI ethics, artificial intelligence, chatbots, education, ethics, open access, open educational resources

• Dead-end chatbots: Why chatbots aren’t the future of generative AI in education

  

  I recently ran a series of posts on LinkedIn arguing that chatbots are a dead-end in education. I think it’s fair to say that the posts ruffled a few feathers. My DMs quickly filled with people touting their made-for-education products and services, and if I’d only try them I’d see why I was totally wrong.…

  Leon Furze

  November 8, 2023

  AI

  AI, chatbots, ChatGPT, future, image generation, Microsoft., social media, technology

• Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Beyond the Essay

  

  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”. Click here for the previous post on oral assessments. There…

  Leon Furze

  October 4, 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

  Academic Integrity, Adobe Firefly, Adrian Cotterell, AI in education, AI-assisted learning, assessment innovation, assessment methods, Assessment Practices, Canva, chatbots, code generation, communication skills, critical thinking, debate in education, digital divide, discussion in education, edtech, education reform, education technology, Eliana Elkhoury, error correction, essay helpers, ethical issues, GAI benefits, Generative AI, Grattan Institute, high-stakes assessments, Immediate Feedback, interview assessments, K-12 education, knowledge demonstration, language barriers, learning conference, learning reflection, NAPLAN, Nick Parkinson, oral assessments, oral presentations, peer feedback, personalized feedback, personalized learning, pitch assessments, PowerPoint, presentation tools, progress tracking, prototype development, Sandra Milligan, Sindija Franzetti, social enterprises, Stuart Mitchell, student anxiety, student engagement, student preparation, summative assessments, technology acknowledgment, technology in classrooms, technology integration, Tertiary education, University of Melbourne, viva assessments, vocabulary expansion, Young Change Agents

• The AI Assessment Scale: From no AI to full AI

  

  AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT have kicked the hornet’s nest in education. From articles declaring the “end of everything” (writing, the English classroom, the entire education system…) to claims that AI will revolutionise education, we’ve seen the full spectrum of hype. What we’re yet to see much of, however, are practical solutions for dealing with…

  Leon Furze

  April 29, 2023

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  AI, assessment, brainstorming, chatbots, comprehension, creativity, critical thinking, data analysis, editing, education, efficiency, ethics, feedback, full AI, Guidelines, ideas, image generation, notes, outlining, plagiarism, PowerPoint, practical, problem-solving, prompts, report, schools, secondary, solutions, strategies, task sheet, technology, tertiary, universities, virtual simulations, writing